Four Perspectives: Managing Risk Trends in Federal Design-Build

Event: DBIA Federal Design-Build Symposium

Location: Hilton Crystal City National Airport, Arlington, VA

Join us for our discussion panel on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 from 10:45am-12:00pm EST

Introduction

This panel will discuss and present perspectives from the A/E, design-builder, attorney, and construction consultant views on managing the evolving risk trends in federal design-build. These panelists have worked together on federal design-build projects for 15 years, from proposal through punch list, and will present how each of their respective positions has evaluated and managed the evolving design-build risks and then integrated those strategies into a successful procurement team.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and evaluate evolving risk trends unique to federal design-build projects, including those from FAR and small business goals, and the owner's role in mitigating those risks.

• Discuss & Assess individual risk management strategies from the different procurement team member companies and how they integrate into the overall team approach.

• Analyze best practices for early engagement at the proposal stage of the design engineer, legal professionals, and construction managers in federal design-build risk management.

• Define and demonstrate the leadership skills for design-builder team members to avoid risk management pitfalls throughout the project.

Program Outline

1. Introduction

2. Small Business

3. Procurement

4. Change Orders

5. Safety

6. Questions

Our Panel