Steps in the Collaborative Project Approach

Phases 1, 2, and 3 (FEL)

1. Feasibility Studies
2. Scope Development and Conceptual Design
3. Preliminary Design and Budgetary Estimating

Phase 4 Detailed Design & Procurement

• Design and Engineering, including consultation with Detailer

• Check the Work Product (model and/or drawings, calculations)

• Conduct Interdiscipline Review, including review by Detailer

• Issue for Owner Approval; Detailer starts developing SDS/2 Model

• Incorporate Approval Comments & Finalize Design; Detailer finalizes SDS/2 Model and Produces Shop Drawings

• Issue for Bids

• Receive Bids

• Evaluate Bids

• Fabrication Award

• Fabricator Procures Steel

• Fabrication

Phase 5 Construction

Steel Erection

Phase 6 Commissioning and Startup

Final Inspection

Owner Acceptance

Reduced Overall Cost

The Collaborative Approach

allows for assistance in determining framing layouts, member selection, and connection details that are friendly to both fabricator and erector, resulting in reduced shop and field labor costs

provides for closer coordination with suppliers and steel mills regarding shape availability (also has schedule implications)

creates a working relationship between detailer and engineer for design forces, leading to more economical connection design

results in fewer manhours expended by detailer developing RFIs and engineer responding to them (also has schedule implications)

Enhanced Quality of Work

Using the Collaborative Approach

a portion of the schedule improvement could translate into extended engineering time for further checking and refinement of design

with Electronic Data Interchange dramatically reduces the potential for errors

and early detailer review of the design drawings will minimize omission of necessary information

and the working relationship it creates between detailer and engineer will eliminate guesswork regarding the engineers intent

What allows PSD to add value?

Experience it equips us with the tools needed to arrive at the most practical solutions to everyday design and detailing problems

Collaborative Project Approach becoming an integral part of the design team, rather than simply a sub-vendor to steel fabricators

Becoming an integral part of your design team on projects can result in:

• improved schedule

• reduced overall cost

• enhanced quality of work