From hospitals to highways and everything in between, there’s an incredible diversity in federal projects and the approaches agencies use to deliver project success. In this session, experienced federal Owners offer insights into their use of design-build including challenges, successes, the evolution of their programs and the lessons learned over decades of federal project experience. They’ll also talk about the future, including upcoming design-build projects and their vision for these projects.

• Lloyd C. Caldwell, P.E., SES
  Director of Military Programs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• R. David Curfman, P.E., SES
  Chief Engineer and Assistant Commander of Capital Improvements, U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
• Angel A. Dizon, III
  Managing Director, Program Development, Coordination, and Support, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)
• Stella S. Fiotes, AIA, DBIA
  Executive Director (Retired), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM)
• Laura F. Stagner, AIA, PMP, SES
  Assistant Commissioner, Public Building Service (PBS), Office of Project Delivery, General Services Administration (GSA)

With design-build expected to account for nearly half of all construction by 2021 with $1.2 trillion in design-build spending, how do we assure the Federal market is equipped to deliver red-hot design-build in a white-hot market?

For Owners, this session will provide the tools and knowledge needed to ensure they become the Owner of choice, thus attracting the top practitioner talent, and delivering top-notch projects. For industry, this session will provide tips needed for practitioners to identify an Owner of choice, thus assuring they have a partner who understands everything design-build has to offer and the innovation it can unleash when done right.

This session will be led by experienced design-builders representing both the Owner and practitioner perspectives including:

• Greg Gidez, AIA, FDBIA, LEED AP
  Corporate Director of Design Services, Hensel Phelps
• Michael C. Loulakis, Esq., FDBIA
  President & CEO, Capital Project Strategies
• Craig Unger, FDBIA
  Principal, Unger Security Solutions LLC
• Barbara Wagner, DBIA, LEED AP
  Senior Vice President, Clark Construction Group.

The session focus will include:

• Establishing and Embracing Best Practices
• Understanding the Flexibility in the FAR
• Common Myths Debunked
• Single Point of Responsibility Highlights

Col. Brent Hyden,, GS-15, PE, MBA, PMP
Chief, Facilities Division DCS/ Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, HQ USAF/A4CF

When Hurricane Michael struck Tyndall Air Force Base in October, the damage left every single one of Tyndall’s nearly 1,200 facilities needing some level of repair. An expected $3 billion over the next five years will be invested to not only rebuild Tyndall but to make it an “installation of the future” including the addition of multi-use, smart facilities able to withstand severe weather, an expanded flight line to support F-35 operations by 2023, and walkable campus areas that provide consolidated facilities for the base community. What was originally a catastrophic blow to the service, may actually provide a unique opportunity. Col. Brent Hyden, Tyndall Program Management Office Director, and others will detail this impressive Tyndall Air Force Base reconstruction project.

Michael C. Loulakis, Esq., FDBIA
President & CEO Capital Project Strategies

This session will review recent key design-build court decisions accompanied by concrete lessons learned. Led by one of the nation’s leading legal experts on design-build and other alternative project delivery systems, Mike Loulakis also has decades of experience representing clients in matters involving procurement, risk management, contract drafting and dispute resolution. Mike has been lead counsel on some of the country’s most complex public sector design-build projects and public-private partnership programs, where he has helped agencies formulate effective project delivery, procurement, and contracting strategies. He’ll help attendees build a greater understanding of identifying and managing risk. Topics will also include managing disputes on differing site conditions, teaming arrangements and performance guarantees.

Capt. William A. Siemer, CEC, USN
Executive Officer, NAVFAC MIDLANT

Yet another natural disaster left devastation in its wake when Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune in September 2018. More than 900 buildings were damaged and an estimated $3.6 billion will be needed to rebuild. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command faces an enormous challenge that design-build will help to address. From new construction and renovation of buildings to rebuilding systems and infrastructure, the multi-year rebuild at Camp Lejeune is immense.

NAVFAC discusses the challenges ahead, why design-build is the preferred project delivery method for this large and high-profile project and NAVFAC’s evolving approach to project delivery generally.

Dr. Barbara J. Jackson, PhD, FDBIA
University of Denver, Director of the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management (RECM) and the Center for Integrated Project Leadership

It’s time to get serious about making the mental shift to Design-Build Done Right® and developing the integrated design-build mindset. Doing Design-Build Done Right® takes more than just winning a design-build competition or signing a design-build contract. It takes a whole new mindset. In this session, Dr. Barbara J. Jackson, PhD, FDBIA, will discuss the challenges associated with shifting from a segregated services mentality, to an integrated services mentality and the skills and talents necessary to be successful. We will also address what it takes to manage and lead multi-disciplined teams to achieve optimized results under the design-build done right approach. Dr. Jackson is one of the most recognized thought leaders in the AEC industry. She spent decades in the construction industry and is the author of what many consider design-build’s bible “Design-Build Essentials.”