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Abstract Improving quality management becomes one of the most important requirements in the construction industry. Traditional approaches to quality control are inadequate and are being replaced by Total Quality Management (TQM). To apply the TQM approach to complicated projects such as DesignBuild IVI Consortium Potable and Wastewater Treatment Plants, it is necessary to find out the main problems of this type of projects. In this thesis, the researcher has collected the main problems of this type of projects (through a questionnaire), and proposed practical guidelines for solving them. from the design - build questionnaire’s results, it has been found that the design management related problems represents the main obstacle in front of the successful project management. Previously, the literature showed that researchers have focused their attention on addressing the management of the construction phase more than the management of the engineering phase of the project. In fact, the management approach during the engineering phase may determine the gain and the loss of a project specially in the DIB contracts in which there is no clear time separation between both stages. The business process, procedures and task instructions of managing the design in all the project stages have been discussed in this thesis, with focusing on the Civil Design which normally is the main influence that affects the project duration. In order to give the reader a basic solution for avoiding normal design problems, the researcher has given a computerized data base for the main design problems in that type of projects (lessons learned), and their practical solutions. He also, proposed a computerized system suitable to cover the critical need for urgent exchanging of modifications in the design - build projects. Keywords: Project Management, Total Quality Management, Design Management, Design -Build Contracts, Joint Venture, Consortium, Potable Water treatment Plants, Wastewater Treatment Plants. |