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Risk and Contracts for Collaborative Delivery Projects—A Deep Dive for Owners – Tampa, FL

November 13 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST
$290.00

Join the WCDA and the Polsinelli Law Firm for a comprehensive deep-dive classroom course focused on risk allocation and contract principles for construction management at-risk (CMAR) and design-build projects. Building on the Water and Wastewater Collaborative Delivery Handbook, 6th edition, this course is an in-depth survey of industry-standard contract templates, the dynamics of risk allocation and performance accountability, insurance, and bonding.

Who Should Attend?

Public utility decision-makers, attorneys, senior project managers and procurement/contracts professionals. Attendance at a previous WCDA Fundamentals and Implementation session or previous familiarity with collaborative delivery concepts is helpful.

*ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO PUBLIC AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL.

When:

November 13, 2025, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Doors open at 8:00 am

Where:

Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library
Community Rooms A & B
11211 Countryway Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33626

Cost:

Public Owners: $290
Seating is limited. Advance registration required.

Includes:

  • Lunch and refreshments
  • Copy of WCDA’s Water and Wastewater Collaborative Delivery Handbook, 6th edition
  • Electronic access to WCDA’s PDB and CMAR contract templates

Agenda:

Approx. Time
Topic
8:00 am
Doors Open
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Who We Are and What We Do
Polsinelli Law Firm
Water Collaborative Delivery Association (WCDA)
Guest
Speaker: Insurance and Bonding (tentative)
Facilitator and Participant Introductions
9:00 am - 9:30 am
The WCDA Collaborative Delivery Spectrum
Definition of Collaborative Delivery
Common Terminology and Definitions
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Risk Allocation Fundamentals
Defined Deliverables vs. Defined Performance
Discussion on Standard of Care Compared to Performance Guarantees
Facets of DB Performance Risk Transfer
The Risk Road Map
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Short Break
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Performance Guarantees – New WCDA White Paper Content Preview 
What's the Difference Between a Performance Requirement and a Performance Guarantee?
When Should Performance Requirements and Associated Guarantees be Used? Or Not?
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch Break
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Insurance and Bonding – Market Considerations (tentative) 
What's Insurable—and What's Not
What's Covered by Surety Bonds—and What's Not
Differences Between CMAR and Design-Build
How To Be an "Owner of Choice"
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Collaborative Delivery Contracts Deep Dive 
Common Construction Contract Terms Now Viewed Through a Risk Allocation Lens
Specific issues Related to Standard of Care and Performance Guarantees
Contractual Concepts Required to Support Two-Phase Delivery (CMAR and Progressive DB)
Discussions Include Specific Federal Funding and State Statute Considerations and Examples of Preferred Contract Templates and Language
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Short Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Collaborative Delivery Risk Allocation: Business Decisions or Legal Requirements? 
Discussion Around What Risk-Related Decisions Should Be Left to Delivery Teams/Executive Leadership Versus Those That Should be Guided by Counsel
3:30 pm
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Questions?

Contact us at Education@WaterCollaborativeDelivery.org

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Date:
November 13
Time:
8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST
Cost:
$290.00
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Venue

Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library
11211 Countryway Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33626 United States
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