2020-02 Meeting

Understanding Risk in Design-Build Schedules 
AACE International

North Florida Section
Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Section Meeting and Webinar Notice

Meeting Summary
Date:	Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Time:	6:30 p.m. Dinner 6:45 p.m. Business Mtg/Announcements 7:00 p.m. Technical Presentation
	Please Note: Live Webinar of Technical Presentation will be available.
Location:	PMA Consultants 4901 Vineland Road, Suite 330 ORLANDO,  FL  32811
Program:	Understanding Risk in Design-Build Schedules
Speaker:	Jessica Colbert, PSP - Director of Project Risk
Dinner:	Optional meals available for $15.00 per attendee.
RSVP/Questions:	[Click here ] to e-mail.

Technical Program: Understanding Risk in Design-Build Schedules
The design-build delivery method presents additional challenges to the development and management of a project schedule.  Detailed scope is under development for the first phase of the project, and as more information becomes available, design and construction operation plans change.  Unlike a schedule for a traditional design-bid-build project, a design-build schedule can be extremely volatile in its early stages.  This paper highlights the added variables to schedule management present in the design-build delivery method and evaluates the inherent schedule risks during each phase of a design-build project.  Ms. Colbert provides insights to both design-builders and owners to better understand how schedule risk evolves through each design-build phase based on her experiences with the design-build delivery method in public transportation projects .

Speaker:  Jessica Colbert, PSP – Director of Project Risk

Jessica Colbert is the Director of Project Risk at Allan Myers.  She began her career as a project engineer and project manager working on a variety of private site development and public transportation projects.  Over the last ten years, Jessica’s focus has been in the public transportation market on $40M+ Projects, including Hampton Blvd Grade Separation, Middleground Blvd Design-Build, US-460 Project, and I-64 Segment II.  In 2012, Jessica’s career focus transitioned from operations management to project controls, with specialties in schedule management and dispute resolution.



Jessica is originally from Delaware, obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Building Construction from Virginia Tech, and later obtained dual masters degrees in Business Administration and Management from the University of Maryland University College. Jessica is also a certified member of AACE International with a peer-reviewed paper recently published in Cost Engineering Journal.

RSVPs must be received on or before 5pm on Wednesday, 12-February 2020.  Your friends and colleagues are always welcome; membership in AACE is not required.

DINNER MENU:

• Beef & Bean Burritos, OR:
• Bean & Vegetable Burritos (vegetarian option)
• Yellow Rice
• Corn Muffins
• Garden Salad w/choice of dressings
• Dessert:  Tres Leches Cake
• Tapioca Pudding w/Blueberries (gluten-free option)

Dinners are offered with advance reservations at $15.00 per person. In the event that you must cancel your reservation, please inform us at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Click here to RSVP before end of business day Wednesday, 02/12/2020.

Please specify if registering for:

1) In-person meeting only

2) In-person meeting with dinner

3) Webinar attendance only

►Live Webinar Attendance Now Available on Request!

For those who cannot attend in person, we are offering live Webinar attendance.  Please register by Wednesday 02/12/2020, and an invitation including the Webinar link will be e-mailed to you.  For AACE members who hold professional certifications, Webinar attendance counts toward renewal points as long as online attendance for the entire presentation is verified.