WDBC E-NEWS – February 24, 2020

Still Time to Register for Kansas City Collaborative-Delivery Education Session

Thursday, February 27, 2020, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Hosted by Garney Construction
1333 NW Vivion Rd,
Kansas City, MO 64118

This one-day inclusive education and training session for city and county officials; managers and staff of municipal, private, and governmental organizations; and private industry will provide essential knowledge needed to plan for, procure, and manage design-build and CMAR for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Session topics include:

Deciding to Implement a Collaborative-Delivery Project presents key components of strategy, tactics, and implementation on what is required to build internal understanding and consensus about a project’s goals, priorities, and drivers, with special emphasis on the role and responsibilities of an owner advisor.

Principles and Best Practices of Collaborative Delivery describes the relationships of the core collaborative-delivery methods—construction management at-risk, progressive design-build, and fixed-price design-build—the differences as well as advantages and distinctions.

Risk Management and Contracts addresses the areas of risk that are typical for water and wastewater projects: common project risks and allocation principles, managing risks, addressing liability and risk in the collaborative-delivery contract, contract commercial concepts, industry-standard contract forms, and cautions for consideration.

Conducting the Procurement Process describes the major steps in the procurement process from preparing the request for qualifications and request for proposals to selecting the design-builder or CMAR firm.

Managing and Implementing Collaborative-Delivery Projects focuses on core activities for three distinct areas.

     1. Team Structure for Effective Collaborative Delivery
     2. Developing a Collaborative Working Environment
     3. Implementing a Project Management Plan

Getting to Project Completion and Transition provides a roadmap of activities essential to the success of the final project stages that allows all stakeholders to view the project with the most balanced risk profile and clear understanding of critical success factors.

Interested in hosting an education session of your own? Contact the WDBC office for more information.

Collaborative-Delivery Project Seminar Hosted by CWEA

More and more projects are utilizing collaborative-delivery methods to deliver innovative, flexible, and successful projects. Unlike conventional design-bid-build projects, collaborative-delivery methods provide owner, designer, and builder input early and throughout the project providing a better distribution of risk, control, and creativity. This seminar will cover the core concepts of collaborative delivery and provide perspective from experienced engineers, contractors, and owners.

Who: Planners, Engineers, Project Managers, Program Managers, and other water/wastewater professionals interested in learning more about project delivery methods

Topics:

• Collaborative Delivery 101 – Principles of Collaborative-Delivery Methods, Apportioning Risk, Procurement Fundamentals, Implementation and Comfort Zones, Market Trends for Collaborative Delivery in Water/Wastewater – Leofwin Clark, Brown and Caldwell

• Construction Manager at-Risk (CMAR) Project Delivery Case Study – Greg Ayers, Sundt Construction, Inc.

• RESCUing Silicon Valley’s Wastewater Conveyance System Using Progressive Design-Build – Kim Hackett, Silicon Valley Clean Water

• Contractor’s Perspective of Progressive Design-Build – Jonathan Keaney, The Walsh Group

When/Where:

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

San Leandro Marina Community Center
15301 Wicks Blvd.
San Leandro, CA 94579

Crist Engineers Joins WDBC as Advisor Member

Founded in 1938, Crist Engineers, Inc. recently celebrated its 80th anniversary and is one of the oldest consulting engineering firms in Arkansas. The firm offers specialized experience in water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, as well as various other engineering services including planning and construction management to clients throughout Arkansas and surrounding states.

Representing Crist Engineers on the advisor board is Craig Johnson, PE. Craig joined Crist Engineers, Inc. in 2012 as an associate engineer, became a partner of the firm in 2013, and now serves as vice president. Mr. Johnson is a registered professional engineer with 23 years of experience in the municipal water and wastewater service area. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1995 and his master’s degree in civil engineering in 1996, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

The alternate representative to the advisor board is Matt Dunn, PE. Matt is a registered professional engineer with 21 years of experience in the water and wastewater market. Matt received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in 1997 and his master’s degree in civil engineering in 1998, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Matt began his career with Crist Engineers in 1999, became a partner of the firm in 2004, vice president in 2011, and currently serves as president. 

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