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... 47 This chapter provides guidance on developing and delivering the required series of DB geotechnical risk management planning workshops. Before embarking on this exercise, an initial meeting is conducted to determine whether DB delivery is appropriate and, if it is, whether the specific project's geotechnical risk profile is high enough to justify dealing with geotechnical risk differently from the remainder of the risks in the project's risk register.
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... 48 Guidelines for Managing Geotechnical Risks in Design–Build Projects Yes Assign highly qualified owner geotech personnel to project RFQ: Highly qualified DB'er geotech personnel RFP: − Confidential 1-on-1 meetings − Preapproved ATCs − DB'er additionalsite investigation − Risk-sharing DSC clause − Specify performance measures Mandate high confidence geotech design solutions Assure geotech design quality - Increased agency involvement in geotech design QA Expedite geotech design − Maximize over-the-shoulder design review − Single geotech design review − Early release of geotech design packages Assure geotech construction quality − Increased agency involvement in construction QA − Use of instrumentation to verify geotech performance − Specific geotech verification & acceptance testing plan No Need Early Geotech Design Release? Yes Routine Pre-Award Geotechnical Uncertainty?
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... Design–Build Geotechnical Risk Management Planning Workshop Template 49 Figure 7.2. Design–build geotechnical risk workshops flowchart.
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... 50 Guidelines for Managing Geotechnical Risks in Design–Build Projects 3. The next step is to correlate the risks to the DB project's schedule by completing the expected risk exposure/retirement dates to the current schedule for project development.
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... Design–Build Geotechnical Risk Management Planning Workshop Template 51 the model. Last, accurate risk exposure date data were not available.
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... 52 Guidelines for Managing Geotechnical Risks in Design–Build Projects • Risk Mitigation Strategy 5 (see Table 5.6) – Tool 15: Include life cycle criteria in best value award scheme – Tool 24: Validate proposed life cycle elements during design – Tool 25: Encourage life cycle-related value engineering proposals from subcontractors The specifics of each tool for this project are not important to demonstrate the use of the template.

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