Alternative Delivery contract models - Which One is Right for You? 

​This panel will explore the different contract models from the perspectives of the owner, the engineering firm and the construction contractor. The panelists will discuss the benefits and risks associated with each model and how best to manage them.

Who Should Attend: Asset Managers, Contract Managers, Engineers, Planners, Senior Managers, Attorneys, Consultants.

Why You Should Attend: With increasing demands for delivery and execution of projects many organizations are looking at different contracting models to speed up the process while looking for efficiencies and cost savings where possible. Different models each have their own benefits and risks - knowing which model to use in which circumstances can greatly enhance your ability to be successful.

Jack Grauman, Moderator
Alternative Delivery Director, HDR Engineering, Inc. 
About Jack: Jack Grauman is a Professional Engineer, Vice President and Alternative Delivery Director for HDR. Jack has worked on multiple alternative delivery projects within the power market, in both prime and subcontract roles. Further, Jack has worked on alternative delivery projects as an engineer, project manager, contract manager and project principal.

Speakers

Jeff Peterson
VP & Senior operations manager, Kiewit Infrastructure west co.
About Jeff: I have worked for more than 34 years with Kiewit on a large variety of heavy-civil construction projects across the country under a variety of contract/procurement models. I am currently focused on large projects with alternative delivery contract models.

Don Erpenbeck
Global Hydro Sector Leader, Stantec

Jim Watson
Program & Construction Manager, BLACK & VEATCH
About Jim: Jim has over 3 decades of experience in the design, construction, and management of dams, hydropower, and heavy civil water infrastructure projects, programs, & portfolios – both as an owner and as a consultant. For the past 16 years, he has held leadership roles on five programs each having a construction value of over $1 Billion. Three of them are using alternative delivery methods.

Northwest Hydroelectric Association
providing a regional forum for the hydropower industry

P.O. Box 441 Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Phone: 503-502-7262    Fax: 503-253-9172  Email: info@nwhydro.org