Improving Project Work Flow Overview
Here is an overview of the "Improving Project Work Flow" presented at the CLIENT WORKSHOP on April 18, 2017. The session covered areas such as increasing JOC capacity, portfolio overview, on-call consultant selection, and process improvement in the engineering and architectural services field.
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CLIENT WORKSHOP APRIL 18, 2017
Afternoon Agenda 1:00 pm Improving Project Work Flow - Table Top Discussion 2:00 pm Governor s Diversity Initiative 2:45 pm What is Public Works? 3:45 pm Closing Remarks 4:00 pm Workshop Closes
Improving Project Work Flow Aaron Young, PE Asst. Program Manager Engineering & Architectural Services Aaron.Young@des.wa.gov (360) 902-8172
Improving Project Work Flow Portfolio Overview E&AS Focus Areas for 2015-17 Increase JOC Capacity Statewide Consultant On-Call Process Improvement Customer input for 17-19 Focus Areas
Portfolio Overview 1,000+ Agreements & Contracts statewide valued at approximately $500M / biennium Clients Community & Technical Colleges (34) Social & Health Services (21) Corrections (14) Capitol Campus State Patrol ~ 20 small agencies Military Dept. Veterans Affairs
Increase JOC Capacity Increased capacity 2 new JOC contracts (Western & Statewide) $16M/year to $36M/year Job Order Contracts (up to $350K per w/o) Eastern Region: Burton Construction Western Region: Forma Construction NW Region: Saybr Contractors SW Region: Centennial Contractors Statewide: Burton Construction Statewide*: solicitation in progress
On-Call Consultant Selection Increased fee ceiling from $150K to $200K per project 2017-19 statewide selection in progress Architectural Electrical Testing V/E - Constructability Civil Mechanical HazMat Structural Survey Geotechnical Bldg Envelope - Roofing Security Systems Commissioning
Process Improvement Fielded new enterprise software solutions Tririga (project management) B2Gnow (diverse business tracking) Updated policies & procedures Consultant Selection Policy & Procedures Construction Closeout Policy & Forms Supplemental Bidder Responsibility Criteria Policy & Forms
Process Improvement (continued) Updated documents & forms Instructions for Architects & Engineers Liquidated Damages Worksheet Supplemental Conditions
Customer Input for 2017-19 ~ Table Top Exercise ~ Discuss lessons learned from 2015-17 Identify processes to improve workflow as a team for 2017-19 Deliverables: Each group will brief their top issue Turn in a list of identified processes Include a short description of the problem being solved
Improving Project Work Flow Thank you! Aaron Young, Asst Program Manager Engineering & Architectural Services Aaron.Young@des.wa.gov (360) 902-8172
Governors Diversity Initiative Rex Brown, Special Asst to the Director Department of Enterprise Services Rex.Brown@des.wa.gov (360) 407-7926 See Governor s Diversity Initiative Presentation
Governors Diversity Initiative Thank you! Rex Brown, Special Asst to the Director Department of Enterprise Services Rex.Brown@des.wa.gov (360) 407-7926
What is Public Works? Dawn Cortez, Asst Attorney General Attorney General s Office Dawn.Cortez@atg.wa.gov (360) 586-2436 See Public Works Presentation
What is Public Works? Thank you! Dawn Cortez, Asst Attorney General Attorney General s Office Dawn.Cortez@atg.wa.gov (360) 586-2436
Closing Janet Jansen & Dwayne Harkness, Asst Project Manager Dept. of Enterprise Services Dwayne.Harkness@des.wa.gov (360) 407-9339
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