Fundamentals of Collaborative Delivery – 2023 Webinar Series 2

Join the WCDA for a multi-session series on collaborative delivery fundamentals, following the chapters of the newly revised Water and Wastewater Collaborative Delivery Handbook, 6th edition.

Who Should Attend?

Leaders, engineering, and O&M staff of public W/WW facilities who have an interest in learning the fundamentals of collaborative delivery. No previous experience necessary. Practitioners are welcome, too!

Content:

All sessions start at 1 p.m. MDT (noon PDT, 2 p.m. CDT, 3 p.m. EDT)

Session 1: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (60 minutes)                                            
Is Collaborative Delivery Right for Your Project?
• Considering the use of collaborative delivery
• An approach to choosing the right delivery model
• Identifying project priorities
• Assessing your design-build “comfort zones”

Session 2: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 (90 minutes)
Making Sense of Collaborative Delivery Options
• Collaborative delivery defined
• Spectrum of collaborative delivery options
• Each delivery method defined
• Summary of key attributes

Session 3: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 (60 minutes)
Understanding and Allocating Risks
• Guiding principles of risk
• Risk-related definitions
• Fundamental risk allocation shift to DB
• How risk allocation evolves by delivery model

Session 4: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 (90 minutes)
Understanding Contracts
• Collaborative delivery contract fundamentals
• Collaborative delivery commercial concepts
• Concepts specific to CMAR and PDB

Session 5: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 (60 minutes)
Emphasizing the Importance of O&M Engagement
• Benefits of early O&M engagement
• Engaging O&M during procurement
• Engaging O&M during project delivery
• Performance criteria and acceptance testing
• Training and O&M manuals

Session 6: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 (90 minutes)
Preparing and Supporting a Project for Procurement
• Developing a procurement implementation plan
• Defining a procurement strategy
• Conducting market outreach
• Establishing financial requirements
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders
• Establishing the procurement methodology
• Defining best value
• The role of an owner advisor

Session 7: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (60 minutes)
Implementing a Best-Value Procurement Process
• Preparing for a procurement
• Timelines for conducting the procurement process
• WCDA resources to support procurements
• Contents of RFQs and RFPs
• Course wrap-up and summary

Cost: $450/person

Includes:

• Access to all seven sessions
• A PDF copy of WCDA’s new Water and Wastewater Collaborative Delivery Handbook, 6th edition
• Follow-up resource guidance from WCDA team

A la cart option: $75/person for any single session (does not include PDF)
See individual calendar events for each session’s tickets.

Instructors:

Mark E. Alpert, PE, FDBIA, WCDA Executive Director
Leofwin Clark, WCDA Education Director
Supported by WCDA member guest facilitators

TEAMS link and further instructions will be sent via email after registration.

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