- The course aims to equip architects with the basic knowledge, techniques and skills required for the successful administration of Design Build Contracts.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
PROF. DR. ESİN KASAPOĞLU
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Day, hours, XXX Campus, classroom number.
Office Hour(s)
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Sözen, day, hours, XXX Campus, office number.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Lectures, discussions, questions and answers, problem solving, case study
Principle Sources
- Sözen, Zeynep, Tasarım-Yapım Sözleşmeleri, Ders notu, 2011. (Sözen, Zeynep, Design Build Contracts, Lecture Notes, 2011),ASCE Press, 2010
- Koch, James E., Gransberg, Douglas D. and Molenaar, Keith R. , Project Administration for Design-Build Contracts: A Primer for Owners, Engineers, and Contractors
- Beard, Jeffrey L., Wundram Edward C. And Loulakis, Michael C. Design-Build: Planning Through Development, McGraw Hill, 2010
- Quatman, William G., Design-Build for the Design Professional , Construction Law Library, Aspen 2000. - Bramble, Barry B., and West Joseph D., Design-Build Contracting Claims , Construction Law Library, Aspen 1999 - Uğur, Latif Onur, Insaat Sozlesmelerinin Yonetiminde Modern Yaklasimlar , Teknik yayınevi, Ankara, 2000.
Other Sources
- Uyanık, Nedim, İnşaat İşlerinde Sözleşme Yönetimi , Beta, İstanbul, 2004.
- Uğur, Latif Onur, FIDIC Tasarım-Yapım ve Anahtar Teslimi Tip Sözleşmesi İdari Şartnamesinde Teminatlar, Yapı Dünyası, sayı 133, s. 50-53, 2007
- Tasarım-Yapım ve Anahtar Teslimi Sözleşmelerinin İdari Şartnamesi, Türk MMMB Yayınları.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Design Build Contracts, Introduction: Basic principles of Contract Administration
Lecture
2. Week
The basic elements of Design Build Contracts
Major differences between Design Build Contracts and conventional contracts
Lecture
3. Week
The Design Build Contract as a legal document
Lecture, discussion
4. Week
Definitions and particular conditions
Lecture, discussion
5. Week
The interpretation of contract clasues: general principles
Lecture, discussion
6. Week
Red-flag clauses in Design Build Contracts Variations
Lecture, discussion
7. Week
Delays in Design Build Contracts
Scenario, problem sokving
8. Week
Midterm exam
Exam
9. Week
Inclement weather, Selection of a contract for the Contract Administration Manual
Lecture, case sudy
10. Week
Force majeure, Development of the Contract Administration Manual in class
Lecture, discussion, project
11. Week
Unforeseen site conditions
Lecture, case study
12. Week
Types of damages and compensation procedures
Lecture, discussion, project
13. Week
Acceptance procedure
Lecture, discussion, project
14. Week
Termination of the contract
Lecture, discussion, project
15. Week
Dispute resolution
Lecture, discussion, project
16. Week
Submission of the Contract Administration Manual
Project, discussion
17. Week
Final exam
Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Understanding the principles of environmental systems’ design such as day lighting and artificial illumination, acoustics, active and passive heating and cooling, indoor air quality, and embodied energy; including the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
PO-2
Understanding time management and control, cost planning and control, risk management, approaches, models and techniques to improve organizational / management effectiveness in project and construction management.
PO-3
Understanding classic and contemporary management theories and human relationship in management to improve management effectiveness in beginning, design and construction processes of a project.
PO-4
Understanding the basic principles of building materials and components’ design and utilized in the appropriate selection of construction technology in building production process and ability to be aware of their relationships.
PO-5
Ability to direct the experience gained from construction management and technology to new fields and ability to generate strategies.
PO-6
Ability to transfer and apply knowledge according to construction management and technology to the beginning of project, design and construction processes.
PO-7
Ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge of the field related, referring to undergraduate competence.
PO-8
Ability to conduct research, examination, interpretation; to use adequate techniques and produce original results in the field of construction management and technology.
PO-9
Competence for analyzing, interpreting and establish relations within the framework of construction management and technology with the project and construction process.
PO-10
Competence for conducting an original academic/scientific study.
PO-11
Competence for making strategic decisions of architectural design projects, in the field of construction management and technology, and generating original solutions.
PO-12
Competence for presenting a work – made individually or within a group – systematically, in a foreign language, using the required computer programs, oral written and visual.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
An awareness of Design Build Contracts.
LO-2
Competence in understanding and interpreting Design Build Contracts.
LO-3
An awareness of the legal responsibilites of the Parties to the Design Build Contract.
LO-4
Skills in evaluating contractual risk.
LO-5
Competence in evaluating standard forms of contract.
LO-6
Competence in the administration of a contract.
LO-7
Awareness of proper documentation and archiving.
LO-8
Competence in writing a Design Build Contract.
LO-9
Competence in writing particular conditions to a Design Build Contract.
LO-10
Competence in detecting dispute prone clauses in aDesign Build Contract.
LO-11
Competence in resolving a dispute.
LO-12
Competence in formulating solutions in a dispute situation.
