Collaborative Delivery

Is Your Water Project Shovel Ready for Government Stimulus Packages?

Is Your Water Project Shovel Ready for Government Stimulus Packages?

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.

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Value Engineering’s Role in Collaborative Delivery

Value Engineering’s Role in Collaborative Delivery

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.

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Listen to the Water Values Podcast with Leofwin Clark

Listen to the Water Values Podcast with Leofwin Clark

WCDA Education Director Leofwin Clark was a guest on Bluefield Research’s The Water Values Podcast recently. Tune in to hear Leofwin’s take on all things collaborative delivery. What is it? What are the different types used in water infrastructure projects? Why is legislation still needed in some states to enable it? Is it better for larger or smaller communities? What are the risks and how do you mitigate them? Hear answers to these questions and many more here.

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