Tips for Incorporating Work Zone Safety and Mobility in the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Design-Build Projects

2013PDFBooklet/PamphletFHWA-HOP-13-025Work zonesMobilitySolicitationsDesign build constructionUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationIn recent years, design-build (DB) projects have become more prevalent as agencies seek to speed up projects and leverage resources through the growing use of public-private partnerships, accelerated project timelines, and contracting out design work. While the good work zone planning, design, and operations practices advocated by the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule still apply to DB projects, they may need to be applied somewhat differently to address the differences between DB and traditional design-bid-build (DBB) processes.82