Collaborative delivery isn't just for billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can also help utilities modernize existing facilities, upgrade technology, and make improvements within their available budgets.
While alternative project delivery methods are often associated with major drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, the same approach can be scaled to smaller maintenance projects, automation upgrades, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
A recent project in Texas illustrates the opportunity. CDM Smith worked with a utility to upgrade its entire SCADA system using collaborative delivery, allowing the utility to clarify its operational needs and scale the improvements to fit its financing, explains Tom Visosky, Senior Vice President of the Construction Division at CDM Smith.
The advantage is flexibility. Rather than treating the scope and budget as disconnected decisions, collaborative delivery brings the project team together to develop improvements around what the utility needs and can afford.
It's a practical option for utilities that need to modernize critical infrastructure without undertaking a massive construction project.
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