The first of all local chapters, which also includes Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana, the Lone Star outfit presently boasts about 100 members up 30 from its inception in August of 1999. Clay With a full year under its belt, Clay says education and legislation have become the main thrusts of its operation. In Texas, where design-build is publicly permitted for school and college construction, the chapter is literally making efforts to make in roads into highway construction. Highway 130 job north of Austin. Texas does not allow the agency to award design-build contracts directly, but it can select an exclusive developer who can use any delivery system.
Competitive proposals are currently under review.
According to chapter president Joe Ligammari with STV Construction Services, New York, a major charge of the group is to get to the bottom of why some public agencies can practice design-build in the Empire State and others cannot. In their initial meeting this past June, which was attended by about 100 participants, design-build's role in project delivery was explored. Contracts are next on the agenda. Lobbying efforts have already begun to bear fruit. Efforts in adjacent New Hampshire have also been well received.