Design-Build Project Award Entry Form
Thank you for your Design-Build Project Award submittal. Questions or comments should be directed to .
Please complete the form below, paying particular attention to the maximum word counts noted.
- Project Overview(15 points)
Provide a narrative description of your project that addresses, at a minimum, the following: Scope of work; description of project challenges and goals and how they were met by the team; and additional value to the owner over and above what was included in the contract. (1,000 Words)
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B.Source Selection and Contracting Approach (10 points)
- List the owner’s evaluation factors:
Completion Schedule Construction Cost
Energy Conservation Environmental Sustainability
Fee Financial Capacity
Image/Character of Design Management Plan
Operation & Maintenance Cost Past Performance
Quality of Materials/Systems Technical Solution
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- Identify the method the owner used in the RFQ/RFP process to communicate their requirements (performance standards? prescriptive? functional? combination?):
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- Was the contract based on an industry standard contract document form? if so, which (e.g., DBIA, Consensus docs)? If not, please describe the source of the contract language:
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- Briefly describe the risk assumption and equitable risk allocation. How did this benefit the project? (200 Words):
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- What awards and incentives were employed? Were they shared among team members? If yes, how were they distributed? (200 Words)
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C.Teaming Performance (15 points)
1.Describe how and why you selected your teaming partners on the project and at what point they were brought on board. (200 Words)
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2.What methods or approaches were employed to engage and interact “as one team” collaboratively throughout the design AND construction phases of the project? (200 Words)
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3.Describe how the owner, various client stakeholders and end users were engaged as part of the team throughout the design and decision making process. (200 Words)
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D.Schedule and Cost Performance (15 points)
1.Complete the table below:
CONTRACTED / ACTUALStart Date / Click here to enter a date. / Click here to enter a date.
Completion Date / Click here to enter a date. / Click here to enter a date.
Project cost / $ / $
2.Describe any special or unusual challenges involved in meeting the schedule. Explain any scope changes required. (200 Words)
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3.Describe the approach and methods that were employed to facilitate and manage the “design to budget” throughout the design phase of the project. (200 Words)
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4.Describe the methods that were employed to establish and maintain alignment between the design schedule and the construction schedule throughout the design and construction process. (200 Words)
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E.Design-Build Best Practices (15 points)
List the design-build best practices applied to the project from the RFQ/RFP stage through the post-award phases of design and construction (DD, CD, construction and commissioning). Include discussion of best practices as defined by DBIA (via coursework, Manual of Practice, articles, etc.). Discuss how information was shared across the team and how stakeholders were engaged throughout the process. (500 Words)
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F.Design and Quality Approach (15 points)
1.How did you provide the owner with “best value for dollar spent”? Provide specific examples of “value adding” elements or factors that you/your team brought to the project. These may be quantitative or qualitative in nature. (500 Words)
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2.Describe the quality assurance/quality control process used on the project and how it was implemented across the design and construction phases. (500 Words)
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G.BIM and Sustainability (10 points)
1.Was Building Information Modeling (BIM) used on the project? If yes, at what stage was it implemented? Did the owner request any BIM deliverables and, if so, what were the owner’s requirements associated with BIM?(200 Words)
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2.Did the project achieve LEED certification?
Yes No
If YES, what level of certification? Choose an item.
Describe how design-build played a role in achieving or exceeding the owner’s LEED requirements. (150 words)
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H.Safety (5 points)
1.Fill out the table below:
Total Hours Worked on ProjectDuration of Construction (in months)
Fatalities
Cases with Days Away from Work
Cases with Job Transfer or Restriction
Other Recordable Cases
2.Describe your safety program, including any regular safety meetings held, innovative elements, special incentives, etc. Was this a standard safety program or was it developed specifically for this project?(200 words)
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3.Was safety “designed” into the project, either from a construction operations perspective or from an end user perspective?
Yes No
If yes, please describe how:(250 words)
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Supplementary Project Database Information
1.Was this the owner’s first design-build project?
Yes No
If Yes, what resources were provided to educate the owner?
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2.Client/customer remarks on the quality and/or efficiency of the project?
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3.Client satisfaction; please summarize and include testimonials
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4.Project size, area, volume, length, etc., as applicable (i.e., a building of 75,000 square feet; a water treatment plant to handle 25MGD; 50 miles of road):
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5.Type of procurement/selection process used:
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6.Identify design-build delivery variation used on this project:
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7.Identify design-build delivery add-on used, if applicable:
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8.Were stipends provided to unsuccessful offers? (Yes/No)
Yes No
9.Describe how the owner provided incentive(s) to the design-builder:
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10.Describe how the design-builder provided incentive(s) to specialty contractors:
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11.Positive aspects of the project:
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12.What creativity and/or innovation added value to the project?
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13.What legislation, if any, benefitted or hindered your project?
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14.Has the project won any awards to date? If so, please list:
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DBIA Terms and Conditions and Waiver/Disclosure:
Please check off the requirements below and sign.
Submitter is responsible for obtaining the rights from photographer to transfer photos to DBIA without restrictions. Ownership of a physical photo is not sufficient. Photographers normally retain the copyright of photos, so the submitter should ensure that they have permission to upload photos to DBIA for use without limitations. Any liability for copyright violation shall be borne solely the submitter. If a photo credit is required, include the information with the image files. DBIA reserves the right to publish the images online, in print and in various DBIA presentations about design-build.
I verify that there were no claims/litigation associated with the project.
I understand that DBIA will enter this information in its public project database.
On behalf of the submitting company I verify that the above conditions have been met. I understand that the contents of this entry become the property of DBIA and will not be returned. DBIA shall have the right to make all text and photos available for publication without compensation, real or implied, and without claim by nominees against the jury, DBIA or its staff or individual DBIA members.
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PROJECT AWARDS SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Cover Page
Letter from the Owner
Organizational Chart
Completed Excel Spreadsheet
Tab 1 – Contacts for Communication
Tab 2 – Team Contacts
Tab 3 – 75 Words or Less Project Description
Photos – Seven (7) – ten (10) high resolution (300 dpi) files of project photos
Print 5.5 x 7 in
Photo credit and captions provided on separate sheet (no image on file)
Photo identified as photo to be used as your project default image in the DBIA Project Database
Award Entry Form
Waiver
Supplementary Project Database Information
Entry Fee ($250 members/$450 nonmembers) – Non-refundable
Print all EXCEPT excel spreadsheets
FINAL STEP….
SUBMIT a single CD or Flash Drive of all items above by April 11thto:
DBIA-MAR
5765F Burke Centre Parkway
Box 101
Burke, Virginia 22015
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