Before a major water utility can embrace collaborative delivery, it first has to prepare its own people.
At DC Water, that process began years before launching a project. Staff needed to understand the different contracting methods, working relationships, and procedures involved in collaborative delivery.
Training became the foundation. More than 120 DC Water employees have completed courses through the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), and more than 40 have earned Associate DBIA credentials, explains William Elledge, Director of Lead Free DC.
Just as important is leadership support. Elledge emphasizes keeping senior executives and the utility's board informed about how collaborative delivery works, its potential benefits, and its drawbacks.
It's an example of how a major public utility can prepare for a different approach to infrastructure projects: building internal expertise and leadership understanding before putting collaborative delivery into practice.
Part of waterloop's series with the Water Collaborative Delivery Association (WCDA).
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