Between Design and Delivery

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Between Design and Delivery

• Mark F. Rayome, CET
• Weaver General Construction
• Certified
• Construction
• Engineering
• Technicians-
• The Demand for Solid
• Field Support Services in a
• Very Fluid World.
• RMSAWWA, Steamboat, CO

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WELCOME
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QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
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• What value could the water industry place on a
  single resource specifically intended to ensure
  the substance of a design, while safeguarding the
  investiture, performance and long-term quality of
  responsible municipal development and
  construction?

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A great value, indeed. But with that, one cannot
possibly sequester those other interdependent
aspects involved with that resource. Such as
helping safeguard human health, and aid in
protecting the subsequent impact of civil
development involving the environment that we
depend so preciously upon.
That is why the comprehensive efforts water
professionals exercise to design practical,
economical and efficient utility systems, demands
observant and attentive administration during its
physical inception. This requires having someone
who will prudently and intelligently extend the
influence and contractual quality of the design
and intent in the field. But, are those critical
resources truly given careful regard in
themselves?
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So is it really such a far-fetched question to
ask,
Who is really minding the store after your plans
hit the door?
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SITUATION MOTIVATION
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• The burgeoning growth and development along the
  Rocky Mountain Front Range will continue to
  propel the increased strain on the natural
  resources to support it, and multiply the cost of
  construction and operations to keep pace with the
  associated water treatment demands and
  expectations.

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Improving engineering practices and their
corresponding technological complexities are
placing greater emphasis on knowledge and
dexterity. Broadly dynamic skills must be
intelligently brought to bear within the
allocated expenditures and time.
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• Higher expectations of quality and performance,
  coupled with competitive cost parameters are
  required to dovetail prohibitive environmental
  conditions.

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• As Contractors bear increased risks and a
  shrinking pool of competent craftsmen, the costs
  of doing business, let alone staying in
  business, may result in the potential for
  substandard work quality and strained working
  relationships between contractual partners.

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• Without the entire water industrys active
  participation to identify, acquire, train and
  retain high quality construction personnel and
  technicians, could result in a bottom line that
  will become harder to define.

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RAYS FIRST LAW OF WATER CONSTRUCTION

• THERE IS NO LIMIT
• TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
• THAT YOU CAN THROW DOWN
• A HOLE IN THE GROUND.

Amen.
Dallas Bradshaw, TEC
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OVERVIEW APPROACH
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For the sake of civil improvements, Consultants
and Engineers are called upon to ascertain and
design projects intended towards the
improvement, health and welfare of the public
good.
Contractors are then called upon to physically
articulate those designs into functional
creations of influence.
Now, at one time, Summer Interns or Graduates
were employed to provide basic surveying and
general engineering and observation services by
both Consulting organizations and municipalities.
But ultimately, most were eventually absorbed
into office settings to hone and utilize their
development and design potential.
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Additionally, Consulting firms, government and
private entities relied on experienced tradesmen
to observe and administer contracts involving
capital improvement projects in the past. Their
skills and knowledge came from years of practical
application and exposure. Plus, they were less
likely to be eaten alive by the occasional
confrontation with your garden-variety
antagonistic Contractor. But poor wages, lack of
professional development and general
dissatisfaction created not only a revolving
door, but a discontinuity of quality and
procedure. The bottom line is, this situation
results in no winners. And the only losers are
the taxpayers, the environment, or both.
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One feasible answer is to encourage the creation
of a stabilizing resource. And that is, to
provide capable, knowledgeable and experienced
Engineering Technicians to serve and oversee
municipal construction contracts in the field.
But there continued to exist a necessity to adopt
a long-term means to create, administer,
coordinate, balance and ensure the accurate
expressions between the design and construction
organizations amid the intervals of Pre-Bid and
Close-Out.
The utilization of a dedicated field organization
tailored specifically for water and wastewater
construction field services offers an authentic
indispensability to Engineers, Owners and
Contractors before, during and after
construction.
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Having qualified and certified technicians will
provide both Engineers and Contractors with
on-site technical and practical guidance, along
with knowledgeable and experienced attention to
issues of quality, function, intent of design and
cost. But additionally, these Technicians would
also serve as the liaison to coordinate
resources and aid communications.
Because of the highly specialized, diverse and
technical nature of water and wastewater
construction, the creation of a Certification
Program to acquire competent Technicians would
ensure both proficiency and consistency of
recognized skills and standards. A capacity and
uniformity that would provide Owners and Clients
a distinct presence and greater level of
confidence at every phase.
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS?
Which one of you Bucket-Heads rejected my
submittal?
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First, conduct a dispassionate and thorough
examination of your firm or organizations
specific requirements associated with field
observation and engineering support. Establish
the fundamental criteria and skills your
Inspector, Technician or Resident Project
Representative should possess.
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FAVORABLE TRAITS AND EXPERIENCE
1. Municipal Construction Experience at a
Foreman position, or higher.
2. Demonstrated skills, such as a Journeyman
Carpenter, Plumber, Pipefitter or Machinist.
3. Recent or previous experience in in
Construction and Project Management techniques,
estimating, water, wastewater and utility
operations.
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5. Practical and applicable hands-on experience,
plus a predisposition towards field
engineering duties and support services.
4. Individuals with at least 2-years of higher
education with a propensity towards Civil
Engineering, or related studies.
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Essentially, training, development and
certification programs should reflect your
organizations particular area(s) of expertise.
Field personnel who are qualified and proficient
within their scope of work are obviously more
productive, but they also decrease concerns
involving construction and professional
liabilities inherent to our business.

• The broad scope and intensely technical nature of
  water, wastewater and utility-related
  construction is extraordinary. Many projects see
  the full spectrum of simple site development
  through Programmable Logic Controller systems.
  Therefore, keen emphasis is essential is
  researching and creating an in-house development
  program, or by adopting existing accreditation
  programs presently available.

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Authenticated credentials clearly declare that
your employees have achieved a distinct and
special acknowledgement for their experience,
demonstrative scholarship and exercise of unique
and practical skills. These certifications are
tangible evidence of advancement and
accomplishment.

• Not only do certifications adjoin recognized
  status and standing with your field personnel,
  but sanctioned credentials present marketable /
  profitable resources that Clients, Customers and
  Contractors will acknowledge and appreciate.

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STATE AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION
PROGRAMS ORGANIZATIONS
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• National Institute of Construction Engineering
  Technicians
• NICET offers entry level through advanced
  certification programs covering areas of Water
  and Wastewater Plant Construction, Pipeline
  Construction, Transportation, and 27 other
  specialized fields. NICET certifications are
  awarded for verifiable experience in the
  applicants specific field of endeavor, and after
  successfully passing a rigorous 35-part
  examination for each of the four achievable
  levels.

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American Concrete Institute ACI provides
certification programs embracing concrete
sampling, field and laboratory testing,
structural inspections and related functions.
Curriculum specializes in providing exceptional
concrete and masonry quality assurance practices
at the point of delivery.
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State Water and Wastewater Operator
SchoolsTechnicians would gain invaluable
experience andknowledge by understanding the
different plant designs, treatment techniques and
practical operations of water and wastewater
plants. This exposure also aids the Technician
involving design and system review, understanding
the overall process system cooperative
dependence, and guarding against harmful or
unfavorable conditions to functioning systems
during construction. This would also encourage
them to pursue State Certifications to foster an
even closer working relationship with the
operational and system support personnel that
they will be working personally along side with
on a day-to-day basis.
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National Technology Transfer, Inc. NTT offers
resident and transportable training courses that
cover a wide variety of topics specifically for
professionals working in the water industry.
Their curriculums combine the principles of
operational theories with the hands-on techniques
with practical operational techniques.
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American Water Works AssociationAWWA is the
worlds largest association dedicated to the
advances and advocacy of public and environmental
health, safety and welfare issues specifically
for water professionals.

• American Society of Construction Engineering
• Technicians
• ASCET provides CETs from all occupational groups
  an
• organization that promotes advancements in
  technical,
• practical and the enhancement of operational
  services.

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Local Trade ShowsLocal Manufacturers
Representatives

• Seek out and encourage attendance and
  participation in
• local training seminars, professional
  organizations,
• taking courses and entering mentoring programs.
  Each
• organization should strive to identify which
  special
• skills and knowledge each field member will
  require
• during the execution of their assigned duties.
  Rapidly
• emerging technologies become common place by
• design. But in turn, they impose real demands on
  those
• technicians to not only understand those
  applications
• and functions, but also the very means and
  methods by
• which they are correctly installed, tested and
  operated.

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In-House Workshops, Operational Standards and
Training
Professional organizations stand to benefit
greatly from the creation of company standards
and guidelines specifically for the
establishment, organization and conduct of field
operations.
The Rules of Engagement- as it were.
Particular emphasis on training should include
Contract Document familiarization, submittal and
shop drawing comprehension, field administration,
record keeping and reporting, and by
understanding the intent, design and
functionality behind the project(s) they are to
administer.
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It is absolutely essential to propagate and
encourage real career progression, promotion and
rewards associated with achieving successive
levels of accreditation. And those goals must be
based on definitive and diverse exposure,
experience and comprehension. Technician and
Resident Project Representative duty is a tough
and stressful assignment. Without genuine
professional advancement, both the water and
construction communities remain at risk, and will
suffer.
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The key to vigorously supporting the
ever-changing Water and Wastewater Industry, is
by making learning a life-long endeavor at all
levels.
Excellence is not a goal. It is a habit.
Thomas Jefferson
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SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS
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As to the Consulting, public and private
operating water community, skilled technicians
would provide any organization with resources and
capabilities by having an experienced,
cost-effective physical extension specifically
intended for on-site quality assurance services.
The significance and substance of an autonomous
and ready source of construction engineering
support cannot be underscored.
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OVERALL BENEFITS WOULD INCLUDE
The creation of a closer working relationship
between engineering, construction and operation
teams. This would promote project-specific
collaborative efforts involving source
protection, collection, treatment, distribution
and discharge objectives.
And offer internal construction observation and
coordination services that would advocate
vigilance and consistency towards the contractual
quality and physical integrity of all new and
existing systems, meeting regulations and
standards, and protecting public safety.
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Ultimately, greater involvement and participation
of your field staff and operation teams would
develop an overall imminent sense of education,
technical comprehension, proficiency and ability.
As well as marshalling efforts towards the public
health and awareness, environmental impact
issues, organizational insight and importantly-
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OWNERSHIP !
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I want to sincerely thank each and everyone of
you for attending. This concludes this
presentation. Please feel free to stick around
and inquire about specific programs and
opportunities.
Mark Ray Rayome, CET Weaver General
Construction nwrf_at_weavergc.com
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Providing Engineering, Project Management and
Construction Services to the Rocky Mountain Front
Range for over 20 years.
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PROJECT PERFORMANCE
WGC provides the very best in engineering
support, technical proficiency and project
administration. Our range of expertise
encompasses the full renovation of small office
spaces, through the complete development of large
municipal water and wastewater treatment
facilities throughout the Rocky Mountain area.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WGC prepares independent studies and evaluations
for Design-Build, Construction Management and
General Construction. We then provide the
complete spectrum of construction services and
project delivery.
These services include

• Design Coordination Meetings
• Complete Feasibility Reviews
• Thorough Construction Estimates
• Established Construction Schedules
• Established Cost Controls
• Pre-Bid and Bid Coordination
• Close Owner / Contractor Liaison
• General Construction and Development

• Project Management
• On-Site Project Supervision
• On-Site Construction Engineering
• RPR and QA Technical Supervision
• Conducting Progress Meetings
• Historical Document Management
• Operational Start-Up Supervision
• 1-year Coordination Warranties

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CLIENT LIST
US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY US VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION US BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, CO CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS,
CO CITY OF SANTA FE, NM CITY OF ANGEL FIRE,
NM CITY OF GARDEN CITY, KS CITY OF LITTLETON,
CO CITY OF BOULDER, CO CITY OF EAGLE, CO CITY OF
LONGMONT, CO CITY OF AURORA, CO TOWN OF TAOS,
NM TOWN OF ERIE, CO TOWN OF PARKER, CO TOWN OF
RANGELY, CO TOWN OF SNOWMASS, CO JEFFERSON
COUNTY, CO PARKER WATER DISTRICT, CO DENVER WW
DISTRICT, CO ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT, CO
COLORADO DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION COLORADO
UNIVERSITY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY
OF DENVER COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES DENVER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOULDER VALLEY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARAPAHOE PUBLIC SCHOOLS JEFFERSON
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY,
CO SCOTTSBLUFF HOSPITAL, NE BRIGHTON MEDICAL
CENTER, CO MARQUEST MEDICAL WHEELER OPERA HOUSE,
ASPEN, CO LA PRELE DAM PROJECT NIXON POWER PLANT
PROJECT IBM MOBILE OIL CORPORATION COLORADO BANK
AND TRUST GATES RUBBER COMPANY
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I would not hesitate to work with you again, and
would not without reservation recommend you to
someone else for a project of similar
complexity. Peter Nathanson, PM City of Santa
Fe, NM 12,700,000 WWTP
It was a pleasure to work with you and be
reassured there are still organizations and
people who can be counted on to deliver Gary
Stansbury, Councilman City of Angel Fire,
NM 7,500,000 WWTP
I believe that the success of this project has
been, and will continue to be largely due to your
efforts. Frank Jaeger, Director Parker WSD,
Parker, CO 40,000,000 District Improvements