David Ramsey

Florida International University | FIU · Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability

The use of public-private-partnerships (PPP) has steadfastly increased in the U.S. since the early 1990s. Infrastructure design and construction projects have seen significant variations in costs and schedules, and therefore this paper aims to quantify the cost and schedule performance of recently completed PPP projects in the U.S. transportation s...

Purpose Assessing front end engineering design (FEED) accuracy is significant for project owners because it can support informed decision-making, including confidence in cost and schedule predictions. A framework to measure FEED accuracy does not exist in the literature or in practice, not does systematic data directly linking FEED accuracy to proj...

Planning work conducted early during a construction project, known as front end planning (FEP), has a large impact on project outcomes and significant influence on the configuration of the final project. As a key component of FEP, front end engineering design (FEED) plays an essential role in the overall success of large industrial projects. This w...

A public–private partnership (PPP) is a contractual agreement between public-sector and private-sector partners allowing more private-sector participation than is traditional. The literature on PPP in the transportation sector is vast and spans many different areas of research including construction finance, governance, and policymaking. However, r...

Design-build (DB) is an alternative project delivery method that has been used to great effect in transportation project delivery. Measuring the performance of DB projects has been the subject of many research studies. However, the collective results of these studies are difficult to interpret because they extend over decades. This paper seeks to s...

Assessing the maturity of front-end engineering design (FEED) for large industrial projects is a critical task with significant influence on overall project success. The project owner expects to be able to make informed decisions, including cost and schedule predictions, to determine whether the project should proceed to detailed design. Project st...

Assessing the maturity of front end engineering design (FEED) for large industrial projects is a critical task with significant influence on overall project success. The owner's expectation is to be able to make informed decisions including cost and schedule predictions to determine whether the project should proceed to the next phase, the level of...

Assessing the maturity and accuracy of front end engineering design (FEED) to support phase-gate approvals for large industrial projects is a critical task with significant influence on overall project success. This research summary provides an overview of the work of RT-331, Assessing the Maturity and Accuracy of Front End Engineering Design (FEED...

Assessing the maturity and accuracy of front end engineering design (FEED) to support Phase Gate approvals for large industrial projects is a critical task with significant influence on overall project success. This research report provides a detailed account of the work of Construction Industry Institute (CII) Research Team (RT) 331, Assessing the...

Front end planning (FEP) is the process of developing sufficient strategic information with which owners can address risk and decide to commit resources to maximize the likelihood of a successful project. Recently, the Construction Industry Institute (CII) identified a critical industry need to better characterize the maturity and accuracy of front...

A public-private-partnership (PPP) is a contractual arrangement formed between public and private sector partners, which allows for more private sector participation than traditionally possible. Emphasis is placed on expanding the private sector’s role in designing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and especially financing infrastructure proje...

Design-build (DB) is an alternative project delivery system that is distinguished by a DB team acting as the single point of responsibility for a project in which the design and construction phases overlap. There are two main methods used to procure DB services: single-step and two-step procurement. Single-step DB involves a request for proposal (R...

Design-Build (DB) is an alternative project delivery system that is distinguished by a DB team acting as the single point of responsibility for a project where the design and construction phases overlap. There are two main methods used to procure DB services: single-step procurement and two-step procurement. This paper focuses on quantifying the re...