2011 Mega Program Collaborative Roundtables
The International Partnering Institute held three special meetings in the spring, one in San Francisco (March 24), one in Washington, DC. (April 7), and one in Los Angeles (June 2) to discuss the management of mega capital construction projects with a select group of senior capital construction managers. The goal was to have a small group of 30-40 people at each location brainstorm on best management practices for large scale construction programs, focusing on what they are doing to develop collaboration.
The brainstorming and discussion will then, following the completion of the Los Angeles Roundtable, be translated into a Best Practice guide that will be available widely to programs across the United States to help in developing more effective capital project management strategies.
Western MPCR - March 24, 2011
Held in the San Francisco International Airports Aviation Museum and Library, this was an abbreviated session due to last minute severe weather causing the cancellation of many of the attendees flights.
In attendance included representatives from the California Department of Transportation, San Franicisco International Airport, Los Angeles Community College District, San Francisco Public Utilities District, C.C. Myers, and Flatiron West.
Caltrans shared information about its Partnering Program with the group after which an informal discussion of partnering was held.
Eastern MPCR - April 7, 2011
This Roundtable was attended by the following organizations:
California Department of Transportation
Connecticut College
County of Fairfax, VA, Dept of Public Works & Environmental Srvcs
County of Fresno
Department of Energy
Federal Highway Administration
KBE Building Corporation
Maryland State Highway Administration
McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
National Museum of African American History and Culture
NAVFAC
OrgMetrics
Parsons
Salisbury University
Smithsonian Institution
US Army Corps - Norfolk District
Virginia Department of Transportation
Washington Headquarters Services
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Held in the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, the rountable started with an introduction of the upcoming (construction scheduled to begin in 2012) National Museum of African American History and Culture.
This keynote presentation was by Mark Leja, Chief of Construction, California Department of Transportation, who described the Caltrans Construction Partnering Program. The slides from his presentation are available here.
Following the keynote, each attendee shared lessons learned from their experience, and what has really worked to develop Collaboration on theirr Mega Program/projects, including their most important lesson learned. From this list, Key Lessons Learned that are Recommended Best Practices were identified.
Western MPCR - June 2, 2011
Scheduled to be held at the California Department of Transporation's District 7 Headquarters in Los Angeles, this rountable will provide an opportunity for those participants whose flights were canceled to attend.
