USACE Infrastructure Delivery-PPT Presentation

PPT Presentation

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The presentation focuses on how USACE infrastructure projects can succeed through strong partnerships, adaptable construction methods, and effective contracting tools. Partnering is described as both a philosophy and an action that improves communication, efficiency, decision-making, problem-solving, and motivation. The USACE Partnering Playbook is highlighted as a resource for project teams.<br /><br />Examples from the Lewisville Dam Safety Modification illustrate practical collaboration and risk management. The team addressed workforce shortages by identifying contractor staff who could be trained, worked with suppliers to maintain aggregate quality, and adapted drilling methods to manage shale that became sticky when wet. Adjustments included sacrificial casing, dry drilling, under-reaming, and equipment-cleanliness checks.<br /><br />The presentation also references projects involving navigation, dams and levees, coastal storm risk management, and Chickamauga Lock. It introduces different contracting approaches, including design-bid-build, integrated design and construction, and design-build, and emphasizes that contract language and technical specifications matter too.<br /><br />USACE guide specifications are publicly available, and users can contribute improvements through the Criteria Change Request (CCR) process. Technical experts review submissions and incorporate useful ideas into updated specifications. Overall, the session presents partnership, quality, flexibility, and continuous improvement as key elements of delivering complex infrastructure projects.

Keywords

USACE

partnering

infrastructure projects

contracting tools

Lewisville Dam

risk management

design-build

guide specifications

construction methods

criteria change request