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Risky Business: Managing Risk & Contracts in Collaborative Delivery

July 28, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

About Session

Risk is a term we hear a lot when it comes to our industry, but what does it truly mean as it relates to our projects? Cost? Schedule impacts? Number of potential bidders? This session aims to address the relationship between risk, contracts, and project outcomes. We will go through the basics of how contract models affect risk, the various types of risk and management strategies, as well as real-world case studies of how these factors can impact our projects. We’ll review key drivers that affect those day-to-day outcomes and review resources to help you navigate the world of risk and contracts and achieve the desired outcome for your projects.

Featured WCDA EducationContent: Risk Allocation & Contracts

Speakers

Moderator – Jessica Adams-Weber, PE

Moderator – Jessica Adams-Weber, PE

WCDA Contracts Committee Chair | Vice President & North Central Region Water Business Development Director, HDR
Moderator – Jonathan Tristao, PE, Assoc. DBIA

Moderator – Jonathan Tristao, PE, Assoc. DBIA

Vice President, Tanner Pacific
Gerard P. (Jerry) Cavaluzzi

Gerard P. (Jerry) Cavaluzzi

Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer, Kennedy Jenks

Paul Franke

Shareholder, Polsinelli PC

Howard Lum, PE, SE, ENV SP

Design Section Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Trisha Roth, CPPB, Assoc. DBIA, MSTM

Trisha Roth, CPPB, Assoc. DBIA, MSTM

Procurement and Project Delivery Specialist/PPM IV, King County Wastewater Treatment Division