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WATER COLLABORATIVE DELIVERY NEWS
March 30, 2022
Issue Highlights
Come See Us in Orlando at Design-Build Water/Wastewater Conference
Are You Ready to Schedule an Education Session?
Blog Feature - An Owner’s Top 3 Action Items for Organizational Preparedness
Legislative Corner - Water Design-Build Improvement Ask of 2022
Come See Us at Booth 107 in Orlando
The Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference brings professionals together for three days of dynamic speakers, networking events, and the latest on design-build trends in the water/wastewater sector. Now, more than ever, design-build will help deliver innovative, collaborative, and resilient water infrastructure to communities nationwide.
As the only design-build event targeted to the water/wastewater sector, you will have unique opportunities to network with peers—both owners and practitioners—allowing you to make connections that power career and business opportunities, expand your professional reach, and create long-lasting impact in this post-COVID recovery era.
Come visit the Water Collaborative Delivery Association at Booth #107 and witness the big reveal of our new brand. Find out why we changed our name and learn about all of the opportunities for collaborating and connecting with us and your peers!
WCDA Now Scheduling In-Person Education Sessions
With updated modules reflecting the latest and greatest best practices, the Water Collaborative Delivery Association is excited to get back in the classroom with officials, managers, engineering and O&M staff of public water/wastewater facilities, and others who are looking to gain the fundamental knowledge needed to procure and deliver collaborative delivery projects.
Not ready to meet in person but still want to gain this valuable insight? Live online sessions are also available.
Session topics include:
Deciding to Implement a Collaborative Delivery Project
Principles and Best Practices of Collaborative Delivery
Risk Management and Contracts
Conducting the Procurement Process
Managing and Implementing Collaborative Delivery Projects
Getting to Project Completion and Transition
For more information or to schedule a session, please contact WCDA Business Operations Manager Bob Golden at rgolden@watercollaborativedelivery.org or 303-641-0550.
Do you have a one-time mega-project that you don’t have the capacity or capabilities to deliver? Is your capital improvement program growing quickly and you need to equip your staff with the right skills and relevant knowledge to keep up with the rising demand? Do you need to decrease your average project delivery time due to rate-payer or political pressure? All of the above?
Whatever your reason for considering collaborative delivery, I can tell you as a prior owner, we tend to overlook the importance of investing in staff and organizational preparedness that’s fundamental to ensuring project success.
On March 17th, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced H.R. 7119, the “Water Design-Build Improvement Ask of 2022.” This introduction comes after several months of advocacy and education efforts from WCDA and several member companies. Both members have been vocal in supporting increased use of collaborative delivery methods in federally funded water projects, and WCDA thanks them for their leadership on the issue.
H.R. 7119 would clarify that the EPA may award WIFIA funds to projects that use collaborative delivery methods, so long as state and local law does not prohibit. The bill also directs the EPA, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps, to study the use of collaborative delivery in federally funded water projects, determine barriers to increased use, and identify how to better educate agency staff on collaborative delivery methods.
WCDA will continue to advocate for inclusion of H.R. 7119 on any appropriate legislative vehicles and will urge Congress to pass the bill this year. A one-pager on the bill can be found here.
If you would like to get involved with WCDA's federal policy efforts, please contact our government affairs consultants at Venn Strategies by emailing Matt Pearce (mpearce@vennstrategies.com) or Doug MacGillivray (dmacgillivray@vennstrategies.com) to get involved.
5th Edition of the Water and Wastewater Design-Build Handbook
Learn the Best Practices on Collaborative Delivery Methods for Water and Wastewater Projects
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The Water Collaborative Delivery Association provides industry members with the knowledge, tools, and proven approaches to collaborate and innovate effectively, lead change, and deliver Better Projects, Together.
