DBIA remains in the forefront as the premier deliverer of high quality design-build education by working closely with industry experts to improve our objectives-based instructional material systematically and continually. This process includes the ongoing refinement of existing course materials, revitalization of previously administered courses and development of new courses based on practitioner demand and changes in the industry and/or business environment.
DBIA's three "core courses" are the cornerstone of our educational program. These courses are required of all candidates of the Designated Design-Build Professional™ - and Associate Design-Build Professional™ - professional certification program.
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 two core courses. (6 CEUs) Back to Top
Core Course #2 - PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT DELIVERY:
This course addresses the use of design-build as a project delivery method, focusing on essential concepts and characteristics, as well as critical elements of the RFQ/RFP process and overall project management. It is an interactive, problem-solving course where students can take part in a structured team-learning environment. (10 CEUs) * Back to Top
This course focuses on applying effective contracting language as well as insurance, bonding and surety products and strategies to successful design-build project delivery. Key issues relevant to public and private sector owners and design-build entity teams are addressed, making this seminar a must for anyone utilizing integrated project delivery. The course emphasizes providing relevant legal, contracting, insurance and risk management knowledge with strategies for applying this knowledge to the evaluation of your existing risk mitigation measures. (8 CEUs) * Back to Top
An effective source selection is one of the key elements of successful design-build projects 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 ultimate winner. At the end of the session attendees 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. (6 CEUs) * Back to Top
One of the hallmarks of design-build project delivery is early knowledge of costs. This course will introduce the fundamentals of conceptual estimating and how you go about assessing risk and calculating costs before the design is complete. At the end of this course students will be able to: Describe the role of the estimator in design-build; describe the various influences affecting building costs; describe the various types of estimates; describe how estimates are organized using standard estimating formats; explain how to use an estimating manual; describe how unit prices are developed; explain the fundamental concepts of value engineering; explain how to manage and control costs throughout the design process; describe the various checks and balances needed to ensure the reliability of the estimate. (6 CEUs) Back to Top
This two-day course, introduced this year, is a must for anyone who has taken DBIA’s core courses and who is now ready to move on to a clear understanding of managing the design-build process. It will provide an overview of the construction and design-build contract management processes that are important as the construction phase ramps up. Attendees will discuss typical project schedules and discuss possible risk areas and ways to avoid delays. Instructors will discuss the design/construction interface and the responsibilities of each party (designer, builder, contract manager, user) in a design-build contract. In addition, the course includes a basic overview of the commissioning, testing and turnover phase of work. (12 CEUs) Back to Top
This two-day course assumes that the student has a basic knowledge of all of the delivery methods and preferably has taken the Fundamentals of Project Delivery course offered by DBIA. At the end of this course the attendee will be able to: Explain the interrelationship of the design-build delivery method and sustainability using the collaborative process; define and document green (sustainable) project goals from all partners using various methods; understand contractual and risk management issues specifically related to sustainability and design-build; set up measurable tracking tools to monitor the success of the design-build sustainable project. (12 CEUs) Back to Top
This instructor-led, one-day 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 three 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
- 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.
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In addition to the courses listed , DBIA offers a number of additional hands-on courses, including a two-day program geared specifically to owners who are interested in learning the nuts and bolts of writing performance-based specifications, and a one-day primer on incentive contracting. They are:
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE RFPS
Well-developed performance requirements are the key to successful design-build project delivery. Until now, however, most courses available have been oriented toward the service contract industry, not design and construction. DBIA spent a last year engaging in extensive research and development with owners and industry experts on this one of a kind course. This newly created “hands-on” workshop will walk students through the writing of performance-based requirements. Working on a fictitious project, students will actually work under the guidance of skilled facilitators in a brainstorming session to determine functional/operational requirements, goals and restraints and correlation of goals to performance characteristics. At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain the difference between performance-based and design requirements;
- Explain the benefits of performance-based requirements;
- Describe the role of performance-based requirements in the design-build model;
- Employ a process to identify functional requirements and convert them into performance-based requirements;
- Complete a risk assessment based on functional requirements;
- Assess the advisability of prescriptive design requirements;
- Integrate the functional, performance-based, and design requirements into a requirements document for solicitation and source selection.
(12 CEUs) Back to Top
HIGH PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING (part of Owners Series)
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. At the end of this course attendees will be able to:
- 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;
- Identify various clauses and checklists used in incentive contracting.
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*Continuing Education Units ( CEUs) are AIA approved.
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