Your County Counselor overreached today with his comments about design-build. He was pushing HTK too hard. He looked and acted like the fourth commissioner. Design-build is the deal for the inside deal. Does HTK design the plans for his home expansion? That would be like Senne renovating any of the standing commissioners' homes or offices. Nelda is a licensed architect, and she should be writing the specs. I can do it. Blackburn will do it for a $1K. See my notes below. When embarking on construction projects, the choice of project delivery method can significantly impact the overall cost, timeline, and quality of the final product. Two common methods are the **design-build** approach and the more traditional **design-bid-build** method, which typically involves obtaining three competitive bids for construction. While both methods have their merits, some argue that the design-build approach can be more costly than the traditional method of obtaining three bids, primarily due to...
