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. (See the conference information here)
Featured Stories
Opportunity Knocks
By Kathy Shandling
During the closing weeks of 2008, several incidents re-enforced the pressing need to address the country’s water and wastewater infrastructure system.
Economic Bright Spots
By Stephen Gates, P.E., BCEE
Day after day, economic news seems to get worse. Short-term borrowing costs remain volatile and long-term municipal debt gets harder to come by.
Balanced Risk
By Chuck Williams, P.E., DBIA, PMP
Complex infrastructure projects inherently contain significant risk. As a result, it benefits the owner and design-builder to minimize overall risk.
Treat it Right
By Holly Shorney-Darby, Ph.D., P.E.; Tony Antich, P.E., PMP; Spiros A. Lazaris, MS, MPA, P.E.; and Hala Titus, P.E., PMP
In the mid-1990s, the City of Santa Monica, Calif., was forced to shut down its 10 million gallon per day (MGD) groundwater supply due to methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) — a gasoline additive — contamination in one of its wellfields. Since then, the city has relied on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) for its water supply.
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DBIA News
DBIA’s On-Air Strategy
By Christopher Prawdzik
DBIA continues its affiliation with New Construction Strategies (NCS) to present cutting-edge information, interviews and hot topics on the DBIA Radio Network.
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Departments
Letter from the Editor
Despite ongoing dismal economic news, the design-build community lives on a particular optimism, especially within various industry segments. Water/wastewater is no exception. Not only is it the focal point of attendees at the 2009 Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference in Denver from March 4-6, it’s the centerpiece of this issue of DATELINE.
Board Reflections
By Bennett Greenberg, Esq., DBIA
Ten years ago DBIA rolled out the first edition of its family of design-build contract documents. They were shaped by three guiding principles:
Legislative Update
By Shawna Bray and Christopher Prawdzik
With talk of the economy, new national infrastructure legislation and politicians intent on creating new jobs, the playing field could scarcely be more suitable for design-build to take new strides in the new year.
DBIA Book Club
By Patricia Carpio
In an era where the country’s local water/wastewater infrastructure is making headlines, and municipalities nationwide are looking for the most efficient and effective solutions to their most pressing water/wastewater problems, design-build is at the forefront.
Members in the News
Projects to Watch
New Members
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