In 2019, City decided to pursue Progressive Design-Build as the method for executing the updated Waterfront Implementation Project. The key outcomes and benefits to the City will be a more collaborative owner-builder relationship and greater flexibility to scope to a budget while maximizing innovation and value for the City’s investment. The Progressive Design-Build team will provide market-based pricing based on the contractor’s actual plan for sequencing and prosecuting the work which will reduce the risk of designing and bidding something the City cannot ultimately afford to construct. 

The City contracted with Carollo in 2020 to serve as the Owner-Advisor for the Waterfront Implementation Project. The team supported the City with cost estimates, consideration of resiliency options, and the development of a conceptual cost-based alternative for use in determining the Progressive Design-Build team’s required qualifications and scope of work.

The procurement process to qualify and select a Progressive Design-Build team was completed in Fall 2023. The City ultimately selected the proposal submitted by the Skanska/JMT team. The Notice to Proceed with the Interim Agreement was issued on September 7, 2023.