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Book An Empirical Comparison of Design Build and Design Bid Build Project Delivery Methods

Download or read book An Empirical Comparison of Design Build and Design Bid Build Project Delivery Methods written by Darren Russell Hale and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis project compares the performance of a homogeneous sample of United States Navy Bachelor Enlisted Quarters built using the Military Construction process. Projects will be broken into two sub-samples of design/bid/build and design/build projects to see if one project delivery method is superior in regards to time and cost. Project duration, project duration per bed, project time growth, cost growth and cost per bed will be statistically compared. Upon completion of the analysis the hypothesis that design/build projects are superior to design/bid/build projects in regards to time and cost will be tested.

Book Comparison of Design Build to Design Bid Build as a Project Delivery Method

Download or read book Comparison of Design Build to Design Bid Build as a Project Delivery Method written by Linda N. Allen and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluates the difference between the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and Design-Build (DB) project delivery methods. The project delivery method defines the acquisition process, relationships roles and responsibilities of the project team and the sequence of events to deliver the facility. Southwest Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command (SWDIV) bas been using both the DBB and DB project delivery methods for the past decade. The most recent four-year period has seen an increase in the use of DB project delivery. This research provides a definitive and comprehensive investigation into the comparative performance of projects delivered using these two methods. A comparison of cost schedule and quality attributes of the two types of project delivery systems was completed using specific data from 110 military construction (MCON) projects. This study included extracting all MCON projects from the financial information system (FIS) database for the period 199O-2000. The first DB project was delivered in FY 1996 therefor the study focused on MCON projects completed from FY96-2000. All completed MCON projects were used to compare performance of all projects to the focus of this research Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Category Code 721. This study included interviews to verify the financial information system (FIS) data. A Survey questionnaire was distributed as the primary tool to collect data on quality performance. Several variables critical to project performance identified during interviews survey questionnaires and data collected from FIS were also included in this study. This research should help in understanding the two project delivery methods to help an owner better select the project delivery system most suited to their specific facility goals or criteria. Results and the level of confidence that surrounds specific findings are presented.

Book Comparison of Design Build to Design Bid Build as a Project Delivery Method

Download or read book Comparison of Design Build to Design Bid Build as a Project Delivery Method written by Linda N. Allen and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluates the difference between the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and Design-Build (DB) project delivery methods. The project delivery method defines the acquisition process, relationships, roles and responsibilities of the project team and the sequence of events to deliver the facility. Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, (SWDIV), has been using both the DBB and DB project delivery methods for the past decade. The most recent four-year period has seen an increase in the use of DB project delivery. This research provides a definitive and comprehensive investigation into the comparative performance of projects delivered using these two methods. A comparison of cost, schedule and quality attributes of the two types of project delivery systems was completed using specific data from 110 military construction (MCON) projects. This study included extracting all MCON projects from the financial information system (FIS) database for the period 1990-2000. The first DB project was delivered in FY 1996, therefore the study focused on MCON projects completed from FY96-2000. All completed MCON projects were used to compare performance of all projects to the focus of this research, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Category Code 721. This study included interviews to verify the financial information system (FIS) data. A Survey Questionnaire was distributed as the primary tool to collect data on quality performance. Several variables critical to project performance identified during interviews, survey questionnaires and data collected from FIS were also included in this study.

Book Synthesizing Research

    Book Details:
  • Author : Harris M. Cooper
  • Publisher : SAGE
  • Release : 1998-01-15
  • ISBN : 9780761913481
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Synthesizing Research written by Harris M. Cooper and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-01-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is appropriate for anyone who has taken an introductory research methods course and it includes updated coverage of report writing, validity issues, study retrieval and evaluation of research studies.

Book Selecting project delivery systems

Download or read book Selecting project delivery systems written by Victor Ernest Sanvido and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Innovative Project Delivery Methods for Infrastructure

Download or read book Innovative Project Delivery Methods for Infrastructure written by Pekka Pakkala and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Construction Manager at risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs

Download or read book Construction Manager at risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs written by Douglas D. Gransberg and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2010 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 402: Construction Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs explores current methods in which state departments of transportation and other public engineering agencies are applying construction manager-at-risk (CMR) project delivery to their construction projects. CMR project delivery is an integrated team approach to the planning, design, and construction of a highway project, to help control schedule and budget, and to help ensure quality for the project owner. The team consists of the owner; the designer, who might be an in-house engineer; and the at-risk construction manager. The goal of this project delivery method is to engage at-risk construction expertise early in the design process to enhance constructability, manage risk, and facilitate concurrent execution of design and construction without the owner relinquishing control over the details of design as it would in a design-build project.

Book A Comparison of Project Delivery Systems on United States Federal Construction Projects

Download or read book A Comparison of Project Delivery Systems on United States Federal Construction Projects written by Shawn Moore and published by . This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous subjective research identified shortened project duration as the primary reason for public owners' selection of design-build for project delivery. This study presents specific comparisons of the design-bid-build and design-build delivery systems to objectively inform federal project owners of actual project performance. The United States Federal Construction Program, deeply rooted in traditional design-bid-build project delivery, has attempted to a limited degree to deliver projects via the design-build delivery system to better meet project cost, schedule and quality goals. This research first analyzed 273 completed private, public and federal construction projects to provide direct, objective comparison of cost, schedule and quality performance between design-bid-build and design-build project delivery systems. An in-depth investigation was then conducted on the 88 federal construction projects to compare projects by delivery system based on equivalent project delivery system start at zero percent design complete.

Book Applying Earned Value Management to Design Bid Build Projects to Assess Productivity Disruption

Download or read book Applying Earned Value Management to Design Bid Build Projects to Assess Productivity Disruption written by Stephen P. Warhoe and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important jobs of a project manager is to manage a project's budget and schedule. These tasks can easily be very difficult to accomplish on projects that are complex, especially since successful project execution relies heavily on people who are expected to perform their roles individually and as a team. One of the most difficult aspects of managing projects is estimating how fast and effectively humans will perform a task; that is, determining how productive workers collectively will be each day, each week, or within any time period during the life of a project. Because projects are unique and are typically one-off endeavors, there is usually little previous empirical data to rely upon for the project manager to forecast productivity before or during the project's execution. The crux of the problem lies with adequately identifying not only the labor work flow process, but also the influences that affect the work flow process. When scope changes are introduced into the work flow of a project, the types and number of influences and their cause and effect relationships can significantly increase in numbers. This phenomenon often turns complicated projects into extremely complex ones and the final outcome can be greater than the sum of the individual inputs. For project managers who are unable to get their arms around this very real situation, forecasting the outcome of a project often becomes out of control, especially for projects that are large and heavily labor intensive. This study takes a post-positivist approach to design and builds a system dynamic model with which construction projects that are delivered using the design-bid-build methodology can be simulated to show generically how the influences that affect construction projects can affect worker productivity. No other studies are known to exist that design or build such a model for construction projects that use the design-bid-build delivery method. The model that was designed in the study is based on the works of several academics' works as well as the input of several experts in the construction field, including this study's author. As opposed to attempting to create a simulation model based on the uniqueness of a single project, a "mosaic" approach was used in creating the model in that elements of the model were identified and taken from studies found through the literature review as well as interviews with construction industry experts. The stock and flow structure of the study's model is intended to be a composite of many construction projects and can be used for any project delivered using the design-bid-build methodology. From the research, the model was created and tested using good modeling practice in that the model testing phase followed the process created by one of the pre-eminent system dynamic modelers in the world (refer to Sterman, 2000). The result is a model that simulates the work flow of labor hours in a design-bid-build construction project which can be affected by an immeasurable number of influences that can and do occur on construction projects.

Book Integrating Project Delivery

Download or read book Integrating Project Delivery written by Martin Fischer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revolutionary, collaborative approach to design and construction project delivery Integrating Project Delivery is the first book-length discussion of IPD, the emergent project delivery method that draws on each stakeholder's unique knowledge to address problems before they occur. Written by authors with over a decade of research and practical experience, this book provides a primer on IPD for architects, designers, and students interested in this revolutionary approach to design and construction. With a focus on IPD in everyday operation, coverage includes a detailed explanation and analysis of IPD guidelines, and case studies that show how real companies are applying these guidelines on real-world projects. End-of-chapter questions help readers quickly review what they've learned, and the online forum allows them to share their insights and ideas with others who either have or are in the process of implementing IPD themselves. Integrating Project Delivery brings together the owners, architect, engineers, and contractors early in the development stage to ensure that problems are caught early, and to address them in a collaborative way. This book describes the parameters of this new, more efficient approach, with expert insight on real-world implementation. Compare traditional procurement with IPD Understand IPD guidelines, and how they're implemented Examine case studies that illustrate everyday applications Communicate with other IPD adherents in the online forum The IPD approach revolutionizes not only the workflow, but the relationships between the stakeholders – the atmosphere turns collaborative, and the team works together toward a shared goal instead of viewing one another as obstructions to progress. Integrated Project Delivery provides a deep exploration of this approach, with practical guidance and expert insight.

Book Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

Download or read book Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate written by Donglang Yang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) in collaboration with Xi'an Jiaotong University proudly invites all academics, researchers and professionals to participate in the CRIOCM 2013, the 18th International Symposium on "Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate". We will uphold and preserve the idea and tradition of pragmatism and innovation, to offer an excellent academic and communication platform for academics and professionals to exchange information on the latest developments in real estate and construction management.

Book Project Management for Facility Constructions

Download or read book Project Management for Facility Constructions written by Alberto De Marco and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes concepts, methods and practical techniques for managing projects to develop constructed facilities in the fields of oil & gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and the commercial building industries. It is addressed to a broad range of professionals willing to improve their management skills and designed to help newcomers to the engineering and construction industry understand how to apply project management to field practice. Also, it makes project management disciplines accessible to experts in technical areas of engineering and construction. In education, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in architecture, engineering and construction management, as well as for specialist and professional courses in project management.

Book NCHRP Synthesis 402

Download or read book NCHRP Synthesis 402 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book TCRP Report 131

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  • Release : 2009
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  • Pages : pages

Download or read book TCRP Report 131 written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Design build Contracting Handbook

Download or read book Design build Contracting Handbook written by Robert Frank Cushman and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all aspects of the design-build delivery system, this valuable guide presents the pros and cons and compares them with the traditional project delivery method. You'll learn how to easily navigate the thicket of licensing considerations, evaluate bonding and insurance implications, and analyze the performance guarantees of the design-build concept. You also get practical suggestions for effective drafting of design-build contracts.

Book eWork and eBusiness in Architecture  Engineering and Construction

Download or read book eWork and eBusiness in Architecture Engineering and Construction written by Ardeshir Mahdavi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last two decades, the biannual ECPPM (European Conference on Product and Process Modelling) conference series has provided a unique platform for the presentation and discussion of the most recent advances with regard to the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) applications in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management) domains. ECPPM 2014, the 10th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, was hosted by the Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology of the Vienna University of Technology, Austria (17-19 September 2014). This book entails a substantial number of high-quality contributions that cover a large spectrum of topics pertaining to ICT deployment instances in AEC/FM, including: - BIM (Building Information Modelling) - ICT in Civil engineering & Infrastructure - Human requirements & factors - Computational decision support - Commissioning, monitoring & occupancy - Energy & management - Ontology, data models, and IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) - Energy modelling - Thermal performance simulation - Sustainable buildings - Micro climate modelling - Model calibration - Project & construction management - Data & information management As such, eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction 2014 represents a rich and comprehensive resource for academics and professionals working in the interdisciplinary areas of information technology applications in architecture, engineering, and construction.