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11/3/2016 2016 SAVE/FFC Government Value

Management Workshop

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

OF AGENCY VALUE

PROGRAMS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

OVERVIEW

The Office of Construction & Facilities Management is

the Design & Construction Agent for VA Major Projects

• Healthcare Facilities

• Hospitals

• Primary & Specialty Care Clinics

• Long Term Care Facilities (Community Living Centers)

• Transitional Facilities

• Administrative Buildings

• Cemeteries

Major Projects: >$10M


Management Workshop 2

VA VE/VM HISTORY

• No formal program prior to 2014

Excerpts from PM Manual:

• The PM is to retain the IDIQAE services to assist with design reviews,

cost estimates, Value Engineering (VE), design programs, etc.

• FAR 52.248-2 requires value engineering, which may be defined as

any task that allows for responsible monetary expenditures. If the

PM budget review indicates that costs must be cut, a Value

Engineering Initiative may be undertaken.

• Divided Responsibilities

• Little Management Interest



BUILDING THE PROGRAM

• 2013 –

• Recruit Staff

• Draft SOW for Task Order • “The goals of this effort are:

• Integrate Value Management techniques into the CFM project

delivery process beginning at the earliest possible stage.

• Publish guidance for conducting VM activities integrated with existing

project planning and design processes.

• Develop means of documenting activities, recording decisions, and

reporting results.

• Reduce project risk factors.”






• Many professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs generously contributed their expertise to generate these guidelines.

Chief among them are:

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• Jay Sztuk Director, Cost Estimating Services

• John Bulick Director, Project Delivery, Eastern Region Office

• John Caye Director, Facilities Planning Support, Western Region

• Fred Web Director, Facilities Planning Development Service

• William Peach Director, Project Delivery

• Robert Capers Director, A/E Construction

• Don Walden Consulting Support Service

• Mark Wiersma Consulting Support Service

• Ding Madlansacay Program and Plans

• Hulen Davis Program and Plans

• Fei (Linda) Chan Planning

• Robert Bliss Planner/Project Manager

• Paul Oleson Project Manger

• Larry Villaluna Project Manger

• Mark Eney Project Manger

• Eric Hoover Cost Estimating

• Jihaad Davenport Value Management Coordinator

• Nathan Sears Value Management Coordinator





• “VA is entrusted with extraordinary taxpayer

resources for accomplishing its mission and meeting

the healthcare needs of Veterans. Thus, there exists

an obligation to the public trust and to Veterans,

themselves for the most efficient and effective use

of resources. That trust is broken when every dollar is

not used to its maximal benefit; it shortchanges the

country, and it diminishes the breadth of Veterans

that can be served and the depth of service to any individual Veteran.”

Excerpt from VHA Blueprint for Excellence



IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM

CFM Policy on Value Management • CFM functions as a unified, service-oriented organization, delivering

high quality, cost-effective facilities in support of our nation’s

veterans. With this in mind, CFM has created specific goals to

accomplish through early and continual application of the VM

methodology including:

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• Instilling a culture of best life cycle value during decision

making

• Delivering the highest quality possible within budget constraints

• Avoiding late phase cost cutting

• Validating appropriateness of design solutions



IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM

• All design-bid-build projects or sub-projects will have at least two

studies:

• During the concept stage, before the final concept is selected.

The VM study should provide input to the concept evaluation

and selection process.

• Concurrent with the peer review of the Schematic Design (SD) 2

stage.

• For design-build procurement, a VM study shall be performed during

the development of RFP documents for each project or sub-project.



SO FAR

• 8 Major Projects • Mental Health

• Long Term Care

• Historic Re-Use

• Outpatient Clinics

• Major Medical Center Replacement

• 6 Design Standards • Physical Security

• Lighting

• Power

• HVAC

• Vertical Transportation

• Plumbing



SO FAR

• Successes • Policy - Foundation of Design

• Significant changes to PSDM

• Leadership support



SO FAR

• Challenges • Varying Levels of Cooperation, In-House & Consultants

• Perception of VE as a detriment to design

• Implementation of VM Alternatives

• Timing of Workshops



http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aiab097626.pdf

THE WAY FORWARD

• Integration into Standards and Design Guide

Development Process • Time VM efforts to coincide with update cycle

• Tailor process to standards development

• Establish VM values early

• Utilize the expertise already under contract

• Build In-House Capabilities • Train In-House SMEs

• Promote VM philosophy

• Expand to Minor Construction Program



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