In a Bridged Design-Build arrangement, which entity designs the project through schematic design, after which a production architect-contractor team bids to develop the documents and build the project?

• A. IPD
• B. Bridged Design-Build
• C. Design-Build
• D. Design-Bid-Build

Answer: (B)

In a Bridged Design-Build arrangement, the project’s initial work is done by a design team to reach schematic design, establishing the concept and scope. After that, a separate production team—typically an architect paired with a contractor—bids to develop the documents and actually build the project. This two-stage flow lets early design exploration and cost awareness occur before committing to full construction documents, while still delivering a single overall design-build responsibility through the bridging approach. The other models don’t use this explicit split between schematic-design work and a separate production-bid/build team.