NagarajaM Big Transportation Infrastructure Projects Worldwide Global Overview

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BIG TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

WORLDWIDE:Global OverviewMysore L. Nagaraja, P.E.Chairman

APTA 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2013


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Mysore L. Nagaraja, P.E.

Chairman, Spartan Solutions, LLC

Introduction

The Focus of My Talk

Global Overview of Cost Overruns and Delays

Experienced by Most Public Works Projects

Minimizing Waste by Adopting Innovative

Approaches Using 21st Century Technology

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Overview of Projects I Have Managed

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East Side Access to Long Island Railroad

Number 7 Line Extension Project

Second Ave Subway

South Ferry Terminal Station

Lower Manhattan Rebuilding/Mobility

South Ferry Terminal Station ($489 M)

Fulton Street Transit Center ($845 M)

State of Good Repair (SOGR) and System

Improvement/Modernization Programs at

MTA NYCT: Worth Approx. $30B

Denver RTD Fastracks Program

WMATA SOGR Procurement Review

DesertXpress HSR Flushing Line Extension to West Side

Transit Hub at WTC, New York


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Step 1: Governance

Step 2: Program Organization

Step 3: Project Management Plans

Step 4: Project ToolsStep 5: Project Controls

Step 6: Project Delivery Options

Step 7: Effective Reporting & Integration ofRisk Assessment and Risk

Management from Beginning to End

Managing Mega-Projects

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Managing Mega-Projects

Project Managers Around the Country andthe World Are Generally Addressing These

7 Steps by Adopting Effective

Management Processes and Practices

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Challenges?

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Challenges Are Many, Including: Governance and Scope Definition

Contract Packaging

Size and Type of Contracts

Project Delivery Methods and Limitations Lack Of Trust and Partnering

Lack of Communication, Collaboration and CooperationAmongst Stakeholders

Management of All Stakeholders Including Funding

Agencies Participants' Behaviors (Human Behavior)


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Causes?

Original Budget/Schedules Established Prematurely

Too Many Stakeholders

Multiple Oversights

Government Structure and Objectives Not Well Defined

Bureaucracy

Legal Limitations

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In Spite of Good Management Processes and Sound Practices,Most Projects Experience Cost Overruns and Schedule Delays


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Project Delivery Methods Evolving for the Last 20+Years

Design/Bid/Build: Most Traditional Around the World

80% of Projects Still Use ThisMost Inefficient for Mega-Projects

In the 1980s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Introduced "PartneringConcepts" in Construction Contracts Though Informal

Design/Build: Slowly Emerging as a Viable Option

NY State accepted this only last year!

DBOM/DBFOM/PPP: These Are Gaining Momentum Mostly Because of Lack of Public Funds

Project Delivery Options

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Mysore L. Nagaraja, P.E.Chairman, Spartan Solutions, LLC

Construction Manager as Agent

Construction Manager at Risk

CM/Build

INTEGRATED Project Delivery (IPD)

IPD-Like

Project Delivery Options (continued)

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Low Bid Fixed Price (Most Traditional) RFP = 2-step Negotiated Fixed Price

Negotiated GMP

Fixed Price With Unit Items

Fixed Price With Incentives/Disincentives

D/BWith Not-to-exceed Price; Final Price To Be Negotiated AfterDesign

PPPWith Availability Payments

PPPWith Payments Tied To Revenue

Etc., Etc.

Contracting Options

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Possible Solutions

Integrated Project Delivery Options

Public Private Partnerships

Enforceable and Reasonable Contracts

Streamlined Oversight

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All Major Stakeholders

Including Subcontractors, Major Suppliers, Other AffectedGovernmental Agencies, and UtilitiesTo Be Part of the Project Team from Beginning

to End

21st Century TechnologyLike BIM, Primavera, PMIS, Etc.Are Necessary Tools

The Three CsCommunication, Cooperation, CollaborationAre Keys to the Legal

Agreement!! All Stakeholders Will Be Held Accountable for Success or Failure!!

Minimizes Changes and Increases Efficiency and Effectiveness

All Legal Protections for Team Members, and for Utilizing Tax Dollars Efficiently, Can Be

Built Into Agreements

FOSTERS TEAMWORK AND EFFICIENCYAND RESULTS IN "WIN-WIN-WIN"

Needs a Major Paradigm Shift in the Industry

Savings Applied to Much Needed Infrastructure Improvements in All Regions

Technology Enabled Integrated

Project Delivery Method

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Keys to Successful Project Management

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Communication

Cooperation

Collaboration

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