Instructor: Tom Gard

Board: Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) - Commercial

Credit Hours: 3.00
Rating:
26 ratings

Approval Number: PACE-0045


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Course Description


AIA Approval Number J607CCA13

This is the final part of a five-part (11-hour) series dedicated to the Design-Build Method of Construction Project Delivery. This course presents detailed information on the three major types of compensation used in design build. The final part of this course is devoted to detailing procedures from project kickoff to project closeout. We describe the pre-performance conference, punch lists, and project commissioning.



Course Objectives


Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate the three major types of compensation strategies for D-B contracts; Lump Sum, Cost Based and Guaranteed Maximum Price
  • Discuss progress payments, performance scheduling and how compensation and scheduling are coordinated on a cost-loaded schedule
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of D-B to the owner, the builder and design professional
  • Verify when to use Design-Build and when not to use Design-Build


Instructor Bio



P.THOMAS GARD, PE, ESQ, PMP
Tom Gard holds a J.D. in Government Contract Law from Catholic University of America, a M.B.A. in Financial Management, Northern Michigan University, a M.S.C.E. in Construction Management from Purdue University, and a B.S. in Urban Planning/Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He is currently the President of Dominion Project Management, Inc. of Leesburg, Virginia.

 

Mr. Gard is a highly esteemed speaker and writer with regard to engineering management, engineering law and project management subjects. Tom has spoken before the American Bar Association on privatization and various engineering organizations on project management and engineer law topics. He has been published several times in engineering periodicals. He currently is an adjunct professor in the graduate program at George Washington University lecturing and writing on project management topics.



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