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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.114</doi>
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<article-title>AN EXPLORATION OF TEAM INTEGRATION IN
DESIGN-BID-BUILD PROJECTS</article-title>
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<author>M. AMALIA SANZ<sup>1</sup>, BRYAN FRANZ<sup>2</sup>, KEITH MOLENAAR<sup>3</sup>, BEHZAD ESMAEILI<sup>4</sup>,
and EUGENIO PELLICER<sup>1</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>School of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain<br/>
<sup>2</sup>M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management, University of Florida,<br/>
Gainesville, USA<br/>
<sup>3</sup>Dept Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering,<br/>
University of Colorado–Boulder, Boulder, USA<br/>
<sup>4</sup>Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction,<br/>
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, USA</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>A recent large sample study of project delivery in the United States (U.S.) concluded
that more integrated teams led both directly and indirectly to more successful
construction projects. Concurrent with this U.S. study, construction projects in Spain
were surveyed using the same data collection questionnaire. While the sample size of
participating projects in Spain was not as large as the U.S. and targeted only design-bid-build (DBB) deliveries, there were notable differences in the levels of team
integration between the two data sets. Comparable DBB projects in Spain had
significantly fewer team members participating in high-quality, multidisciplinary
interactions than their U.S. counterparts. However, they relied on greater use of
qualifications and experience in selection. DBB projects from the U.S. and Spain data
sets are compared, with respect to their use, and proportion, of the team participating
in: design charrettes, joint goal-setting, building information modeling (BIM) and
construction phase co-location. To further explore these differences, we also examine
how DBB delivery is implemented in the U.S. and Spain. While it was discovered that
Spanish DBB projects did use some tools to increase team integration, the findings of
this comparison suggest that the Spanish industry could improve team integration by:
(1) incorporating earlier construction team involvement; (2) promoting cost
transparency with open book construction contracts that transition to a lump sum near
the completion of the project, and (3) encouraging the designer and contractors to use
BIM throughout the project.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Construction, Project delivery, Owner, Success, Team, United States.</p>
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