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INSTRUCTOR: Douglas D. Gransberg, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Course Length: 10 hours
Purpose and Background
The Design-Build (DB) method of contracting has been increasing steadily. This online course will help you understand the dynamics of the DB process and will impart the technical and management skills you will need to obtain time and cost savings by properly implementing a DB program. You will learn how to: select projects that will benefit from DB delivery; optimize the balance between performance specified requirements and method specified requirements; avoid costly and time-consuming errors due to poorly written RFPs; develop the skill of proposal evaluation planning; and understand the complex relationships between design and construction on a fast-track project.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Design-Build
- Scoping the Project
- Writing Performance Criteria
- Performance Criteria Writing PE
- Discussion of PE
- Preparing DB RFQs and RFPs and evaluation plans
- DB RFP Case Study & Discussion
- DB Project Proposal Preparation
- DB Proposal Evaluation
- DB Contract Administration
- DB Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
- QA/QC Case Study & Discussion
- DB Progress Payments
- DB Fast-Track Issues
- Summary and closing remarks
Seminar Benefits and Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this seminar you will be able to:
- Select projects that will potentially benefit from a DB delivery
- Optimize the balance between performance specified requirements and method specified requirements
- Avoid costly and time-consuming errors due to poorly written DB RFPs
- Describe the complex relationships between design and construction on a fast-track project
- Accrue both time and cost savings by properly implementing a DB program
- Develop definitive performance criteria and apply them to DB RFPs, evaluation plans, and contract administration after award
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).
Intended Audience
This course is designed for engineers and architects who represent owners wishing to procure a project using Design-Build. It is also effective for those large public and private owners who have in-house technical expertise and contract for their own design and construction services. While this course is designed for owners, and construction managers, contractors and attorneys may also benefit from this seminar.
How to Earn your PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion
To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.