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WATER COLLABORATIVE DELIVERY NEWS
June 15, 2022
Issue Highlights
Welcome WCDA's Newest Advisor Member - Michels
NEW Implementation Course Preview Offered Online
Blog Feature - Transferring Risk: An Opportunity to Add Value Using Progressive Design-Build Delivery
New Notice of SOQ for City of Bellingham – General Contractor/Construction Manager Services
New Advisor Member Joins WCDA
The Water Collaborative Delivery Association is pleased to announce the addition of Michels as a new advisor member. We look forward to their engagement in our mission.
Michels Corporation is one of the largest, most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors in North America. As a family-owned and -operated business, they have the ability to swiftly make critical decisions to support customers’ goals. The 8,000 people employed by Michels and the Michels Family of Companies are a hardworking, innovative team of problem solvers. Their crews are backed by an enviable fleet of 17,000 pieces of heavy equipment, most of which has been customized or fabricated to meet Michels’ high standards. Services are constantly growing and evolving to meet customers’ needs and to provide them with solutions to complex problems. Delivery methods include bid-build, design-build, progressive design-build, EPC, CMGC, public-private partnerships (P3), and other collaborative delivery methods. They are a preferred partner on large-scale joint ventures across multiple segments of the business. Michels combines a cohesive collection of services and strengths to efficiently, correctly, and cost-effectively deliver proven construction solutions.
Boris Veleusic, PE
Senior Manager Joining WCDA as the advisor representative for Michels is Boris Veleusic. Boris is a senior manager at Michels, focusing on business development, preconstruction, and
collaborative delivery. Boris’s experience includes work on heavy civil, transportation, and water projects throughout the US over his 22-year career in engineering and construction. He has extensive knowledge of collaborative delivery models including design-build, progressive design-build, CMGC, and P3.
Boris has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
New Implementation Course Now Open for Registration
Join the Water Collaborative Delivery Association for a six-session package of online collaborative delivery training featuring all new curriculumfor owners about to embark on a CMAR or design-build project.
1 Setting the Tone and Scope for a Successful Project Tuesday, July 19, 2022 2 Establishing a Cost Model (Cost Estimate Format) Tuesday August 2, 2022 3 Assessing and Verifying Cost and Proposed Contingency Tuesday, August 16, 2022 4 Evaluating Early Work Package Proposals Tuesday, August 30, 2022 5 Agreeing on the Guaranteed Contract Price Proposal Tuesday, September 13, 2022 6 Transitioning to Construction Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Two-hour sessions: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
Early Bird Special: Register by July 4th for only $250/person!
For more information or to schedule an in-person session, please contact WCDA Business Operations Manager Bob Golden at RGolden@WaterCollaborativeDelivery.org or 303-641-0550.
Projects delivered under construction management at-risk (CMAR) and progressive design-build (PDB) contracts are becoming more common in the US water sector. Each method offers opportunities for an owner to accelerate schedule, collaborate more effectively with a project team, facilitate early consideration of construction issues, and receive insight into project cost. There are many similarities between these two delivery methods, but PDB offers one major differentiator: an opportunity for the owner to transfer additional risk.
General Contractor/Construction Management (GC/CM) companies (Respondents) are invited to submit Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for the preconstruction services and potential construction services for the Post Point Resource Recovery Plant Project (Project) EU189 in accordance with the Heavy Civil Construction process of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 39.10.
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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