DBIA Online Learning provides 24/7 access to best practices and emerging trends in design-build project delivery. Developed and taught by the Institute’s most highly regarded instructors, these courses allow owners and design and construction professionals to meet their education needs conveniently and economically. DBIA Online Learning can help you meet the continuing education requirements of Assoc. DBIA™ or DBIA™ certification or get up to speed on a new aspect of design-build. Owners and practitioners alike can benefit from DBIA Online Learning. Take advantage of DBIA Online Learning.
NEW Super Charged Source Selection
Course Length: 3.5 hours
Credit: 4 elective
Price: $150
Course Objectives:
By the end of this online course you will:
- Describe the design-build model and process, and the role source selection plays in them
- Describe the steps involved in a design-build two-phase competitive process, i.e., source selection, and the key actions necessary to ensure success
- Identify the typical components of a “request for qualifications” document
- Describe the key elements involved in qualifying a firm during Phase I source selection
- Select key members needed for an effective evaluation team
- Determine appropriate Phase II evaluation factors and processes for the project
- Describe various methods for scoring proposals including numerical, color scoring or adjectival rating
Effective source selection is one of the key elements of successful design-build project delivery. In a competitive process where cost is not the sole criterion - such as best-value source selection - the selection process varies dramatically from traditional design-bid-build practices. Unfortunately, there is little training which teaches techniques and skills essential to making that process achieve its potential for success. This course will serve as a primer, providing an overview of the two-phase design-build source selection process - the initial down select to identify the most highly qualified firms, as well as the final down select to choose the final winner. At the end of the session, participants will be able to describe the key elements involved in qualifying a firm during phase one source selection; describe the steps involved in a two-phase selection and the key actions necessary to ensure success; identify the typical components of a “request for qualifications” documents; select key members needed for an effective evaluation team; determine appropriate evaluation factors and processes for the project; assess the appropriate number of evaluation factors for a particular project; describe various methods for scoring proposals including numerical, color scoring or adjectival rating. (Note: this course is also offered "live" as part of an Owner Boot Camp.)
NEW High Performance Incentive Contracting
Course Length: 3.25 hours
Credit: 4 elective
Price: $150
Course Objectives:
By the end of this online course you will:
- Describe the basic structure of a design-build contract;
- Define and delineate between award fees and incentives;
- Describe the mechanics of incentive and award fee arrangements; and
- Identify various clauses and checklists used in incentive contracting.
Design-build project delivery proves more than any other method that “ordinary people can do extraordinary things.” Writing contracts that are successful at effectively motivating people, however, is central to making this happen. Successful motivation requires a well-written contract that provides appropriate awards and incentives. In traditional design-bid-build, contracts often contemplate only failure, with provisions and clauses that address what the adverse consequences will be once failure occurs. This presumption of failure results in contracts that do not contemplate how the contracting parties might appropriately reward one another for success and excellent performance. The most powerful design-build contracts, on the other hand, are written to include things such as award fees and incentives to promote cooperation, teamwork and collaboration. Combined with the effective use of performance requirements, these “aspirational contracts” help the contracting parties to achieve extraordinary success.
(Note: this course is also offered "live" as part of an Owner Boot Camp.)
NEW Bridging Documents: Benefits, Risks and Effects on Liability
Course Length: 1 hour
Credit: 1 elective
Price: $45
Course Objectives:
By the end of this online course you will:
- Know how bridging differs from design-build relying on performance criteria;
- Identify potential benefits and disadvantages from use of bridging documents;
- Appreciate how bridging affects the liability of project participants; and
- Understand best practices associated with use of bridging.
Fundamentals of Project Delivery
Course Length: 2.5 hours
Credit: core course
Price: $275
Course Objectives:
By the end of this online course you will:
- Explain the history and evolution of the project delivery system & define project delivery system terms
- Define procurement, describe various procurement methods and understand how to choose the procurement method best suited for a given project;
- Describe the framework for project delivery, including major owner decisions and business goals;
- Communicate the process for selecting an appropriate project delivery system; and
- Describe the four common types of contract structures and explain how to select an appropriate payment method
This course provides a general overview of the attributes of all the major project delivery systems, procurement methodologies and contracting approaches. It sets the stage for DBIA's other three core courses. (Note: this course is also offered "live" as part of a Certification Workshop or University Boot Camp.)
Course Length: 4 hours
Credit: 4 elective
Price: $195
Course Objectives:
This refresher course is specifically designed to help prepare you for the DBIA certification examination. Course content provides an overview of concepts learned in DBIA's four core courses with emphasis on the eight domain areas covered in the examination:
- Project delivery;
- General attributes of design-build;
- Project team organization;
- Procurement;
- Estimating/specifying;
- Contracts and legal;
- Project management; and
- Ethics/professionalism
This course is intended as a refresher only. Candidates should also study materials from DBIA's core courses and consider real-life experiences in preparing for the exam. Completion of this course does not guarantee that the candidate will pass the exam. (Note: this course is also offered "live" as part of a Certification Workshop or University Boot Camp.)
Course Length: 1 hour
Credit: 1 elective or renewal credit
Price: $45
Course Objectives:
By the end of this online course you will:
- Understand the importance of acquisition planning for each design-build project;
- Be familiar with acquisition strategy choices available to owners;
- Know the elements of DBIA’s best value selection (BVS) acquisition model; and
- Understand the synergy resulting from a well-formed BVS acquisition strategy