Design Build Training

Anatomy of a Successful Design Build Project

Sponsor: Northwest Region of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time: Registration 7:15 a.m., Breakfast 7:30 a.m., Program 7:45 – 9:00 a.m.

Location: The Rainier Club, 820 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA

Cost: $45 (non-member); $40 (DBIA member)

To register, visit the website of the Northwest Region of the DBIA

Description: In May of 2006 the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) issued a design build contract to Hunt/Lydig for the design and construction of the $160,000,000 Coyote Ridge Correction Center Expansion in Connell, Washington. The original scope included the addition of 2,048 medium security beds with associated program space totaling over 560,000 sf. Today, due to Owner requested scope enhancements, the current budget is $188,000,000 and the project is 85% complete with substantial completion scheduled for the end of October 2008.

Across the board, everyone involved with this project, including the owner, the end user, the contractor, and the design team will tell you that this project is a huge success, and a model for the design build process.

14 Questions to be addressed:

1. Why the DOC selected to use design build for this project?
2. Why this project has been so successful when others have been challenging?
3. Who is assuming the multitude of risks associated with the project?
4. Who led the team throughout the different stages of the process?
5. What each leg of the stool (Owner, design team, contractor) did to contribute to the success?
6. What lessons are being learned on this project that will be beneficial to future projects?
7. What needs to happen to continue the success all the way through building startup commissioning, occupancy and closeout?
8. When were sub-consultants and subcontractors brought into the process?
9. When did the owner have the most influence in the design?
10. When is the right time to let everyone do their job?
11. How was the design build selection process managed?
12. How were the selection criteria established and implemented?
13. How did the user group interact with the design build team throughout the design process?
14. How did each team member judge the success of the project?