PARTNERING
Clark County Sanitation District—The Story of Construction Partnering

EXPERIENCE

The Frisby Group has been the FACILITATOR on the following projects(among others):

•  DOE Headquarters, Las Vegas, NV

•  Waste Water Treatment Facility, CCSD, Las Vegas, NV

•  DAFT Facility, CCSD, Las Vegas, NV

•  Bar Screen, CCSD, Las Vegas, NV

•  Filter Project, CCSD, Las Vegas, NV

•  Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

•  Pump Storage Facility, Duke Power, Bad Creek, SC

•  Medical Facilities, MUSC, Charleston, SC

•  Laboratory Facilities, USC, Charleston, SC

•  Co-Generation Facility, Syracuse, NY

•  Hotel Renovation, Charleston, SC

•  Port Royal Condominium, Augusta, GA

•  Hospital (US Marine Corp), Quantico, VA

and many others—all of which have been successful projects. We began Facilitating projects year before the fad began.

THE FRISBY APPROACH

•  The Frisby approach is unique. It is a CONSTRUCTION DRIVEN APPROACH, instead of a “social science” approach.

•  We read the plans and specifications before a partnering session and review the preliminary schedule. We then tailor the program to real life situations that only occur on this project. For example we provide scenarios on:

•  How to handle differing site conditions.

•  How to handle “no damages” for delay clauses.

•  How to handle scope of work disputes.

•  How to effectively use the schedule as a management tool instead of a claims or payment document.

•  How to work together; How to cause decisions to be made on a timely and effective basis.

•  How to “look ahead” to avoid problems.

And other potential conditions and conflicts that may arise on the project.

THE ROLE OF THE FIRST 25% OF THE PROJECT; THEN THE ROLE OF THE LAST 10% OF THE PROJECT.

•  We know that if we can establish and meet the key objectives and priorities of the first 25% of the project that we have established the momentum that can carry us forward. We know that if we get behind, even a couple of percentage points, in the first 25% we are likely to cram that 2-3% into the last 10% and end up with the inefficient use of crews, extended duration and often excessive punch lists.

•  Thus, in our partnering sessions, we emphasize the activities and functions which will assure success on the front-end of the projects and success on the tail end of the project.

CONCEPTS THAT WE BELIEVE IN

•  1 + 1 = 1 (meaning unity of purpose).

•  Built-in-Quality (BIQ), instead of inspect and correct.

•  Trust being the backbone of successful projects where trust is a function of Competence, Character and Consistency.

•  We believe in empowerment but that enablement must precede empowerment.

•  Successful contractors must assist in the decision-making process and should be solution providers (or solution assistors).

•  Neither party should use partnering to simply get something for nothing. There must be accountability.

•  The work force must be the beneficiary of the partnering, so that it can get the information, tools, equipment and space needed when they need it.

•  We must deal with RFI's quickly and early in the project so that the engineer and owner can never be an obstacle to the contractor's progress. Let's make this a construction project, not a continuation of the design phase.

•  Let's not worry about how good our hindsight is, let's do first things first and improve our foresight .

FEE SCHEDULE

•  First Session:               $2,500 plus actual expenses.

•  Subsequent Sessions: $1,200 per day plus actual expenses.

•  Telephone Calls:           Expenses only. No fee charged.

CLARK COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT—The Story of Construction Partnering