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Water and Wastewater Design-Build Initiatives

By Jeff Henderson Roy Mundy, P.E., ENV SP, Assoc. DBIA   09/27/2019  In Our Company Services

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McWane Ductile has assembled a team of professionals to assist our clients and the industry in formulating quality and cost-effective projects to serve customers with their water and wastewater needs.

This team consists of Registered Professional Engineers, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Certified Technicians and ENVISION Sustainability Professionals with experience in managing utility operations, working in the consulting engineering industry, actual manufacturing experience in the pipe industry and decades of field exposure while providing resources and assistance with successful project completion.

The use of collaborative delivery methods for water and wastewater projects continues to steadily increase. Over the past decade, research conducted annually for the Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) on using these delivery methods reports that more and more owners are using them for their ability to achieve quality projects on schedule and within budget.

Thus, McWane Ductile has now added Certified Associate DBIA Professionals to its team in order to fully understand this expanding model of delivery as it relates to water and wastewater projects. It is important to our company that we continue to provide resources for the benefit of our clients and potential clients in all aspects of project delivery.

Implementing Best Practices

A Best Practice in “Executing The Delivery of Design-Build Projects” considers that All Design-Build Team Members Should Be Educated and Trained In The Design-Build Process, and Be Knowledgeable Of The Differences Between Design-Build and Other Delivery Systems.

Today, the water market defines collaborative delivery methods as one of the following categories:

  • Construction Management-At-Risk (CMAR)
  • Progressive Design-Build (PDB)
  • Fixed-Price Design-Build (FPDB)
  • Design Build-Operate (DBO)

In addition, a key component of a successful Public-Private Partnership (P3) is the implementation of design-build best practices as defined by DBIA, which we collectively refer to as Design-Build Done Right®. This is because at the heart of most P3s is a cost-certain, schedule-certain design-build contract for the initial design and construction of the asset.

Identifying Team Members Early On

What distinguishes the Design-Build (DB) delivery methods from both Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and CMAR is single point accountability for both design and construction. Rather than requiring the owner to have two separate contracts for design and construction, design-build delivery requires one contract between the owner and the design-builder.

If an owner chooses this model, inherently the right design-build team must be selected, not only with knowledge of the process, an innate trust among the team and respective skills to deliver, but also with an innovative mindset to propose construction solutions to meet the goals of the owner in an efficient and effective manner.

In order to perform efficiently in approaching this process, many times members of the design-build team are identified early on, which may include sub-contractors and manufacturers. This allows for as much input as possible from the very beginning to formulate design components.

Providing an Innovative Approach

In light of this approach, McWane Ductile wants to position itself to add value and expertise if selected as a team member, not only by understanding the intricacies of the process but also by proposing innovative approaches that are available both in product selection, operational attributes of our material and delivery efficiencies. These could include labor efficiencies of pipeline restraint systems, energy and life-cycle costs important to the owner and just-in-time delivery processes to ease costs to the contractor.

Our experience early in this process has allowed us to offer alternative options to the historical assumptions of pipeline materials that can ultimately benefit all stakeholders. First, by giving the design-build team more efficient options for installation, including material selection for fill in the pipe trench, and second, by delivering a long-term material solution that the owner can trust for many years into the future.

McWane Ductile is committed to its involvement in the Design Build Institute of America and the progressive use of these models in construction of water and wastewater facilities. Our team members are actively involved in DBIA committees and conference attendance as well as achieving Associate DBIA Certification to better serve our customers who choose this project delivery method.

Want tips and instruction to help your team succeed in the field? 

Please contact your local McWane Ductile Sales Rep to request a Lunch & Learn, a Day of Water, or on-site training before installing your next ductile iron pipeline. McWane Ductile provides free training and education to suit your needs.  

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Jeff Henderson

Jeff Henderson is the National Account Manager for McWane Ductile. He has over 40 years of experience in waterworks, industrial, and irrigation transmission pipe and fitting sales and solutions. Jeff has worked with U.S. and International pipe manufacturers, distributors, designers, and installers using many pipe materials, including Ductile Iron, PVC, HDPE, Profile Wall, Steel, A-C, PCCP, and others, in sizes from ½-inch to over 2500mm (100-inch) diameters. Jeff can be reached at Jeff.Henderson@McWaneDuctile.com or by calling (614) 404-4909

Roy Mundy, P.E., ENV SP, Assoc. DBIA

Roy Mundy, P.E., ENV SP, Assoc. DBIA, currently serves as Senior Regional Engineer for McWane Ductile, assisting utilities and engineering firms with value engineering of pipeline projects, education in pipeline material selection, and providing assistance with specification development and updating. Roy has a BS in Civil Engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology; MS in Engineering Management West Virginia University College of Graduate Studies; and is a Registered Professional Engineer in six states; ENVISION Sustainability Professional. Prior to McWane Ductile, Roy served as Lead Executive with the American Water System, retiring as President/CEO of Kentucky-American Water Co. Roy has served as Section Chair and is on several national committees of AWWA, Board of Directors and national committees of NAWC, Chair of ORSANCO, member of Kentucky Infrastructure Authority. He is currently serving on AWWA – Business Practices Standards Committee, the KY/TN Section Management Committee, and the Water/Wastewater and Legislative Committees of DBIA. Roy is a member of AWWA, NSPE, KSPE, ASCE, DBIA, and KYRWA.

"I joined McWane Ductile 5 years ago after spending most of my career in the water industry in the private water utility sector," said Mundy. "I enjoy the opportunity to work with engineering firms and utilities in assisting with value engineering projects and providing education on aspects of our products. I enjoy restoring classic cars, but foremost enjoy time with my family traveling and working around our small farm in Kentucky."

roy.mundy@mcwaneductile.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-mundy-7b42417/

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