DBIA-SW Region Oklahoma City Chapter Meeting March 19th

by DBIA Southwest

The next Oklahoma City Chapter meeting is on March 19th! Join your colleagues and peers for this networking luncheon and presentation of how to bid work in today's market. Click here for more information.

"Integration Is Our Foundation" - DBIA Strategic Goals

by DBIA Southwest

Join us for the next Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter meeting on March 23rd, Drew Yaggy, DBIA Southwest Region President, will highlight the DBIA National and Regional Goals and 2010 regional activities. Click here for more information.

Special Two-Day Intensive Workshop: Managing Design In An Integrated Process: The Art And The Science

As you know, managing design in an integrated process, whether Design-Build, CMAR, or IPD, is one of the most challenging aspects of any collaborative project delivery model. The California Center for Construction Education (CCCE) has developed a targeted training program to help contractors and architects better prepare to manage design in any of these collaborative delivery processes. Managing Design in an Integrated Process will be presented at two locations in California over the next two months. DBIA has approved this program for elective or continuing education units for professional Design-Build certification. Seating is limited, so please enroll as soon as possible. For more information and to register, please click here.

A Special 4-Day Certification Workshop is Scheduled for March 22-25, 2010 in Dallas

by DBIA Southwest

DBIA Southwest Region members and colleagues have a unique opportunity to earn their DBIA designation in a 4-day intensive workshop this March, covering the three core courses required for DBIA designation, along with the exam prep course and examination. Read more.

Save the Dates for DBIA-SW Region's 6th Annual Conference!

by DBIA Southwest

DBIA Southwest Region will hold its 6th Annual Conference May 13-14, 2010 in Oklahoma City, OK. Last year's conference was a tremendous success and we know you won't want to miss out on this year's event. More details - including the location and program schedule - will be announced soon, but this is definitely one event you should add to your calendars now. You can't afford to miss it!

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Issues New Mission and Values Statement

by DBIA National

Members reaffirm commitment to Design-Build process while expanding mission to include research and evaluation of other integrated delivery methods.

Washington, DC, December 1, 2009 – At their 2009 annual conference in Washington, DC, DBIA's Board of Directors voted unanimously in support of a new vision, mission and values statement that expands the organization's original and exclusive focus on design-build project delivery to include objective evaluation and education in other integrated delivery methods. DBIA, however, maintains its position that design-build is the original and optimal form of integrated delivery. The complete text of the approved document is available at www.dbia.org.

Fixed Price Competitive Bidding is Being Re-established as the Federal Standard

by James G McConnell, Attorney, Neal & Leroy

"On stage shoulder to shoulder with his former nemesis Senator John McCain, President Obama signed a presidential memo yesterday [3/4] establishing fixed price government contracts as the new federal standard, even for defense procurement. Read more.

Ninety Percent of BRAC Projects Design-Build

by Texas Construction Magazine

San Antonio BRAC Awards $101 Million in Construction Awards. Three construction contracts worth more than $101 million were recently awarded for San Antonio Base Realignment and Closure projects at Fort Sam Houston, formerly known as Kelly Air Force Base. "Ninety percent of the BRAC projects are design-build to help move the projects out the door faster," said Randy Holman, program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Joint Management in San Antonio. Read more.

Federal Economic Stimulus Bill to Impact Texas Construction Industry

by Eileen Schwartz, Engineering News-Record

$17-Billion Package Changes Texas Governor's Mind. After strongly criticizing President Obama's $787-billion economic stimulus package, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has agreed to accept all $17 billion of the state's earmarked federal money.

David Bloxom, president of design-build contractor Speed Fab-Crete, Fort Worth, and president of DBIA - Southwest Region, says he doesn't think the stimulus package will ultimately create additional jobs, "but it might help stop the bleeding." He says states with shovel-ready projects already on the books - such as Texas - will benefit most. Read more.

Become a Designated Design-Build Professional

by Fast Track Bootcamps

DBIA's three "core courses" are the cornerstone of our educational program. These courses are required of all candidates of the Designated Design-Build Professional™ - DBIA professional designation program, as well as a requirement for the newly created "Certificate of Mastery" program. Learn more.