Below is a listing of the stories in this month's DATELINE, organized by categories. The full text is available to DBIA members through the mail.
Featured Stories
Cover Story: Design-Build in Egypt - An International Perspective 
By Andrew Schrank, P.E.; Terry Krause, P.E., DEE; Vincenzo Nardi; Jeffrey Hendrich, P.E., DEE, RLS; and Emad Mansour, CCM, PMP, EPE
During the late 1970s, population density together with long-postponed infrastructure investments had severely overwhelmed water and wastewater services throughout Egypt. This situation created numerous environmental health hazards and severe constraints on the country's economic development.
Perspective on Performance Guarantees
By Steve Canney
In recent years there has been considerable discussion amongst owners and design-builders regarding risk allocation on water and wastewater treatment plant projects. Much of this discussion has focused on contract clauses relating to subsurface risks, damages, limits of liability, uncontrollable circumstances, and project acceptance.
PM2 - Plan, Manage, and Monitor: Three Steps to Effective Design-Build Project Delivery for the Water/Wastewater Industry
By Thomas A. Blair, P.E., and Stuart H. Russell, P.E.
Design-build projects move fast. Speed is one of the selling points of design-build projects and, frequently, the main reason that the owner has selected design-build as a delivery method. With the increase in project pace, changes are inevitable, but surprises are not welcome.
New Coating Technologies Find a Place in Wastewater Plants
By Doni Riddle
Protective coatings are an important part of the construction and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants. There's hardly a more corrosive environment to be found than that of wastewater treatment plants, where the presence of high humidity, grit and sludge, and hydrogen sulfide make steel and concrete surfaces candidates for corrosion.
Successful Transition from Design-Build to Operations
By Tania Morris
There is much more to a design-build project than just the design and construction of a treatment facility. The start-up stage is crucial to providing clients with a successfully operating facility ...
Just Say No Go!
By Peter W. Tunnicliffe, P.E., DEE, DBIA
Over the last decade the municipal water and wastewater capital improvements market has increased its design-build delivery. Unlike the transportation and other municipal facilities sectors, where terms and conditions have balanced and fair risk provisions, public works projects have been slow to assign an equitable balance of risk between the owner and the design-builder.
To Pursue or Not To Pursue
By Douglas Herbst and David Mackenzie
In today's world of water and wastewater design-build and design-build-operate, practitioners struggle with the dilemma of whether or not to pursue a project. Some of the more important questions that are asked include:
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Water/Wastewater Conference News
Welcome to the 2006 Water/Wastewater Conference
Water is everybody's business! We need it for survival. With our growing population, especially in concentrated areas, water issues are not only a hot topic, but an absolutely critical one.
Message from Water and Wastewater Owners' Council Chairman
The Water and Wastewater Owners' Council (WWOC) continues to provide direct support for owners from across the nation.
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Departments
Editor's Notes: Water/Wastewater - When Does Risk Become Unacceptable?
The distribution of this issue of DATELINE coincides with the 2006 Design-Build for Water/WasteWater Projects Conference. The theme of the conference, "Soaring to New Heights: Balancing Theory and Practice," is replicated in many of the feature articles this month.
Board Reflections: A Paradigm Shift for Owners
Over ten years ago one of American Water's first design-build projects revealed the many challenges of the design-build delivery method. As an owner, we had arranged for a "shotgun marriage" between the design consultant and contractor.
Editorial Forum: Efforts to Streamline D-B Procurement Must Take Owner's Concerns into Account
By Pat Tangora, P.E., and Steve Gates, P.E., DEE
For several years, we have heard many design-builders express concerns about the high cost to compete for design-build jobs, especially for larger projects sponsored by water and wastewater utilities.
Legislative Update: A Successful End to a Powerful Legislative Year
Design-build legislation ended on a very positive note in 2005.
Legislative Spotlight: Illinois Approves Design-Build Legislation
By Kim Robinson
After three years of careful consideration, the Illinois General Assembly approved legislation permitting one state agency to employ the design-build construction method for some of its projects.
Members in the News
Projects to Watch
Publication Focus: The Ultimate Reference on DBO for the Design Professional
By Larry Williamson
DBIA Associate Manager of Publications
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