In using Bridging or any other project delivery method I have always contended that program managers and architects should focus first on the Owner’s posture for purchasing construction. In my view, virtually all construction Owners fall into one of two different categories:
- Owners who may prudently rely upon relationships in the procurement of construction.
- Owners who may not or should not rely upon relationships for the procurement of construction.
The smart way of going about the procurement of construction for these two different types of Owners is as different from one another as day is from night.
Owners who may be able to rely upon relationships in the procurement of construction would be owners such as major real estate developers (in normal economic times) who are constantly in the market for (more…)