Choosing Design-Build vs Design-Bid-Build

July 14, 2015

by Britt Storck, Associate at Alta Planning + Design Our Southeast and Midsouth offices recently completed a few design-build projects. In most cases, the contract type was initiated by the Owner. While very demanding of our staff’s time, the projects were completed in an astonishingly short turnaround. The result? Happy client team, happy builder, happy […]

The Tale of the Doodle Rail Trail — from Planning to Implementation

April 14, 2015

The Cities of Easley and Pickens, SC, purchased the Pickens “Doodle-line” Railway with the intent of exploring the creation of an eight-mile-long rail trail in this corridor. The rail trail will serve as transportation and a recreation amenity for residents and visitors, and enhance connectivity between the two cities. Alta was selected by the Cities […]