Construction Management: Principles and Best Practices | USC Architecture Executive Education

May 20, 2011

Friday, 9am-5pm

CES/AIA LU (HSW) 7 Units

Construction Management (CM) is the practice of professional management applied to the planning, design, and construction of projects from inception to completion for the purpose of controlling time, scope, cost, and quality. CM evolved as a professional practice in the early 1960s in response to increasing complexities in the construction industry. Litigation, regulatory mandates, and other risks created the need for CM as advocate for the owner and bridge between the owner, designer, and contractor. You will gain an understanding of construction and program management services including contract administration; cost and schedule, quality, and safety management; value engineering; sustainability; and risk management. Recognized experts and practitioners in all aspects of CM will discuss their services and share case study experiences where CM has played a vital role in the success of challenging projects. The content will focus the best practices established by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) as well as emerging trends and use of new technologies in CM including BIM and 4D Scheduling.

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Joe Seibold, PE, FCMAA, Executive Vice President, ARCADIS, Los Angeles, CA

Mr. Seibold is Executive Vice President of ARCADIS’ Construction Claims Services. His combined years of leadership and experience in construction management and claims allow him unique insight into each project. Throughout his more than 35 years of experience, he has served as a construction manager, senior claims analyst, and an expert witness on a variety of public works projects such as healthcare facilities, public/institutional buildings, airport facilities, highways and bridges, ports, railways and transit, and water supply and wastewater treatment facilities.

Mr. Seibold is the committee chairman responsible for the establishment and review of the Standards of Practice, Contract Administration as part of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). In addition, Mr. Seibold is the past National President of CMAA and is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and American Arbitration Association.

In addition, Mr. Seibold has provided expert testimony in all forums of dispute resolution on behalf of both owners and contractors, including testimony regarding the standard of care for construction management practices. His experience includes preparing and supervising the evaluation and calculation of construction‐related delay and disruption damages on more than 100 projects. He has participated in all forums of dispute resolution including mediation, Dispute Review Boards, arbitration, mini‐trials and litigation. His specific efforts have included providing assessments of potential exposure, recommending strategies to resolution and providing expert testimony for both private‐ and public‐sector owners. In addition, Mr. Seibold has authored and presented numerous articles regarding construction management as well as claims analysis and resolution.

Bruce Risley, AIA, Vice President, PMCM Division, ARCADIS, Los Angeles, CA

Mr. Risley is Vice President of ARCADIS’ Program & Construction Management Division, overseeing more than $2 billion in construction programs in the Los Angeles area. He has extensive experience in the planning and management of large scale, public sector, capital improvement programs and projects involving new construction and modernization of existing facilities. His 20+ years of experience also includes program and project management on several of the nation’s largest bond-funded capital improvement programs as well as educational, municipal, institutional, medical, theme park, and commercial construction and design projects. He has been actively involved in leading the early, strategic planning process for several large educational bond programs throughout California.

Mr. Risley is a registered architect in the states of California, Arizona and Wisconsin, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin. He is active in several industry associations including American Institute of Architects, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, Council of Educational Facility Planners International, Construction Management Association of America, Community College Facilities Coalition, American Association of Community Colleges, American Society for Healthcare Engineering and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

William Broz, PE, LEED AP, Associate Vice President, PMCM Division, ARCADIS, Los Angeles, CA

Mr. Broz manages the ARCADIS’ Construction Claims Services group in California, providing consulting and litigation support services in forensic schedule analysis, evaluation of damages, loss of productivity and contractual issues. A licensed mechanical engineer in five states, Mr. Broz is experienced in assisting both plaintiff and defense counsel on a broad range of cases including claims, engineering standard-of-care, casualty, personal injury, toxic tort and others.

In addition to his construction claims and forensic engineering experience, Mr. Broz has an extensive background in engineering design and operations. Particular areas of technical expertise include building mechanical system design; industrial piping design and stress analysis; and cold regions engineering. Mr. Broz also has considerable experience designing systems for energy efficiency, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects up to Gold award levels. He is a LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional and is experienced in facility life-cycle costing.

Mr. Broz’s professional affiliations include the Construction Management Association of America; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, where he served for 15 years on the Power Piping Section Committee; the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers; the National Society of Professional Engineers; the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (as correspondent); the American Bar Association (as associate member); and the Forensic Expert Witness Association.

Craig Halvorson, Vice President, ARCADIS, Irvine, CAMr. Halvorson oversees ARCADIS’ Program & Construction Management Division in the Orange County and San Bernardino/Riverside areas. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in project management, cost estimating and cost monitoring/control systems, project controls, project scheduling, master scheduling, claims mitigation and resolution, as well as six years of experience as a licensed contractor. Mr. Halvorson has also been responsible for preparing project cost and schedule status reports and preparing “what if” plans to mitigate cost overruns and/or schedule delays. Mr. Halvorson has worked throughout all phases of the construction process, including the preparation of Project Management Plans (PMP), the development of project schedules, constructability reviews, thorough review and development of bid documents, and the overall management of construction operations. He has been a Scheduler and Project Controls Manager on several large programs for public agencies such as the City of Los Angeles Hyperion Wastewater Treatment program, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Redline Segment 3 program, Metropolitan Water District Diamond Valley Lake, Los Angeles World Airport Runway Relocation and John Wayne Airport Terminal C program.

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Eric Slaasted, LEED AP, CxM, Director of Sustainability, ARCADIS, Irvine, CAMr. Slaasted is the Director of Sustainability for the Program & Construction Management Division of ARCADIS. He has provided the spectrum of green building/LEED® analysis, sustainability and commissioning management for numerous industrial and commercial facilities. He has served as a Construction Manager, commissioning manager, technical advisor and constructability reviewer on a variety of highly complex private and public works projects relating to transportation and intermodal centers, aviation, healthcare facilities, labs, data centers, schools and high-rise mixed-use buildings. Mr. Slaasted is a LEED Accredited Professional and a Certified Commissioning Manager.

Nicolle Griffin, AIA, Project Manager, ARCADIS, Yuma, AZMs. Griffin has over 14 years of experience as a Registered Architect and Project Manager. Her experience includes multiple public and private projects ranging from medical facilities and entertainment complexes to public works facilities and municipal construction. She brings tremendous knowledge of original schematic design concepts, directing document production, preparing specifications, cost estimation, budget management, coordination with consultants, and construction contract administration. Ms. Griffin earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kentucky and is a Registered Architect in the state of Arizona. She is an active member of the American Institute of Architects and presents regularly on Alternative Project Delivery (APD) methods.

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Learning Objective 1: Participants will learn about the role and the services provided by construction managers as a solution to the drawbacks of the conventional design-bid-build method of project delivery.
Learning Objective 2: Participants will be able to distinguish the differences between Construction Manager as an Advisor (CM-Advisor), the Construction Manager as an Agent (CM-Agent), and the Construction Manager as Constructor (CM-Constructor) for the Owner.
Learning Objective 3: Participants will learn about one of the most important aspects of the CM-process: construction scheduling, especially the differences between the project schedule versus the construction schedule.
Learning Objective 4: Participants will discuss and learn about the best strategies for communication and how to minimize risks in this project delivery process.

Bibliography: Click to see full list

“Construction Management Standards of Practice.” Construction Management Association of America. 2010 ed. 2009.