Washington, DC - The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) applauds the release of a landmark revision of the Capital Programming Guide by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is meant to provide policy direction for Agencies during the budgeting process.
"DBIA applauds OMB’s leadership in taking this greatly needed positive step," said Cara Welch, DBIA's Vice President, Advocacy & General Counsel. "DBIA members, particularly public agencies, have frequently asked DBIA for guidance on how to implement performance-based requirements, integrated project teams, and stipends in an effort to improve project delivery."
Performance-based requirements describe the nature of the project in terms of desired performance outcomes and an owner’s goals, challenges, and problems, rather than through restrictive design specifications. Moreover, performance-based requirements can capture owner requirements more effectively while dramatically reducing statement of work paperwork by more than 90%.
"DBIA provided extensive comments to OMB during the revision process and is delighted that OMB is encouraging expanded use of performance-based requirements and integrated financial rewards for meeting performance evaluations," added Welch. "These changes will maximize private sector ingenuity, while simultaneously providing government agencies tools to reward superlative contractor performance. "
In addition, the guide also specifically states that construction projects are considered capital assets. This revised policy document will be vital in helping federal agencies integrate these concepts into their procurement process. To view the document online, click here.
DBIA is a membership organization founded in 1993 to advocate and advance single source project delivery within the design and construction community. The design-build method of project delivery embraces architecture, engineering and construction services under a single contract, thereby re-integrating the roles of designer and constructor. DBIA members include practitioners from all project phases, plus public- and private-sector project owners.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Cara Welch, Esq.
VP, Advocacy & General Counsel
Design-Build Institute of America
Ph: 202-454-7510 | Email: cwelch@DBIA.org