Collaborative Delivery Archives - Water Collaborative Delivery Association

Owner Advisors Help You Keep Control of Your Collaborative Delivery Project

by Kyle M. Kruger, PE, Water Implementation Leader | Garver

With a rise in use of collaborative delivery, owners have begun finding ways to make the process easier and reduce stressful oversight on their end. Collaborative delivery methods are often complex with multiple contractors and moving pieces as part of the day-to-day tasks. Because of this complexity, owners may be hesitant to transition from design-bid-build given their unfamiliarity. That’s where an owner advisor comes in.

Keeping Your Projects Moving Forward When the World is Telling You to Stop

by Dennis Clough, Project Director, Sustainable Infrastructure | Energy Systems Group

The world enters another month of the COVID-19 pandemic and we all slowly continue to figure out how to deal with it. “This new normal,” “in these uncertain times,” and wishing friends and colleagues to “stay safe” are the phrases of today. We use these now because they are necessary.

Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Partnerships

by Kevin Flis, Business Development Manager | Xylem Inc.

In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, maintaining critical water and wastewater operations has never been more important. Yet, ensuring continuity of operations has never been more challenging, and it will require using every tool in the utility manager’s toolbox.

Is Your Water Project Shovel Ready for Government Stimulus Packages?

by Joe Uglevich, PE, Vice President, Regional Business Lead – Water, US Northeast and North Central | Stantec

Collaborative Project Delivery (CPD) methods, such as design-build, progressive design-build, and construction management at-risk, can offer a means to deliver a project faster than traditional design-bid-build. CPD methods can offer significant overall schedule reduction since the contractor and engineer collaborate early in the project, instead of the contractor taking over the design to implement once completed. The type of delivery model selected has different contracting methods, risks, and potential control for the owner. CPD is not right for every project, but there are many projects where it can offer significant advantages.

Value Engineering’s Role in Collaborative Delivery

by Max Glynn, Senior Project Manager | Garney Construction

Value engineering (VE) is a creative, systematic approach to providing the essential functions of a project at the best value. Successful VE results are achieved through an open, collaborative review of the project that considers life cycle costs, performance, quality, reliability, and safety. VE is one of the many benefits that collaborative delivery methods such as CMAR, design-build, and progressive design-build offer to project owners.

The Perks of Partnership

by Kevin Flis, Business Development Manager | Xylem Inc.

At the end of the day, a successful design-build project comes down to working alongside people you can trust as true partners. Whether considering technical innovations, nailing down costs, or exploring creative delivery solutions, it’s essential that all players work together to achieve the project’s end goal.

Price and Schedule Aren’t the Owner’s Top Drivers Anymore When Choosing Collaborative Delivery

by Brian Adams, PE, Director of Design-Build Projects, Tesco Controls, Inc.

The Water Design-Build Council is at it again…collecting data and doing research. The latest efforts are being finalized for public release shortly. In the meantime, I’d like to share some preliminary results that I find interesting.

How Big is Big?

by Leofwin Clark, Assistant Director/Education Director | Water Collaborative Delivery Association

Back in 2020 when I wrote about the Yugo and the merits of thinking about projects on a life cycle basis, the original Yugo’s 1987 list price of $3,990 translated to $9,100 in 2020 dollars.

Early Works Strategies in a Volatile Market

by Chad Wolfe, Project Director | McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

When the supply chain faces pressure and creates a volatile market for utility-scale construction projects, challenges arise for project teams seeking solutions to long-term wastewater treatment facility expansions.

Silver Lining: Lessons Learned from an Envision-Rated Treatment Plant

by Jacqueline McMahon, PE, Water/Wastewater Engineer | Freese and Nichols

Sustainability has become a word mentioned across our lives and the industry but isn’t as clearly defined as other terms like efficiency, safety factor, or effluent quality.