Practice Manual

One of the objectives of the CDBI is to recommend 'best practices' policies and procedures to support design-build utilization. It is therefore a priority for the Institute to develop a practice manual that provides guidance and recommendations on the successful delivery of design-build.

The Canadian Design-Build Institute's Practice Manual's first three series are now available. Please download the order form and return it with your payment to the Canadian Construction Association or contact your local association for purchasing information.

100 Series: Introduction and General (Published in 2000)
 
1.0 Glossary of Common Design-Build Terminology
2.0 Comparative Design-Build Overview in Context of Other Delivery Methods
3.0 Design-Build Variants
4.0 Consultants
5.0 Professional Regulations
 
200 Series: Procurement and Award (Published in 2000)
 
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Developing RFQ's
3.0 Developing RFP's
4.0 Developing Site Information
5.0 Developing Owners Statement of Requirements
6.0 Developing Owner's Selection Criteria
7.0 Award Process
8.0 Payment for Proposals
9.0 Patents and Copyrights
 
Document 205: Methodology Assessment Matrix (Republished in 2007)
 
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Document 210: Request for Proposal Guide (Published in 2004)
 
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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Information To Proponents
3.0 Proposal Form
4.0 Submission
 
300 Series: Responding to RFQ's & RFP's (Published in 2004)
 
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1.0 Analyzing RFQ's
2.0 Team Assembly
3.0 Responding to RFQ's
4.0 Responding to RFP's
5.0 Interpreting the Owner's Statement of Requirements
6.0 Developing Proposal Designs
7.0 Responding to Draw/Build Proposal Calls
 
Document 310: Conceptual Estimating (Published in 2004)
 
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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Factors Influencing Cost
3.0 Estimating Methods
4.0 Elemental Format
5.0 MasterFormat
6.0 Implementation
 
400 Series: A Guide to Project Delivery (To be Published in 2008)
 
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Agreements
3.0 Design
4.0 Schedule and Cashflow
5.0 Construction
6.0 Payment
7.0 Changes
8.0 Dispute Resolution
9.0 The Role of Authorities Having Jurisdiction
10.0 Post Construction
11.0 Conclusion
 
500 Series: Model Forms
 
  Document 14 - 2000 Design-Build Stipulated Price Contract
  Document 15 - 2000 Design-Builder/Consultant Contract

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Design-Build Contracts

Document 14 - 2000 Design-Build Stipulated Price Contract
 
Standard prime contract between Owner and Design-Builder where the Design-Builder performs Design Services and Construction under one agreement, for a single, pre-determined stipulated or fixed price.
 
Document 15 - 2000 Design-Builder/Consultant Contract
 
Standard contract between Design-Builder and Consultant to perform the design services required under a design-build contract between Owner and Design-Builder.
 
To obtain Document 14 or Document 15 please visit the CCDC web site at www.ccdc.org for a full listing of document outlets.

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