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Project Delivery Methods Flashcards

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What are the three major classifications of Project Delivery Methods?

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  • Traditional
  • Design Build
  • Construction Management (CM)
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What are the three linear stages of Traditional project delivery?

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(- concept)
- Design
- Procurement (obtaining offers)
- Construction

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What are the three prime players in Traditional project delivery?

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  • Owner
  • Designer
  • Builder
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How many contracts are there in Traditional project delivery, and who are they between?

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Two contracts:

  • Owner & Designer
  • Owner & Builder
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What are the advantages of Traditional project delivery?

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  • Familiar to all parties
  • procedures and contractual rules have been worked out and are well understood
  • Initial Final Cost usually known at beginning
  • Open bidding gives Owner lowest price
  • once construction begins owner can engage proffesionals to administer contract
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What are the disadvantages of Traditional project delivery?

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  • builder input usually not available till construction phase
  • No Contract between designer and builder
  • all parties work autonomosly, little interaction and team building
  • unforeseen conditions likely a source of conflict and may lead to changes in contract
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What are the two prime player in a Design-Build project delivery?

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  • Owner
  • Design-Build entity
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How many contracts does a Design Build project delivery have?

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Just one - Owner & the Design Build entity

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What are the advantages of Design Build project delivery?

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  • Owner has single point of contact and responsibility
  • Good communication between Designer & Builder
  • builder input during design phase can reduce costs and time
  • linear or fast track or a combination
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What are the disadvantages of Design Build project delivery?

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  • Lack of direct connection between Owner & Designer
  • owner has to rely on quality and ethics of entity
  • cost saving strategies can erode design and construction quality
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What is the Construction Management (CM) project delivery?

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  • One firm, representing the owner, coordinates all design and construction activites
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What are the advantages of CM project delivery?

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  • Fewer change orders
  • owner Reduced work load
  • Careful monitoring of costs
  • Management expertise can shorten project length
  • CM at risk has signed contractual relationships with subcontractors protecting the owner from cost overruns
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What are the disadvantages of CM project delivery?

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  • Added cost of CM
  • Potential for confusion and friction among team members
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What are the two ways an Owner can engage a CM?

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  • CM without risk - cms only contract is with owner, barely any risk
  • CM at risk - cm takes on responsibility for project
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What are the four prime players in CM without Risk?

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  • Owner
  • Construction Manager
  • Designer
  • Builder
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What are the three separate contracts in CM Without Risk?

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  • Owner & CM
  • Owner & Designer
  • Owner & Builder
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What are the four prime player in CM at Risk?

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  • Owner
  • Construction Manager
  • Designer
  • Builder
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What are the three separate contracts in CM at Risk?

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  • Owner & CM
  • CM & Designer
  • CM & Builder
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typical projects

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traditional
- not complicated, have been built before, well defined scope, min risk of changes, time/scheduale isnt significant factor, min political constraints
- road paving, single family house, warehouse, etc

design build
- highly technical where coordination between designers and builders essential
- projects that could benifit from fast tracking, eg start making money sooner

CM
- large complex projects
- projects for owners who dont have in house expertise to manage them
- commercial real estate developments

CM w/o risk
- big complex projects where owner wants to hire designer and builder directly but dosent have in house expertise to manage

CM at risk
- owners who dont intend to be involved day to day in design and construction process. owner pays cm to carry risk

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