Knowledge Counts: Project Procurement & Risk

About this episode

Wendy Hobbs interviews Geoff Lobley about procurement methods and associated risks in construction projects.

In this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, host Wendy Hobbs speaks with Geoff Lobley, Instructor of Civil Engineering Technology in the School of Construction at SAIT. They will be discussing different forms of procurement and the risks they bring to the parties involved. • Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F) • Producer: Ryan Schriml • Guest: Geoff Lobley, P. Tech. (Eng.), GSC About Our Guest: Geoff Lobley, P. Tech. (Eng.), GSC has been an instructor in the School of Construction at SAIT for five years. He comes into construction naturally, as his grandfather was a builder in northern Saskatchewan, and his father supervised road construction crews. His career started working for a small trade contractor, and he soon moved into the world of general contracting. He was part of the leadership and estimating team on projects ranging from multi-family, high-rise, commercial, retail, and industrial in Alberta and British Columbia. As a project manager, Geoff managed projects under several delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Construction Management, as well as managing trades who worked under a unit-rate model. Since transitioning into a career as an educator, Geoff has…

People in this episode

Host: Wendy Hobbs

Guest: Geoff Lobley

Topics covered

• Project Procurement
• Risk Management
• Construction Education

Keywords

• procurement
• construction
• risk
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lean methods, Integrated Project Delivery

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Places: Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia

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