Education has become a crucial part of your professional development and it is instrumental in improving your chances to succeed and stay ahead of the pack. DBIA’s collection of books and contracts give you the necessary information to become more proficient and help you understand how to improve your chances of creating and delivering a successful project.
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Design-Build Prep Kit
Used as a study guide for the Design-Build Certification Exam, the kit includes the most comprehensive and informative guides written about the design-build process. It covers the standard applications and practices of design-build project delivery and provides information and professional guidance to any professional involved in design-build. The kit includes:
The Design-Build Manual of Practice, 2009 Edition (Hardcopy – 1 Binder)
By DBIA
This is the most authoritative guidebook about single source responsibility contracting and consists of narrative instructions, procedural guidance, sample formats and best practices recommendations. It includes basic definitions, selection procedures, project execution checkpoints, tenets of professional ethics, risk management guidelines, licensure data and regulatory and legal information, guidance to owners on critical design-build issues such as RFP/RFQ development, insurance and bonding and utilized selection (negotiated and competitive). Drafted by prominent legal authorities in the design-build industry, the manual specifically addresses technical design-build issues.
Design-Build: Planning Through Development
By Jeffrey L. Beard, Michael Loulakis, Edward C. Wundram
A wide-ranging text that provides detailed information about various facets of the design-build method. It is geared towards all parties involved in design-build project delivery. The book explains in rich detail about the history, standard procedures and advantages of design-build. Issues such as design-build teaming agreements, insurance and bonding, risk management, RFQs/RFPs and contract execution are explained in depth as well.
Selecting Project Delivery Systems
By Victor Sanvido, Mark Konchar
This book defines several key project delivery terms and summarizes the results of a national study comparing the cost, schedule and quality attributes of 351 projects delivered using the three predominant U.S. project delivery systems: design-build, design-bid-build and construction management at risk. It introduces a framework for evaluating project delivery decisions and a method to select a project delivery system for a specific owner and project, and focuses the reader on the four closely related topics of procurement, contracts, project team selection and facility programs.
Design-Build Lessons Learned Mini Series
By Michael Loulakis
This set includes:
• 2002 Design-Build Lessons Learned – Contains legal cases and disputes that occurred during 2002. These landmark cases (dealing with issues of A/E relationships, single point of responsibility, contract formation and copyright infringement) have established legal precedents in caselaw that have significantly affected the practice of design-build project delivery.
• 2003 Design-Build Lessons Learned – This edition discusses cases from projects across industry types (including EPC, transportation and commercial). Important design-build questions are answered, including whether the owner owns the risk of errors in its RFP documents; who bears responsibility for liquidated damages in a design-build joint venture relationship; whether a builder's risk insurance policy covers design defects; and how much discretion a public agency has in selecting a design-builder.
• 2004 Design-Build Lessons Learned – This edition discusses a host of critical issues affecting design-build practices. You will find four important cases addressing the design-builder's single point of responsibility, as well as the liability that an engineer faces to a general contractor/design-builder for pre-proposal services. It also has a case of critical significance to the surety industry discussing the surety's liability for delay damages on one of the world's largest design-build projects.
Item # 0900
Member: $349.95
Non-Member: $499.95
NEW – Owner and Design-Builder Contract Agreement Kit
By DBIA
DBIA has joined forces with the most reputable legal minds in the design-build industry in order to revise its design-build contracts. The revised contracts reflect the changes in the design-build industry and give you full access and permission for one year of unlimited use within your company; additionally, it is offered in the editable Microsoft Word version. The revised contracts included in this kit are:
- 525 – Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder: Lump Sum
- 530 – Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Design Builder: Cost Plus Fee With an Option For A Guaranteed Maximum Price
- 535 – Standard Form of General Conditions of Contract Between Owner and Design-Builder
The new contracts include the following newly developed exhibits:
- Insurance Exhibit – Design-Builder's & Owner's Insurance Requirements
- Sustainable Projects Goal Exhibit (includes provisions on LEED Certification)
- Building Information Modeling (BIM) Exhibit
Item #1501WD
Member Price: $199.00
Non-Member Price: $399.00