Which description best defines a negotiated select team?

• A. A pure design-bid-build process
• B. A variation of DBB in which contractor is selected early in design with incentives
• C. A fast-track procurement with no incentives
• D. A standard bid with fixed price

Answer: (B)

Negotiated select team centers on bringing the contractor into the project early through a negotiated process, forming a collaborative design-construction team and using incentives to hit cost and schedule targets. This approach sits between traditional design-bid-build and other fast-track methods: the owner and architect select a contractor before design is finished, negotiate the terms, and align incentives so the team works together to manage constructability, cost, and timing. That early involvement with an incentive-based arrangement is what distinguishes a negotiated select team from a pure bid-based DBB, a fast-track approach with no incentives, or a standard fixed-price bid.