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Collaborative Design and the Role of the Engineer of Record -- Delegated Design, Design Assist and Informal Involvement. What does it all mean?
The coordination and collaboration of design professional services with contractors has been a focus of the construction industry over the past several decades including the relevant roles and responsibilities. The concepts of Delegated Design and Design Assist has increased over the years as a result of shifting construction delivery methods and in an attempt to realize the benefits in the process of including constructors in the early design phases. The aspirational goals include improving constructability, cost, and schedules for Projects. The paradigm shifts have been accelerated in the construction industry from design-bid build but each delivery method has varying degrees of contractor participation and responsibility for design. The session will focus on collaborative strategies including informal involvement of a contractor, Design Assist, and Delegated Design including implementation in the Contract Documents and focus on the applicable Building Code Provisions. We will review and discuss a recent joint white paper published by AIA and AISC as some older white papers published by the Engineer's Joint Contract Documents Committee and Building Code Provisions to outline best practices.
Learning Objectives:
Gain an understanding of the definition of Informal Design Assist, Delegated Design and Design Assist;
Discuss the role of the engineer of record in various delivery methods and collaborative models;
Focus on the method of collaboration and submission of designs including shop drawings and deferred submissions;
Analyze the inherent processes in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
About Our Speakers:
Anthony Potter is a Principal attorney in the Offit Kurman Construction Law Practice Group and is a resident of the firm's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office. Mr. Potter focuses his practice on counseling architects, engineers, and design-build entities involved in design and construction contracting, commercial and construction litigation, administrative law, professional licensing and professional ethics matters.
Mr. Potter serves as general counsel to AIA Pennsylvania, special counsel to the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Penn State Harrisburg Advisory Board for the Structural Design & Construction Engineering Technology and Civil Engineering Programs. He frequently provides seminars and lecturers at national, regional and statewide forums on topics including construction contract documents, construction delivery methods, design and construction errors and omissions, risk management, construction and project management, construction litigation and design professional ethics.
Franklin C. Miller, Jr. focuses his practice on the defense and representation of professionals in the design and construction industry. In this capacity, Mr. Miller has been involved in a wide variety of cases, including the defense of architects and engineers against serious personal injury/wrongful death claims arising from
construction projects, the defense of design professionals from suits brought by property owners alleging design and construction defects and the defense of engineers related to their designs and calculations for integrated building systems such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire suppression.
Mr. Miller graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2005 and then attended the Villanova University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 2008. After law school, Mr. Miller was the law clerk to the Honorable Bernard A. Moore, of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. Prior to focusing his practice on the defense and representation of design professionals Mr. Miller practiced for over four years in a Philadelphia-based defense litigation firm. Mr. Miller is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
This is a virtual seminar and the schedule will be as follows:
8:00am DVASE Announcements and Speaker Introduction
8:10am Seminar Presentation followed by Q&A
Zoom Details for all registrants will be shared 24 hours in advance.
Cost:
DVASE members: FREE, Non-members: $55.00*
*Invite engineers at your firm to attend! Non-members can pay with credit card via PayPal.
If you have any questions, please email bsagusti@barrhorstman.com or telephone @ 215-628-9844 X104
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