// SERIES · Debate
How the Work Gets Bought
The delivery-model argument behind every Atlantic Canada project: why low-bid backfires, how the biggest GCs are de-risking with collaborative models, the design-build vs CM vs lump-sum menu, and where builders still disagree.
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Part 1 of 4 · CONTRARIAN
Lump-Sum Is a Cost Floor, Not Certainty: Why Atlantic GCs Are Walking Away From Low-Bid
Start here: why the lowest bid so often becomes the most expensive way to build.
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Part 2 of 4 · EP 73
How EllisDon, Pomerleau & Bird De-Risk Projects: IPD and Early Contractor Involvement in Atlantic Canada
Three of the biggest GCs — EllisDon, Pomerleau, Bird — debate the collaborative delivery (IPD) models reshaping Atlantic Canada.
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Part 3 of 4 · EXPLAINER
Design-Build vs CM vs Lump-Sum: A Plain-English Guide for Atlantic Owners
The menu: design-build vs construction management vs lump-sum — which model transfers risk where.
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Part 4 of 4 · CORNERSTONE
Where Atlantic Canada's Best Builders Disagree
Where the room splits — the open arguments the region's builders still haven't settled.
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