Posts for Archives: Leadership Award Winner

The Port of Seattle had specified the level of power to be generated by the new facility. With design-build and its emphasis on teaming and cooperation, Mortenson was able to provide additional generators and power at no additional cost while working within the footprint of the previous facility.

Restoring this historic bridge to accommodate modern traffic, retain its appearance and without disturbing surrounding (also) historic buildings and modern utilities was a challenge. Discoveries such as a void resulting from a leaking pipe (which had to be repaired) and contaminated soil required innovation by the design-build team. It took extensive coordination and teamwork to […]

In 2015, the City of Boynton Beach authorized CDM Smith to proceed with the progressive design-build of the East WTP Ion Exchange and Upgrades Project, which included completion of design, procurement of services and equipment and construction services resulting in a turn-key facility. The plant now processes 24 million gallons per day and is equipped […]

With design-build delivery, team dynamic is especially important, and depending on how the team is compiled the project can either succeed or fail. This project team consisted of Hensel Phelps and Page, a team that has worked together for over 28 years forming the synergy required to deliver a successful project with an outstanding design. […]

To solve a chronic grit-removal issue at the City of Atlanta’s largest wastewater treatment plant, the 240-million-gallons-per-day RM Clayton Water Reclamation Center, this project performed upgrades to the headworks facility while replacing the existing coarse screening and grit removal systems and installing new influent flow-monitoring equipment. Completed on time despite a delayed start date, the […]

Bush Brothers & Company’s new Process Water Reclamation Facility (PWRF) is located in a rural location in the Great Smoky Mountains approximately 40 miles from Knoxville. The area has no public water utility; source water is obtained for processing needs from wells and springs near the PWRF. Following use and treatment, the vegetable wastewater is […]

Dr. Kermanshachi’s commitment to design-build is demonstrated through her scholarship, her student mentoring and active engagement with DBIA’s Southwest Region. In addition to serving as the Director of UTA’s Construction Research Lab, supervising multiple Ph.D. and master’s students, Sherri founded the UTA’s DBIA student chapter and currently serves as its faculty advisor. She frequently meets […]

Jamie Athenour is exactly the type of engaged young professional our industry needs. As an active member of the DBIA Western Pacific Region/Bay Area Chapter and an advocate for the design-build delivery method, she has made it her mission to spread the word about the value of design-build far and wide. Jamie has also established […]

Blain Grover has demonstrated continued leadership in expanding design-build delivery in the Oregon market and within his organization, Fortis Construction. Blain developed Fortis’ “Design-Build Playbook” deploying a unique delivery of design-build customized to his organization’s business model and culture. This platform is providing clients an A+ level of design-build delivery using “Design-Build Done Right” principles. […]

Jim Wolfe has served as District Secretary to both the FDOT District Four and Six regions and has been an effective advocate for design-build on many important Florida projects. Whether it’s the award-winning Veterans Memorial Bridge, the $1.3 billion I-595 Express P3 or the multi-phased I-75 Express, Jim has shown time and again the effectiveness […]