2010 Design Build Conference Agenda

Monday, November 15
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm	Registration
Tuesday, November 16
7:00 am to 8:00 am	Registration/Visit with Exhibitors
	Exhibits Open/Continental Breakfast
8:15 am to 8:30 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:15 am to 9:15 am	Florida’s High Speed Rail Initiative      Mr. Kevin Thibault, PE CEO and Executive Director of Florida’s Rail Enterprise
9:15 am to 10:45 am	Lessons Learned in Design-Build: An Interactive Forum      Moderator: Rex Huffman, DBIA      Panelists: Brian Blanchard, PE, FDOT                      Joe Angell II, PE, CCM                      Denise Ramsey, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, Haskell
10:45 am to 11:15 am	BREAK
11:15 to 12:15 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrently):
Track One	Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) Uses the Design-Build Delivery System to Accelerate Mobility Improvements Along SR 836 and Implement Their 2025 Master Transportation Plan      Speakers:      Mr. Juan Toledo, PE      Mr. Samuel Gonzalez, PE, RS&H
Track Two	Sustainability to Win Federal Design-Build Projects      Speakers:      Kristen M. Walson, PE, LEED AP      James T. Wamsley, PE, LEED AP, Cx
12:15 pm to 2:00 pm	LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
2:00 to 3:00 pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrently):
	Presentation - TBD
Track One	Design-Build in the Federal Sector      Moderator: Louis Martinez, P.E.      Panelists: Doug Dangerfield, NAFAC                      Rhonda Wall, Mobile District USACE
Track Two	Staying on Track: Design-Build Updates Speakers:    Jimmy Barber, PE, DBIA, LEED AP, Haskell
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm	BREAK
3:15 to 4:15 pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrently):
Track One	Legal, Technical, Contracting, Permitting, and Risk Issues Associated with the Procurement of Emerging Bio-Solids and Solid Waste Technologies on a Design-Build-Operate-Finance Basis      Speakers: Teno West, PLD&W and Steven Torres, Corporate Counsel City of Fall River Mass
Track Two	U.S. Southern Command Headquarters      Speakers:      Joe Giunta, Operations Manager, Hensel Phelps Construction Co.      Sean Vannoy, P.E., Project Manager, Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm	Welcome Reception with the Exhibitors
Wednesday, November 17
7:00 to 8:30 a.m.	Owners Council Breakfast Meeting (Owners Only)
8:00 to 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:30 to 8:45 a.m.	Welcome
8:45 to 9:45 a.m.	Design-Build on the Fly, Construction of the Guantanamo Detainee Facilities      Speaker:  Louis Martinez, P.E., Martinez Engineering & Management Services
9:45 to 10:00 a.m.	BREAK
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.	Design-Build Ramifications for the New Normal      Speaker: Jim Schug, FMI
11:00 to 12:00 p.m.	Construction 3.0      Speaker: Ted Garrison, Garrison Associates
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm	Awards Luncheon - Owner Awards Application Owner Awards Application
	Conference Closed

Nov. 18 – 19: Design-Build Sustainability Course (separate registration required)

Program is subject to change without notice.
[ Detailed Conference Agenda ]

Monday, November 15, 2010
4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Registration

Tues., Nov. 16, 2010
7:00 to 8:00 a.m.   Registration
Exhibits Open/Continental Breakfast sponsored by GAI Consultants

8:00 to 8:30 a.m.   Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:15 to 9:15 a.m.   KEYNOTE:  Get on Board with Florida High Speed Rail Initiative
                              Speakers:   Mr. Kevin Thibault, PE CEO and Executive Director of Florida’s Rail Enterprise

The presentation will provide a brief background of the creation of the Florida’s Rail Enterprise and the role it plays in the delivery of Passenger Rail projects in Florida. Florida Rail Enterprise is currently involved in several commuter rail projects in Florida. This includes SunRail, in Central Florida along with several ongoing studies to evaluate expanding passenger rail service regionally in support of the State of Florida’s Rail Initiatves. In addition FRE is also responsible for the procurement and delivery of High Speed Rail in Florida and coordinating the expansion of AMTRAK Intercity Rail Service.

A brief background of the history of High Speed Rail Project in Florida, the Obama Administration’s HSR Initiative, the recent selection of Florida’s Application by FRA for ARRA . The presentation will provide a project update that will include an in-depth presentation  of  the Track 2 Application for HSR service from Tampa to Orlando. The discussion will include the intended project goals, the limits of the first phase project, system alignment, station locations, service, speeds, a discussion of the   similar HSR technologies in use throughout Europe, Japan and Asia and those being development in China and Russia.
The Tampa-Orlando System procurement is currently under development and scheduled to be advertised as a Design/Build/Operate/Maintain and Finance- Public/Private/Partnership (P3) project that will be advertised in late 2010 by FRE, with a long term  concession lease agreement. FRE is currently developing the criteria package and holding various public information meeting to update the public and project stakeholders.

Learning Objectives

• Reviewing the history of HSR in Florida and across the US
• Defining the current list of passenger rail projects currently understudy by FRE and FDOT throughout Florida.
• Reviewing the Tampa-Orlando Route and the system goals and objectives.
• Educating the attendees on the benefits of HSR and the current systems in place internationally including technologies and manufacturers.
• Providing an update on the Tampa-Orlando project details along with the schedule and intended means for implementation

9:15 to 10:45 a.m.   Lessons Learned in Design-Build: An Interactive Forum
                               Moderator: Rex Huffman, DBIA
                               Panelists: Brian Blanchard, PE, FDOT, Joe Angell II, PE, CCM
                                               and Denise Ramsey, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, Haskell

Design-Build is much like a marriage – for better or for worse. This interactive town hall presentation format will look at the following:

• The Dating Game- This is the pre-proposal phase where key decisions are made such as choosing the right RFQ & RFP formats, choosing the right partner(s), teaming with local vs. national, interacting with the owner, determining go or no go, and what’s in the teaming agreement.
• The Engagement is Announced – This is the proposal phase where details are finalized including the selection of a collaborative and competent team which will lead to a good product at a good price. Risk allocation and contracts (prenuptial agreements) are finalized at this state.
• Keeping a Happy Marriage – This is the post proposal phase and the honeymoon is over. Divorce is not an option. Both teams will need to work together to solve the inevitable issues that arise.

Learning Objectives:

• To Gain unique perspectives from the Owner, Designer & Contractor viewpoints 
• To identifying specific issues among the various phases of the design-build process
• To explore lessons learned on some specific projects
• To have fun with the comparison of design-build to the matrimony process

10:45 to 11:15 a.m.   BREAK, visit with exhibitors

11:15 to 12:15 p.m.   Breakouts held concurrently

12:15 to 2:00 p.m.: LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

2:00 to 3:00 p.m.   Breakouts held concurrently

BREAK

3:15 to 4:15 p.m.    Breakouts held concurrently

4:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Welcome reception with the exhibitors

Wed., Nov. 17, 2010

7:00 to 8:30 a.m.: Owners Council Breakfast Meeting (Owners Only)
This breakfast meeting is an informal opportunity for owners to share their experiences with design-build. Tom Connery, P.E. with the City of Orlando and the Chair of the Owners Council will facilitate.

8:00 to 8:30 a.m.:  Continental Breakfast sponsored by GAI Consultants
                Exhibits open

8:30 to 8:45 a.m.:  Opening Remarks

8:45 to 9:45 a.m.:   Design-Build on the Fly, Construction of the Guantanamo Detainee Facilities
Speaker: Louis Martinez, P.E., Martinez Engineering & Management Services

In December 2001 Kellogg Brown & Root was tasked to construct temporary facilities for the detainees from the Global War on Terrorism at Guantanamo Naval Base Cuba.  This facility had to be completed in less than 90 days because General Franks had established a date certain for their movement out of Afghanistan to somewhere else in the world. KBR completed hundreds of cells under a unique design-build concept, and would later construct multiple additional facilities, including the state of the art prisons, a hospital, housing, and courtrooms.  These are the facilities that were scheduled to be closed by January 2010, but are still in use and subject to much discussion concerning how the detainees would be managed elsewhere.

9:45 to 10:00 a.m.: BREAK

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.  Design-Build Ramifications for the New Normal
                Speaker:              Jim Schug, FMI

This session will reveal survey results focusing on national project delivery trends, A/E/C company internal strengths and weaknesses to deliver projects, and significant needs of Owners. Using the 10th Annual Survey of Owners to provide context, this research and presentation will focus on Design Build specific trends and potential 'flash points' in the future.

Learning Objectives:       

• How have Design Build firms adjusted as a result during the recession? 
• What does Integrated Project Delivery mean to Owners and how have their expectations adjusted? 
• What areas lack alignment and require adjustment across the industry? 
• What are the implications for AEC firms to create value by delivering integrated project delivery for the 'new normal'? 

11:00 to 12:00 p.m.  How Construction 3.0™ Can Turn Around an Industry in Turmoil
                Speaker:              Ted Garrison, Garrison Associates

The construction industry faces a series of interrelated challenges that if ignored or not addressed properly will bring the industry to its knees. However, crisis creates opportunity. Those companies that recognize and take advantage of the opportunities have a bright future. Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad wrote in their best-selling book, Competing for the Future, “If a top management team cannot clearly articulate the five or six fundamental industry trends that most threaten its firm’s continued success, it is not in control of the firm’s destiny.” This module unravels the trends that are impacting the industry, but more important, Construction 3.0™ is essential for industry managers and executives because it shows how to not only survive, but thrive in today’s hypercompetitive construction industry.

Learning Objectives:

• How to improve your ability to compete in the hypercompetitive construction industry
• How to build an organization that attracts top people and clients
• How to boost profitability by removing the obstacles to that goal
• How to position your company as a problem-solver, not a peddler, so you never have to compete on price again

12:00 to 2:00 p.m.:  Awards Luncheon

DBIA Florida Region President Bonny Block will preside over the ceremony which recognizes DBIA Award winters, Owners of the Year, Chapter of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and recognition of Annual Sponsors.

Thursday and Friday, November 18-19, 2010

Optional Registration: Design-Build Sustainability
This two-day course assumes that the student has a basic knowledge of all of the delivery methods and preferably has taken
the Fundamentals of Project Delivery course offered by DBIA. At the end of this course the attendee will be able to: Explain the
interrelationship of the design-build delivery method and sustainability using the collaborative process; define and document
green (sustainable) project goals from all partners using various methods; understand contractual and risk management issues specifically related to sustainability and design-build; set up measurable tracking tools to monitor the success of the designbuild sustainable project. (12 CEUs) A separate registration is required for this course. This course will not take place at
the Rosen, but in an offsite location in Orlando. For details go to www.dbia.org.