Navigating Modern Construction Delivery: Risks, Opportunities, and Strategies for Trades and Manufacturers

The construction industry is undergoing a significant transformation as owners increasingly adopt alternative project delivery models to improve schedule certainty, cost control, collaboration, and project outcomes.  We will explore the many different types of delivery methods that are emerging on the market today including Construction Management with Design Assist and Delegated Design, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, Modified Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Alliance and Public-Private Partnerships (P3).

This presentation provides a practical overview of today’s construction delivery landscape, highlighting the key characteristics of both traditional and alternative contract models. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how risk allocation, project participation, procurement timing, collaboration expectations, and decision-making authority shift across these delivery methods.

The session will explore how trades and manufacturers must adapt their business practices, estimating strategies, design involvement, and project execution approaches to remain competitive and successful under each model. Particular emphasis will be placed on the increasing importance of early engagement, integrated project teams, digital coordination, value-driven solutions, and collaborative risk management.

Participants will gain insight into the advantages and potential pitfalls of each delivery model, including impacts on pricing, scope certainty, liability, innovation opportunities, schedule performance, and long-term business relationships. The presentation will equip attendees with practical strategies for identifying opportunities, managing contractual risks, and positioning their organizations as valued partners in an increasingly collaborative construction environment.