Engaging a DB Consultant for Design-Build Projects - Design-Build for Water and Wastewater Projects - page 129

• Knowledge of how to structure the competitive features in a DB procurement
• Experience with DB contracts and their negotiation
• Ability to manage a broad spectrum of project issues

ESTABLISHING THE OWNER'S PROJECT TEAM

As owners develop their project team, they should recognize that the range of water/
wastewater industry expertise needed will depend on the complexity of the project. Less
complex projects also require water/wastewater industry expertise, and project teams
should be assembled with expertise to cover the anticipated needs of a project (DBIA
2008b). For large and small, complex or straightforward DB projects, the owner's project
team needs to be staffed to cover procurement, legal, financial assistance, performance
criteria, water engineering/technical, permitting, construction administration and moni-
toring, and public information (Figure 10-1).
There are two general approaches that owners have used for project teams with DB
consultants: (1) owner-led teams, with DB consultants serving in a support role; and,
(2) DB consultant-led teams, which are also referred to as owner's representatives (or own-
er's rep ). The decision about which approach to use usually depends on the owner's assess-
ment of its own internal resources and their availability, the project's schedule, and the
project's complexity. In any case, the owner will need to dedicate an owner project man-
ager to oversee the project.

Executive
Management
Project Sponsor

Project Manager Public Information

Contract
Development &
Negotiations

DB Procurement
(RFQ and RFP)

Permitting Stategy Technical

Risk Assessment &
Allocation

Planning &
Engineering

Legal Financial

DB Performance
Requirements &
Specifications

Internal
Agency Staff
Support

O & M

Procurement

Construction
Management

Vendor Evaluations

Figure 10-1. Example organization chart of owner's project team