Welcome to design build Owner Advisor
dbOA has over 25 years of Design Build Owner Advisor experience in developing Acquisition & Procurement Strategies and authoring & implementing performance-based design-build RFP Contract Documents on behalf of Construction Project Owners throughout the US.
What is Antifragile Design-Build Acquisition
Introducing an antifragile performance-based acquisition strategy that:
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Eliminates change-orders
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Guarantees budget
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Dramatically speeds up delivery
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Grows stronger throughout procurement
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Provides Owner-options for design
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Exceeds Owner's project requirements
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has been used on $M of private & public projects thought the US​
The 3PQ Process
"3PQ" is structured around 4 fundamental concepts. These concepts leverage the design & construction industry's conventions to create an antifragile procurement process that assures the Owner's Project Outcome. Applying these 3PQ concepts is key to the antifragile procurement process.
"3PQ Control Matrix"
Based on a 1918 Supreme Court decision (United States v. Spearin), the Spearin Doctrine links traditional "plans & specifications" to Project Owner Risk. The 3PQ Risk Matrix demonstrates how to unhinge that risk.
eliminate
change orders
The "Flip"
A concept that flips the traditional "one-solution / many bids" to "one-price / many solutions", thereby providing the Project Owner with price-compliant innovative options.
assure budget compliance
The "3PQueue"
An Owner-controlled method of exercising the optionality created by the "Flip". The "Preferred Price Priority Queue" replaces traditional plans & specs and drives innovation at the point of contract-award.
drive
innovation
"Performance &
Substantiation"
A new convention for scope-definition based on quantity/quality metrics inside the 3PQueue, tied to outcome performance that eliminates risk via the Spearin Doctrine.