My God, they want someone who is actually 'qualified' ...

I'm not sure what all this means but if somewhat true and accurate, but you know the media and how likely that may be, the neighborhood is having a say in construction and contractors may actually be qualified.

The city is using a new process for planning the design and construction of a road project in which the contractor is selected based on qualifications, not simply the lowest bid.

The contractor can then start some of the structural work while final design, such as aesthetics, is being set. And even though the lowest bid isn't necessarily the one chosen, there is a maximum price set so the project can't go over budget.

That's one of the advantages to this approach on the Fourth Avenue project, said Jim Glock, city transportation director.

The new method of design planning, called construction management at-risk, was approved by the Legislature in 2004, and several jurisdictions are trying the process for the first time.

For real or just a new set new buzz words like those that rotate through the education field every 10 years or so?