DOUGLAS
D. GRANSBERG, Ph.D., P.E., C.C.E.
Principal
Consulting Engineer
Gransberg
and Associates
PO
Box 2395
Norman,
Oklahoma 73070
405-573-2980;
fax: 405-573-6971;
dgransberg@sbcglobal.net
http://www.gransberg.com
Services:
Consultant to U.S. and international construction companies
and consulting engineering firms as well as the Federal Highway
Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facility
Engineering Command, the Washington Metro Transit Authority, the Texas
Department of Transportation and Fannie Mae, providing design-build
contracting, construction management, cost engineering, contract dispute
resolution, arbitration, and expert witness testimony services. Developed
and presented a series of twenty hour executive development seminars on
Design-Build Contracting for the US Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville
Division. Developed and presented a ongoing series of twenty-four hour
executive development seminars on Design-Build Contracting and a series of
sixteen hour seminars on Construction Cost Engineering for the American
Society of Civil Engineers. Retained
to provide various engineering, project management, and consulting
services for Kolin Insaat,
a major international construction and engineering corporation
headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. Arbitrator
for construction disputes and expert witness in litigation.
Credentials: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Management option, University of Colorado, 2004; M.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Dual Major: Construction Engineering Management and Transportation Engineering, 1979; B.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1974;
Registered Professional Engineer, Oregon, 1978, No. 9989; Texas, 1995, No. 80392; Oklahoma, 2000, No. 19876;
Certified
Cost Engineer, 1997, No. 1664
Designated Design-Build Professional, 2003, No. D181
Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, 2005, No. 1212087.
Expert
Witness Experience:
1995 – now: Sixteen cases for the law firms shown below involving construction claims and construction personal injury accidents. Retained by the defendant in 7 cases and by the plaintiff in the other 9 cases. Developed analyses, reports, and provided depositions on behalf of owners, architects, engineers, and construction contractors depending on the facts of the case in dispute.
Professional
Design-Build Experience:
Consultant
· Conduct Independent Peer Review of Design-Build Solicitation Documents, Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles, California, 2008-2009, subconsultant to EarthTech/AECOM..
· Develop Innovative Contracting Procedures Manual, California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles, California, 2007-2008, subconsultant to Trauner Consulting Services Inc.
· Conduct Independent Peer Review of Design-build Solicitation Documents NRF Production Support Complex, Bechtel-Bettis, Inc., Boise, Idaho, 2007-2008, subconsultant to Baker and Associates Inc.
· Develop Construction Manager-at-Risk and Design-Build Documents, San Diego International Airport, San Diego, California, 2007-2008, subconsultant to Trauner Consulting Services Inc.
· Design-Build Staff Training and Preparation for Homeland Security Design-Build Project, Montana Department of Transportation, Helena, Montana, 2008.
·
Develop
Guidebook for Airport Capital Project Delivery Systems, ACRP
Project A01-05, Transportation Research Board ,
·
Develop
and Deliver Design-Build Training,
·
Development
of Project Delivery Methods Guide, TCRP Project G-08,
Transportation Research Board ,
·
Develop
Performance-Based Construction Contractor Prequalification Synthesis, NCHRP
Project 38-01, Transportation Research Board ,
·
Develop
Quality Assurance in Design-Build Construction Projects Synthesis, NCHRP
Project 39-04, Transportation Research Board ,
· Impact of Design-Build on Public Engineering Workforce, Keston Institute for Public Policy and Finance, Los Angeles, California, 2007.
· Design-Build Staff Training In Preparation for I-405 HOV Lane Design-Build Project, California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles, California, 2006.
· Cruise Ship Design-Build Project , $100,000, Port of San Diego, San Diego, California, 2005-2006.
· Report to Congress SEP-14 Design-Build Transportation Project Effectiveness, AECOM Consulting, Washington, DC, 2003-2005.
· Develop Design-Build Design Phase Cost Control Training, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Vienna, Virginia, 2004-2005.
· Design-Build Staff Training, Fulton Hogan Ltd., Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland New Zealand, 2004-2005.
· Design-Build Staff Training, Wilber Smith Associates, Tunica, Mississippi, 2004.
· Develop NAVFAC Design-Build IDIQ Contract Format, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Norfolk, Virginia, 2004.
· Design-Build and Architect/Engineer Contracting Staff Training, The Naval Facilities Institute, San Diego, California, 2004.
· Dallas District Texas Department of Transportation Design-Build Project Planning, PBS&J, Dallas, Texas, 2004.
· Alternative Project Delivery Professional Development Seminar, Lorman Education, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2004.
· Develop Design-Build Contracting Policy Manual, Cenntenial Contractors Enterprises, Vienna, Virginia, 2004.
· Forest Highway 43 Design-Build Project RFQ/RFP Development and Review, US Forest Service, estimated $8,000,000, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 2003.
· State Highway130 Toll Road Design-Build Selection Plan Analysis, Texas Turnpike Authority, Austin, Texas, 2003.
· Design-Build Staff Training and Review of Lincoln Interchange Design-Build Project, Montana Department of Transportation, Helena, Montana, 2003.
· Design-Build Project Delivery and Project Management Approach Development, Tennessee Air National Guard Whole Base Replacement Project, $200 million, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, 2003 - 2005.
·
Design-Build Proposal Red Team Review, Air Force Family Housing Multiple
Award Contract, $2.1 billion, Tetra Tech/JA Jones Joint Venture, Pasadena, California,
2003.
·
Design-Build Project Delivery and Project Management
Approach Development, Tennessee Air National Guard Whole Base Replacement
Project, $250 million, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority,
Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, 2003.
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review,
Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Engineering Field Activity Northeast, Lester, Pennsylvania, 2003.
·
Design-Build Project Development OU Research Park Building Project,
$8.0
million, WeatherNews, Inc. San Francisco, California, 2003.
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review,
Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Engineering Field Activity East, Washington,
DC, 2003.
·
Design-Build Proposal Red Team Review, Kansas City BEQ Marine Corps
Reserve Support Facility, $9 million, Atkins Benham Construction, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
2002-2003.
·
Design-Build Proposal Red Team Review, Immigration and Naturalization
Service MATOC Project, $30 million, The Ross Group, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2002.
·
Design-Build RFQ/RFP Review, Travis Air Force Visiting Officer Quarters
Design-Build Project, $9 million, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Engineering Field Activity West, Daly City, California, 2002.
·
Appointed
by the Director of the General Services Administration to the National
Register of Peer Professionals to monitor the GSA’s Design Excellence
Program, 2002-2005.
· Gaza Water Carrier Design-Build Project Review, US Agency for International Development, Tel Aviv Mission, estimated $50,000,000, 2001-2002
· Hebron Waste Water Treatment Plant Design-Build Project Review, US Agency for International Development, Tel Aviv Mission, estimated $100,000,000, 2001-2002.
· Gaza Desalinization Water Treatment Plant Design-Build Project Review, US Agency for International Development, Tel Aviv Mission, estimated $100,000,000, 2001-2002.
· Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Edison, New Jersey 2001.
· Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review New York City Transit Authority, New York, New York, 2001-2002.
·
Natchez Trace Parkway Old Agency Road Relocation Design-Build Project
RFQ/RFP Review, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration,
estimated $5,000,000, Sterling, Virginia, 2001.
·
District of Columbia DPW Design-Build Project RFQ/RFP Review,
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration,
estimated $8,000,000, Sterling, Virginia, 2001.
·
Nablus-Janin Highway Design-Build Project Staff Training and Project
Review,
US Agency for International Development, Tel Aviv Mission, estimated
$60,000,000, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001.
·
Harlingen High School Building Design-Build Claim Expert Witness,
Garcia Attorneys P.C., Harlingen, Texas, 2001.
·
Air Force Rome, New York Laboratory Design-Build Project RFP Technical
Assistance,
Atkins-Benham, Inc., Oklahoma, City, Oklahoma, 2001.
·
Immigration and Naturalization Service Building Design-Build Claim
Expert Witness, Studdard and Melby, P.C., El Paso, Texas, 2000.
·
Willamette Auto Group GM Dealership Project Design-Build RFP Development,
Multi/Tech Engineering, estimated GMP $2.5 million, Salem, Oregon, 2000.
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review,
Federal Highway Administration (Land Office), Washington, D.C., Denver,
CO, and Vancouver WA, 2000 - 2001.
·
Design-Build Contracting Seminars (Orlando, San Francisco,
Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Philadelphia),
American Society of Civil Engineers, Continuing Education, Reston, VA
2000-2001.
·
Construction Cost Engineering Seminars (Las Vegas, and
Atlanta),
American Society of Civil Engineers, Continuing Education, Reston, VA
2000-2001.
·
US Consulate Building Design-Build Project Joint Venture
Partner Development, Kolin InŐaat Co., estimated $5,000,000, Istanbul, Turkey,
2000.
·
Replace Pier 10 & 11 NAVFAC Design-Build RFP Preparation Assistance,
Cash
& Associates, San Diego, California, 2000.
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review,
Office the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon Renovation Office, Washington,
D.C., 2000.
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Parking Structure Project
Design-Build Project RFP Review,
Washington Metro Transit Authority, Washington DC, 1999.
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division, San Diego,
California, 1999-2001.
·
Review Draft NFGS-S-00911A, Guide
Specification, Document 00911, Design Requirements for Design/Build
Projects, at the request of the Director, Department of the Navy
Engineering Field Activity Northwest, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Poulsbo, Washington, 1999
·
Design-Build Staff Training and Project Review,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity,
Northwest, Poulsbo, Washington, California, 1999-2001.
·
Transportation Warehouse Building Design-Build Claim Expert Witness,
Scott & Hulse, P.C., El Paso, Texas, 1998.
·
Emergency Relocation of Utility Systems
Design-Build Project RFP Development, City of Greenville, Texas, $400,000, 1998.
·
Izmir NATO Base Design-Build-Operate-Own Project Joint
Venture Partner Development, Kolin Insaat
Co., estimated $13,000,000, Izmir, Turkey, 1998.
·
Cesme
Water Supply Design-Build-Operate Project Joint Venture Partner
Development,
Kolin InŐaat
Co., estimated $20,000,000, CeŐme
, Turkey, 1998.
·
Develop Design-Build Specifications for State and Federal-Funded Highway
Projects, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin Texas, 1997.
·
Review Draft of Architectural and Engineering
Instructions, Technical Requirements for Design-Build (DB) Military
Construction, at the request of the Chief, Construction Policy Branch,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington D.C., 1997.
·
Istanbul Solid Waster
Treatment Plant Design-Build Project Joint
Venture Partner Development, Kolin InŐaat Co., estimated $20,000,000, Istanbul, Turkey,
1997.
·
Hillcrest International School Design-Build Project,
Wycliffe Associates, estimated $500,000, Irian Jaya Indonesia, 1996.
·
Incirlik Airbase Family Housing Design-Build Project,
Kolin InŐaat
Co., $6,000,000, Adana, Turkey, 1996.
·
Reviewed
Draft of EP 1110-1-14, Future
Directions for Design and Construction Innovations in Navigation
Structures, Engineering and Design, at the request of the Director,
Construction, Operations and Readiness, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Washington D.C., 1996.
·
Incirlik Child Development Center Design-Build Project, Kolin
InŐaat
Co., $1,300,000, Adana, Turkey, 1996.
·
Istanbul Water Treatment Plant Design-Build-Operate-Transfer
Project,
Kolin InŐaat Co., estimated $40,000,000, Istanbul, Turkey,
1996.
·
Akkoy I & II Hydropower Design-Build-Operate-Transfer
Project,
Morrison-Knudsen/Kolin, $550,000,000, Trabzon, Turkey, 1998.
·
Konya Tunnel Design-Build-Operate-Transfer Project
Joint Venture Partner Development,
Kolin InŐaat
Co., estimated $80,000,000, Konya, Turkey, 1998.
·
Urfa Irrigation Canal Design-Build Project,
Kolin InŐaat
Co., estimated $40,000,000, Sanli Urfa, Turkey, 1997.
·
DSCC Power Substation Design-Build Project
RFP Review,
Louisville District, Corps of Engineers, $3,000,000, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.
·
NATO Radome Design-Build Project,
Kolin InŐaat
Co. and Canadian Space Services, Inc. $4,000,000, Turkey, 1995.
·
Frankford Service Center Building Design-Build
Project,
Southwestern Public Service Co. and Bundock Construction, Inc. $500,000, Lubbock, Texas, 1995.
·
Reese Air Force Base Saber Contract, Tech Builders, Inc., $1,000,000, Lubbock,
Texas, 1995.
Corps of
Engineers Construction Contract Administrator
(Administrative
Contracting Officer in charge of design & construction)
·
Incirlik Design-Build Indefinite Delivery (Saber) Contract,
$2,250,000, Corps of Engineers, Adana, Turkey, 1994.
·
Incirlik Officer’s Open Mess, $2,250,000, Corps of Engineers, Adana, Turkey,
1993-1994.
·
Incirlik Family Housing Design-Build Project,
$4,000,000, Corps of Engineers, Adana, Turkey, 1994.
·
Incirlik Water Treatment Plant Design-Build Project,
Corps of Engineers, $1,500,000, Adana, Turkey, 1993-1994.
·
USIS Library Addition Design-Build Project,
$350,000, Corps of Engineers, Ankara, Turkey, 1992-1993.
·
Belbashi Waterline Design-Build Project,
$250,000, Corps of Engineers, Ankara, Turkey, 1993.
·
Belbashi Seismic Array Relocation and Data Collection Center
Design-Build Project, $1, 250,000, Corps of Engineers, Ankara, Turkey, 1993.
·
Trans-Caucasus Embassy Design-Build Projects,
Corps of Engineers, $80,000,000, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Khazahkstan,
1992-94.
·
Sinop Environmental Remediation Design-Build Project,
$1,050,000, Corps of Engineers, Sinop, Turkey, 1992-1993.
·
Pirinclik Dormitory Design-Build Project,
Corps of Engineers, $1,100,000, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 1992-1993.
·
Incirlik Elementary School Asbestos Abatement Design-Build Project, $1,350,000,
Corps of Engineers, Adana, Turkey, 1992.
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Pirinclik Satellite Communications Building Design-Build Project,
Corps of Engineers, $1,100,000, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 1992.
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Pirinclik Radome Project, Corps of Engineers, $350,000, Diyarbakir, Turkey,
1992-1993.
·
Dhahran Commissary Design-Build Project,
$2,000,000, US Military Training Mission, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1987.
·
USMTM Exchange and Transportation Warehouse Complex Design-Build
Project, $2,500,000,
US Military Training Mission, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1986.
·
Mission Inn Officer’s Open Mess Design-Build Project,
$480,000, US Military Training Mission, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1986.
·
Riyadh Water Tower Replacement Design-Build Project, $300,000,
US Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1986.
·
Riyadh USMTM Compound Family Housing Upgrade Design-Build Project, $300,000,
US Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1986.
Selected
Publications on Design-Build Topics
· Project Delivery Methods Professional Practice Guide, AACE-International, ISBN 1-885517-35-1, Morgantown, West Virginia, co-editor is Keith Molenaar, 2001, 850 pages.
· Preparing for Design-Build Projects: A Primer for Owners, Engineers, and Contractors, ASCE Press, ISBN )-7844-0828-9, 2006 with J.E. Koch and K.R. Molenaar, 296 pages.
· “Communicating Design Quality Requirements for Public
Sector Design/Build Projects,” Journal of Management in
Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 24 (2) April
2008. with
· “Comparative Analysis of Owner Goals for Design/Build Projects,” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Vol.24 (1) January 2008. with C. Lopez del Puerto and J. S. Shane.
· “Relating Cost Growth from the Initial Estimate Versus Design Fee for Transportation Projects,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 133 (6), June 2007, pp. 404-408 with C. Lopez del Puerto and D. Humphrey.
· “Analysis of Federal Design-Build Request for Proposal Evaluation Criteria,” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 23 (2), April 2007, pp. 105-111 with R.F. Barton.
· “Estimating Design Costs for Design-Build Transportation Projects,” 2006 Proceedings, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, May, 2006, pp. CT019-1- CT019-10. with C..Lopez del Puerto and K.R. Robson.
· “Life Cycle Cost Award Algorithms for Design-Build Highway Pavement Projects,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE, Vol. 10 (4), December, 2004, pp. 167-175, with K.R.Molenaar.
· “Analysis of Owner’s Design and Construction Quality Management Approaches in Design-Build Projects” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 20 (4), October, 2004, pp. 162-169, with K.R.Molenaar.
· “Life Cycle Design Criteria for Design-Build Transportation Projects,” Proceedings, Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Construction Institute, March 2003, pp. 1-17, with K.R.Molenaar.
· “Partnering Successful Design-Build Contracts in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest Division,” The Military Engineer, SAME, Vol. 94 (616),March, 2002, pp.47-48, with L.N. Allen, and K.R. Molenaar.
· “Time Management- A
Design-Builder’s Perspective” Cost
Engineering, Journal of AACE, International, Vol. 44 (9) September, 2002, pp. 16-23.with
S.R. Kasturi.
·
“Design-builder
Selection for Small Highway Projects,” Journal
of Management in Engineering, ASCE, , Vol 17 (4), October, 2001, pp. 214-223. with K.R.Molenaar.
·
“Measuring the Impact of Legislative Restrictions on
Public Project Delivery Systems” 2001
Proceedings, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Victoria, British Columbia June, 2001, pp. C17.1-C17.8.
·
“Design-Build in Transportation from the Research
Perspective” Journal of Leadership and Management in
Engineering, ASCE, (accepted for publication in June, 2002)
·
Design
Build Contracting for Transportation Workbook, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, October, 2000, with K.R.Molenaar.
·
“Developing
Construction Claims for Arbitration: An Arbitrator’s Viewpoint,”
Cost Engineering, Journal of AACE, International, July, 2000, pp.
29-31. with C.A. Joplin,
·
“Design-Build
Contract Award Methods for Transportation Projects,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, November, 1999, pp.
565-567, with S.P. Senadheera.
·
“Quantitative Analysis of Partnered Project
Performance,” Journal of
Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol.125 (3) June, 1999,
pp 161-166, with W.D. Dillon, H.L. Reynolds, and J. Boyd.
·
“Cost Engineering Optimum Seaport Capacity,” Cost
Engineering, Journal of AACE, International,
September, 1998, Vol. 40 (9), pp. 28-32, with J.P. Basilotto.
·
“Megaships:
A Word of Caution,” TR News,
Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, No. 196,
May-June 1998, pp. 9, with J.P. Basilotto.
·
"Highway
Construction Design-Build Methods," Proceedings, ASCE, Texas
Section Conference, South Padre Island, Texas, April,
1998, pp. 1-8.
·
"Best Value Contracting Criteria"
Cost Engineering, Journal of AACE, International, Vol. 39,
No. 6, June, 1997, pp. 31-34, with M.A. Ellicott.
·
"Life Cycle Project Management,"
1997 Transactions, AACE, International, Dallas, Texas, July
1997, pp. 21-25, with M.A. Ellicott.
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"Best Value Contracting: Breaking the Low Bid Paradigm,"
1996 Transactions, AACE, International,
Vancouver, British Columbia, June 1996, pp.
51-54, with M.A. Ellicott.
·
"A Review and Analysis of the Design-Build
Construction Contracting Method,” American Society for Engineering
Education/Gulf Southwest Section, San Antonio, Texas, March 1996, pp.
861-864, with Steven D. Bell.
·
"Selecting an Interdisciplinary Design-Build
Contractor Using Utility Theory," Proceedings, First World Conference on
Integrated Design and Process Technology, Society for Design and
Process Science, Austin, Texas, IDPT-Volume 1, December 1995, pp. 249-253.
·
Design-Build Contracting for Highway Projects in Texas,
Research Report TX-97/7-3916-1F, Submitted to Texas Department of
Transportation, September, 1997, with S. Senadheera, J. Valerius, and M.
Rumi.
·
Draft Specifications for Design-Build Contracting for Highway
Construction Projects in Texas, Research Report TX-97/7-3916-2R, Submitted to Texas
Department of Transportation, September, 1997, with S. Senadheera.
·
Best Practices in Design-Build Contracting for Highway Projects,
Research Report TX-97/7-3916-1R, Submitted to Texas Department of
Transportation, April, 1997 with S. Senadheera, J. Valerius, and M. Rumi.
·
Project
Planning and Control Workbook, ASCE,
Reston, Virginia, March, 2000.
·
Design
Build Contract Administration Workbook, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, January, 2000, with J. Koch and K, Molenaar.
·
Design-Build and Military Construction Workbook,
Corps of Engineers Training Management Directorate, No. 425-FY95
(PROSPECT), Huntsville, Alabama, August 1995.
Academic Experience:
August 1999 - now: Associate
Professor/Professor,
Construction
Science Division, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
Teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in Construction
Science and Contract Administration.
Courses covered subjects such as cost estimating (using Timberline
Precision Estimating software), project management (using Primavera P3 and
SureTrak software), design-build contracting, quality control/quality
assurance, construction contract administration and construction materials
and methods. Conducting
research in design-build contracting, constructability, heavy highway
construction methods, and numerical analysis to quantify the qualitative.
August 1994 - August 1999: Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, Graduate Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Teaching undergraduate courses in Construction Engineering Technology and Construction Management. Courses covered subjects such as cost estimating (using Timberline Precision Estimating software), project management (using Primavera P3 and SureTrak software), cost and profit analysis, construction contract administration and site safety. Conducting research in optimal analysis of construction equipment systems, design-build contracting, partnering, and assorted transportation engineering problems. Appointed to Texas Department of Transportation State Technical Advisory Panel for Construction and Maintenance and as External Advisor on Road Management Issues to the New Zealand Chartered Institute of Transport
