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Mitigating Market Volatility During Construction Through Collaborative Delivery Methods

by Jana Bendinelli, Senior Strategic Writer – Water Marketing Team | Garver and Kyle M. Kruger, PE, Water Implementation Leader | Garver

Across the board, supply chain issues and rising costs are impacting engineering and construction projects. The costs of construction materials have elevated over the past year due to growing demand and major disruptions to production fueled by the pandemic. These disruptions are responsible for construction material shortages much like the auto industry is facing with microchip shortages.

Addressing Critical Water Infrastructure Needs in Uncertain Times

by Tracy Streeter, Business Development Manager – Water Group | Burns & McDonnell

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the continued development of critical infrastructure, creating growing uncertainty concerning financing opportunities and project delivery.

Why Should Water Collaborative Delivery Projects Have an Integrated Design Manager?

by Michaela Rempkowski, PE, Integrated Design Manager | McCarthy Water

The idea of an integrated design management role for collaborative delivery projects is not a new one. For over 20 years, vertical commercial collaborative delivery projects have assigned an integrated design manager to drive seamless collaboration for overall project success. However, when describing this position in the water industry, the immediate response is, “What is an integrated design manager?”

Supply Chain Engagement

by Ernie Maschner, DBIA, Vice President Global Water | Victaulic

Water/wastewater projects are becoming larger and more complex. Our industry is continuously innovating to maximize the productivity of existing and new plants. Recent events related to the COVID-19 outbreak may have permanent changes in the way plants are designed and built. The design and procurement process for collaborative delivery projects requires early involvement of supply chain partners to reduce risks for a successful proposal and construction.

Timing Can Be A “Risky Business”

by Tony Joyce, Sr. Vice President & Operations Manager | Kiewit Water

The discussion on risk allocation and project contingency versus design-builder contingency has been well documented in several previous blogs. The WDBC Water and Wastewater Design-Build Handbook also provides excellent guidance on best practices for risk allocation. However, my recent experiences on current projects have led me to believe that, far too often, a project’s price, contingency, and schedule are adversely impacted by not addressing project risks with the right team members at the right time, and this topic is worthy of further discussion.

Closing the Gap with Design-Build for Water Infrastructure

by John Mitchell, Process Tech Director, Burns & McDonnell

Today’s global infrastructure investment, estimated to be $2.5 trillion per year, falls short of the $3.3 trillion annual investment needed to keep pace with expected growth, not to mention renewal of existing aging infrastructure.

When Is Collaborative Delivery Faster than DBB—and When Is It Slower?

by Jon Gribble, Senior Vice President – Water Markets & Strategy | Kiewit

Considering the topic, this has the potential to be a very short blog post. After all, we’re looking at comparing the schedule of collaborative delivery versus design-bid-build delivery.

Five Minutes with Roy Epps on his 41 years in the Water Industry and how Collaborative Delivery has Made it Better for Everyone

by Roy Epps, President–Water Group | The Walsh Group (Walsh Construction and Archer Western) and Jamey Steffen, PE, BCEE, Business Development Manager | Archer Western/The Walsh Group

Roy, you are retiring at the end of this year after 41 years in the industry. What is the biggest change you have seen over that period?

How Can You Attract Qualified Design-Builders for Your Projects?

by Robin Winslett, Vice President/Business Line Manager | Kiewit

The booming water/wastewater market is keeping design-builders busy, so much so that the economic equilibrium is off-center, slanted toward a place where demand often exceeds supply. It’s a design-builders’ (bidders) market.

Starting with the End Users in Mind

by Joél Cabrera, PE, PMP, DBIA, QSD, Sr. Construction/Project Manager | Tanner Pacific and Demi Pacifuentes PE, PMP, Assoc. DBIA, Construction Manager | Tanner Pacific

When building a team for a design-build project, it’s common for agency owners (specifically engineering managers) to prioritize the obvious resources: project managers and owners advisors. What often gets overlooked is the opportunity to include the perspective and expertise of the end users during the design and construction process.