When the City of Lawrence, KS, faced a $60M upgrade to their wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), the City knew that collaborative delivery would be a critical tool in tackling the project’s timeline and complexity. But the city’s public bidding policies, which had t been changed since the early 1980s, were focused on traditional design-bid-build and low-bid approaches. The first step in this journey was a wholesale modernization of long-standing public policy. The story of the City’s $60M WWTP upgrade will be intertwined to provide tangible examples and practical strategies. The project was eventually authorized to use the construction manager at risk method, and incorporated a unique procurement approach to highlight expertise during the selection of both the design team and the construction manager. During the preconstruction phase, collaborative delivery was critical for this project to overcome the supply chain and cost escalation challenges of the past few years. The current construction phase progress will also be shared. After this session, participants will be able to:
• Develop strategies for changing local government policy to allow the consideration of alternative project delivery.
• Identify specific policies and procedures that increase transparency and accountability in alternative delivery projects.
• Describe the benefits of pre-construction collaboration to overcome market constraints, e.g., early GMPs, early procurement of long-lead items, value analysis successes, and more.

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Dr. Brian Lines

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