Understanding Project Delivery Methods (CE) (PcM) (PjM) (PDD)

There comes a point where projects move from the hope of an owner to a completed structure. Multiple paths can be taken to complete such a project, described all together as "project delivery methods."

No single approach is best, though some may be more applicable to a given project, based on the owner’s goals. Each method allocates risks and responsibilities differently, to the various parties involved in that project, and places different demands upon them. In each case, contracts are written for the chosen delivery path, defining the way forward for each participant working to make the dream a reality.

A large part of determining which project delivery method to use on a given project, will be determining how the responsibilities mentioned above, will be allocated to which project participant.

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Differentiate between the various "project delivery" methods
• Examine the common options owners have in obtaining design services for their projects
• Recognize the basic options owners have in obtaining construction services for their projects
• Explain different types of cost guarantees offered in construction projects
• Identify the considerations involved in choosing the best project delivery option

Paul Spite, BS, BA
AFD Consulting, Founder and Principal

Paul is a Registered Architect with over forty years of experience, a course developer and has been a teacher in multiple venues in the past. He is also a writer in many venues, having developed many studies, a few published articles, numerous short stories, multiple screenplays, two non-fiction manuals for church design and one novel. More to the focus of this endeavor, Paul has also created presentations for twenty-six lunch and learn presentations for building material manufacturers, webinars covering the subjects of Aging-in-Place and Architectural Acoustics and eleven distance learning courses for architects, engineers and contractors. As he nears retirement from managing his small architectural practice, Paul hopes to focus even more of his energy on teaching and on course development.