27 CAR § 92-101. Introduction

(a) The design-build project delivery (design-build or D-B) method is an alternative delivery method utilized to deliver design-construction projects more efficiently and expeditiously than the more conventional design-bid-build project delivery (DB-B) method. (b) The D-B method encompasses both project design and construction under a single contract and would provide a single entity with responsibility for the design and construction of the project. (c) The D-B method is one of the tools the State Highway Commission is authorized to use in delivering a transportation project.