While all stakeholders have valuable roles in construction projects, typically, it is the owner who is tasked with selecting the best project delivery system for the job. The owner may seek the input of other stakeholders, such as the construction manager, in order to determine factors that might influence the selection of a PDS and establish the best structure for a given project.

With these thoughts in mind, please respond to the following:

• What are the factors that are most important to consider when selecting between turnkey approaches and other project delivery systems such as design-bid-build? Why?
• Select one role from the list below and explain how the choice of turnkey or D-B-B project delivery systems may affect stakeholders.
  • Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Financing