Student team

Andrew Brennan, Avree Bujaczek, Adam Morstad

Faculty advisor

Tareq Baker

Industry partner

Chandos Construction Ltd.

BENEFITS OF INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERYDETERMINING REASONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS SYSTEM IN THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Andrew Brennan, Avree Bujaczek, and Adam

Morstad investigated the effectiveness of

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), a new delivery

method in the construction industry that has

a collaborative approach. The method takes

advantage of the expertise of different teams at

the early stages of a project.

RESEARCH AND ANALYSISThe team performed research to determine

the benefits of IPD in North America and

conducted a survey with local stakeholders

who have recently participated in IPD projects.

The project team found that benefits such

as quality, cost, and schedule were the main

reasons Calgary construction companies

chose IPD over traditional delivery methods.

Their survey results also displayed a strong

correlation between using IPD and improved

communications and relationships throughout

the project process.

RECOMMENDATIONSBrennan, Bujaczek, and Morstad concluded that

IPD is an effective delivery method and yields

added value on projects. They suggested a high

level understanding of the IPD method is vital to

its effectiveness.

IPD DECIDING FACTORS AMONG CALGARY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

Cost

Quality

Schedule

Safety

Construction efficiency

Risk management

Sustainability

Relationships

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VALIDATING EVIDENCE ADAM MORSTAD | AVREE BUJACZEK | ANDREW BRENNAN

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rs Percentage of respondents who indicated the factor was important when deciding to use the IPD method