Project Delivery Methods

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Project Delivery Methods

Product Overview

This course puts you front-and-center with a multi-disciplinary training team of three ICI practitioners offering decades of experience from the perspectives of Project Owner, Consultant and Contractor. Facilitated by Debbie Hicks, you will gain expert insight into key considerations for evaluating and selecting a project delivery method, including project-specific needs and priorities, allocation of risk, team members’ expertise, success measurements, budget, and schedule.

Each delivery method will be reviewed from the perspectives of a Project Owner, Consultant and Contractor. You will gain insights into key success factors from each instructor’s experience as an ICI practitioner and be pointed to the clauses in CCDC 2, 5A, 5B, 14, and 15 that are critical to the effectiveness of each delivery method.  Delivery methods covered in this course include:

  • Design-Bid-Build
  • Design-Build
  • Construction Management for Services
  • Construction Management for Services and Construction
  • Integrated Project Delivery
  • Methods Involving Land, Finance, Operation or Maintenance

Using a hands-on, practical approach, this course will also give you an opportunity to apply what you learn by guiding you through an interactive exercise of assisting a client in determining an appropriate project delivery method.

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Learn the key characteristics of each project delivery method
  • Understand when best to use each project delivery method
  • Discuss and review projects that both succeeded and failed with each project delivery method
  • Demonstrate your knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of each project delivery method
  • Demonstrate your knowledge of risk mitigation factors for each project delivery method

Orientation Session

A short orientation session (30 min) with your course instructor will be held via Zoom before the course (usually scheduled in the week before). During the orientation, your instructor will go over course information and familiarize you with the Zoom tools you’ll be using.

Who should attend:

This course was designed by an inter-disciplinary ICI team with the intention of fostering dialogue and understanding between stakeholders across the ICI sector. We recommend this course for mid-management personnel from the following roles/disciplines who are familiar with standard contract clauses:

  • General Contractors and Subcontractors: Construction Company Owners/Managers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Business Development Managers
  • Project Owners, Third Party Project Managers (For the Project Owner), and P3 Developers
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Allied Professionals including: Bonding and Insurance specialists, Lawyers

Course Format

  • Live, Online, Instructor-led training, with a maximum class size of 20 students.
  • This course is facilitated on the Zoom platform. Access information from the instructor will be provided to you in advance of the orientation and training.
  • Attendance and participation in all three course sessions is mandatory for course completion. *Please note that If a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.

Course Requirements (Technology & Participation)

  • This course requires full face-to-face interaction and participation from both the instructor and students. In order to attend, you must make sure you have the following:
  • Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This course will involve 100% on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, you must have a webcam and use a full computer/laptop, and we do not permit students to attend using a tablet or cell phone.
  • A quiet space with minimal distractions: Please plan to be fully engaged in the class, and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.

Industry Credits  

  • 2 Gold Seal credits awarded
  • This course is worth 12 Informal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits as approved by BC Housing.

Course Instructors

  • Debbie Hicks, BSc | DSH Consulting - Course Facilitator
  • Elisa Brandts, AAA, OAA, NSAA, FRAIC | Stantec, Managing Senior Principal
  • Bill Chomik, AAA, SAA, OAA, AIBC, FRAIC, RCA – Kasian, Senior Principal, VP Institutional
  • Mark Scharf, BA, MHA

Refunds or Transfers: 

  • Five (5) or more business days before the course start date: Full refund of registration fees or can be transfers to a different course date.
  • Less than five (5) business days before the course start date and course no-shows: No refunds or transfers to future course dates.
  • For a complete document on the NRCA Education Policies, click here. 

Other Policies

  • Substitution of another member of your company/team is permitted up to the course start date for no additional fee.
  • Unless otherwise stated, every person able to see, hear, and observe the virtual course sessions must be a paid participant. Non-compliance of this requirement will result in removal from the course. Refunds will not be issued to students who are removed from the course for non-compliance of this requirement.
  • If the NRCA has to postpone or cancel courses due to insufficient enrolment, NRCA will refund the registration fee or, if possible, the attendee may choose to move to an identical session in the future.