More than 300 titles on topics such as sustainability, project delivery, professional development, design-build, the public sector and more!
Now is the time to visit www.DBIA.org for the latest and most comprehensive reading material available for the design-builder.
DBIA works hard to maintain a solid and growing inventory of titles that can help you through your DBIA certification as well as give you the latest and most up-to-date information on trends and tips for the design-build community.
Procurement of Construction and Design Contracts
Author: Michael Callahan
Member Price: $250.00
Non-Member Price: $250.00
Order #3061
496 Pages, Hardcover
Aspen’s new Procurement of Construction and Design Contracts gives you clear, easy-to-follow guidelines for managing every step of the contract process and for tackling liability problems, bid protests and bidder mistakes that crop up from one project to the next.
With its detailed coverage of federal, state and local regulations and its step-by-step approach to the entire bidding and negotiation process, Procurement of Construction and Design Contracts is an indispensable resource to ensure successful and problem-free project bidding every time. From soliciting and negotiating bids to selecting bidders and defending awards, this essential practice guide clarifies all relevant requirements and provides practice-tested strategies for meeting them.
Design-Build: Planning through Development
Authors: Jeffrey L. Beard, Michael C. Loulakis, Esq., & Edward Wundram
Member Price: $59.95
Non-Member Price: $69.95
Order #3086
543 pages, Hardcover
Studded with illustrative case histories, Design-Build: Planning through Development, by Jeffrey L. Beard, Michael C. Loulakis, Esq., and Edward Wundram, is the first book to cover every legal, technical and administrative aspect of design-build.
Whether you’re a design or construction professional or an owner, this authoritative and up-to-date manual gives you the across-the-board, real-world answers you need for timely, glitch-free and cost-effective projects.
Design-Build Lessons Learned Library
Author: Michael C. Loulakis, Esq.
Member Price: $299.95
Non-Member Price: $425.00
Order #0050-8
10-Volumes, Paperback, 1995-2004
This 10-volume one-of-a-kind guide provides an in-depth analysis of the court decisions issued in a given year on design-build projects. Each court ruling provides important lessons to those who are involved in the design-build market.
Design-Build Manual of Practice
Published by: DBIA
Member Price: $199.00
Non-Member Price: $350.00
Order #1000
Two Volumes
The Design-Build Manual of Practice is an authoritative guidebook about single-source responsibility contracting, consisting of narrative instructions, procedural guidance, sample formats and best practices recommendations. The publication includes basic definitions, selection procedures and project execution checkpoints, tenets of professional ethics, risk management guidelines, contract formats, licensure data and regulatory and legal information. The two-volume set is essential for the design-builder.
Downloadable Design-Build Model Contracts
Get the fairest, most successful, easiest and most economical design-build contracts in the industry at www.dbia.org. And now it’s easier than ever. Just click on “Get Contract Documents Here” on the DBIA home page.
DBIA design-build model contracts include all sectors of the design and construction community, such as managers and suppliers, specialty contractors, designers, architects and engineers, constructors and owners. They have been rigorously tested in the real world and have proved their worth, saving time and money.
Flexible formats available at the DBIA Web site can easily be tailored to the specifics of your project characteristics. And they reduce administrative burden. It’s one solicitation, one award and one contract to administer.
Contract documents are available in Microsoft Word or PDF format.