Design-Build Network

FPSA’s Design-Build Network unites architects, designers, engineers, constructors, and equipment suppliers who are advancing facility development across the food and beverage industry.
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Mission Statement

The FPSA Design-Build Network brings together architects, designers, engineers, constructors, and industry specialists to provide innovative solutions for the food and beverage industry through a design-build methodology. The Network facilitates collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and community building to advance the development of food processing and facilities to benefit the industry and consumers.

Value of Participation

  • Explore how the design-build approach improves speed-to-market and project outcomes
  • Collaborate with facility design and construction experts across the food industry
  • Gain insights into procurement strategies, team structure, and turnkey delivery
  • Participate in the development of white papers and educational programming
  • Contribute to FPSA’s facility design content and member resources

Meeting Schedule

The Design-Build Network meets on the second Friday of every other month at 10:00 AM EST.

2025 quarterly meetings will be supplemented with additional calls as needed. Design-Build Network members can find meeting links on the Design-Build Network Connect Community page.

   Focus Areas

    • Turnkey delivery of food processing facilities
    • Speed-to-market advantages through design-build
    • Scope definition, project structure, and team alignment
    • Equipment supplier-led design-build models
    • Procurement strategies and contracting best practices
    • Managing change orders, NDAs, and risk
    • Facility safety and regulatory considerations
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Leadership
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Chair

Randy Tharp
EPSTEIN

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Vice Chair

Ben Reeder

The WEBBER/SMITH Group

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Programming & Member Initiatives

The Design-Build Network creates programming and resources that examine trends in facility design, improve project delivery models, and drive collaboration between stakeholders across the value chain. Recent and upcoming initiatives include:

  • Food for Thought – Food for Thought – Designing for the Future: A Podcast Series Exploring How D-B Firms and OEMs Relate (Coming Soon)
  • Scope Creep: Navigating When Projects Spread from a Design-Build Perspective Webinar (Coming Soon)
  • Processor Expectations: What Processors Should Expect from Design-Builders Webinar (Coming Soon)