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Design-Build Institute of America

American professional association

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For most of the twentieth century, Design–bid–build was the traditional construction process. Starting in the 1980's, single entity Design–build was utilized by a minority of firms, partly because just two states permitted contractors to use design-build. After years of discussions with peers, Preston Haskell invited Jim Gray and other executives from major design-build companies to meet in Washington for a dinner to discuss the formation of an organization to represent their interests. That evening in February 1993 was the start of DBIA and Haskell became the first chairman of the board.

Today, just two states limit contractors' use of design-build. This is due to a history of successful projects and lobbying state legislatures.

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