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WDBC E-NEWS – May 4, 2018
Issue Highlights
2018 Research Study – Owner Input Needed
WDBC Welcomes New Advisor Member – Flatiron Corporation
Hybrid Procurement Approach for Wastewater Treatment Program
Registration Open for Missouri Regional Education Session
WDBC 2018 Research Study – Updating the Demand for the Use of Design-Build and CMAR Project Delivery Methods in the Water and Wastewater Sector
Under the direction of Rubin Mallows Worldwide, this landmark initiative builds upon last year’s effort characterizing the potential for design-build projects in water and wastewater sectors and understanding long-term industry and procurement trends. Because of the close collaboration among agency owners, designers, and contractors for procuring and delivering capital projects through design-build and CMAR delivery, this research study includes collecting and analyzing data from each of these entities.
Over the next month, owners will be interviewed by the research team to identify their reasons for selecting and using each of the collaborative delivery methods. At the same time, data will be collected from selected industry firms on projects performed or underway in 2017 and 2018 – updating the previous year’s work. The data collected will include project name, location, type of client organization, capital cost, and construction period for each collaborative delivery method – fixed-price, progressive, and construction management at-risk (CMAR). At this time, the study will not address DBO and P3 projects.
Opportunity to Share Experiences -- Good and Bad -- About Water Design-Build Projects
One of the most valuable components of the market research task is understanding the reasons behind the decision to use either progressive, fixed-price or CMAR delivery methods by owners for your projects. All data collected will remain confidential – and names will not be used unless explicitly agreed to by you. This information will be collected in May 2018 through either a 30-45-minute scheduled interview or via a brief online survey. Owners who would like to participate in the interview are asked to contact Linda Hanifin Bonner at the WDBC office.
WDBC Welcomes New Advisor Member - Flatiron Corporation
Flatiron is a Colorado-based construction company founded in 1947. Since then, Flatiron has expanded throughout the U.S. and Canada, completing some of the most complex heavy civil and water infrastructure projects in North America with revenues in excess of $1.3 billion. They have the local expertise backed by the experience and resources of a national and international contractor with 1,764 skilled craft workers in the U.S. Their parent company, HOCHTIEF, was ranked the #2 Top International Contractor by Engineering News-Record. Within the last 10 years, Flatiron has successfully completed 50+ water/wastewater infrastructure contracts and delivered more than 33 design-build contracts worth a combined $6.5 billion, with another $6 billion under contract.
Representing Flatiron is Roy C. Fazio, JD. As Flatiron Constructors’ Director of U.S. Water Group and Vice President, Roy has 26 years of business management experience, coupled with operations and business development expertise in water infrastructure with an emphasis on construction and commercial negotiations. Roy is experienced in CMAR, design-build, and hard bid delivery methods. His primary responsibility is overall resource deployment, client satisfaction, and overall project performance. His experience includes key executive and management positions within major construction organizations in the wet infrastructure market, where he has led projects up to $1B across the U.S. and internationally.
How a Hybrid Procurement Approach was Successfully Used for an $800 Million Regional Wastewater Treatment Program
The Capital Regional District (CRD), located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is currently in the process of implementing a major wastewater treatment program that includes construction of a new 108-ML/d secondary wastewater treatment plant, two major pumping stations, two large diameter force mains, a 20-km residuals pipeline, a wet weather attenuation tank, and biosolids resource recovery facility. This program culminates a five-year effort in which technical planning was completed by Stantec and district representatives.
The Water Design-Build Council stands ready to contribute its expertise, resources, innovation and enthusiasm to the challenge of strengthening our water and wastewater infrastructure.
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