What does D/B stand for?

Byline: shiv03 The Department of General Services and the California Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that Hensel Phelps Construction of San Jose and Costa Mesa-based Clark Design/Build of California have been selected to build two new Veterans Homes in Fresno and Redding, California beginning in April 2010.

The company, which had previously developed a niche for itself within the Atco family of real estate companies' overall development umbrella, will now extend its services and expertise beyond the Atco portfolio, continuing to provide general contractor and construction management services throughout the greater Tri-State area while placing a greater emphasis on its ever-expanding design/build division.

The design/build approach puts the parking garage owner in a turnkey position, and eliminates the time consuming activities associated with evaluating and managing multiple proposals, vendors and costs.

ARCO Design/Build and its affiliates have been using the Design/Build delivery system for constructing light industrial projects, including cold storage buildings, for more than 25 years.

If the term isn't in the construction industry's vocabulary already, it will be in the near future as an increasing number of owners call for bids on projects in the design/build mode.

In addition to its full-service design/build services, Design Build Concepts will also provide Texas financial institutions with comprehensive consulting and planning services, including market site analysis and facility planning studies.

has completed work as the design/build fire protection contractor for the SYSCO Food Service new prototype Next Generation , award winning, facility in Knoxville, Tennessee.

I've been doing it for 10 years," said Vivian Chavez, president of HLW Design/Build.