publications

“Innovative Transit Delivery - DBOM’s, Progressive Design Build, and Turnkey”, American Public Transportation Association, Rail Conference, Chicago, Ill., June 15, 2009;

“Transit P3’s - DBOM’s, Facility Providers & Long Term Payments”, Bond Buyer Transportation P3 Conf., Phoenix, Ariz. October 17, 2007;

 

“Use of Consensus Building For Implementing Transit Oriented Development Projects", ABA Dispute Resolution Conference, NY City, April 18, 2009;

 

“Role of the Private Sector in Public Private Partnerships for Transportation Project Delivery”, 44th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law, Transportation Research Board, July 18, 2005 Portland, Oregon, and January 2006 Washington D.C.;

 

“Lessons Learned in Using Public-Private Partnerships for U.S. Infrastructure”, American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Industry, Annual Meeting New Orleans, April 2005;

 

“Public Private Partnerships – Making Them Work for Rail Transit”, American Public Transportation Association, Rail Transit Conference, San Jose, Ca. June 11, 2003;

 

“Expanding the CM Role in Progressive Design-Build Contracting”, CMAA Conference, San Diego, Ca. October 14, 2002;

 

“Integrating Diverse Elements of a Large TOD Construction Project”, Presented at the Transportation Research Board’s 41st Annual Workshop on Transportation Law, San Francisco, July 1-3, 2002;

 

“Innovative Financing Solutions for Rail Transit Projects Using a Public Private Partnership”, co-author, APTA Commuter Rail/ Rail Transit Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 9-13, 2002;

 

“The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit Project: Project Solutions through the DBOM Contract”, Author, ABA Forum on Construction, Fall 2001 Program on “Structuring Complex Projects”, Denver, CO., October 12, 2001;

 

“Innovative Contracting & Financing for Public Projects”, Federal Publications Seminar, organized, planned, co-author and presenter June 9-10, 1999 in Washington, DC and August 18-19, 1999 in Reno, NV;

 

"Managing Project Risks Through a Teambuilding Approach", chap. 23, UTILITY AND INDEPENDENT POWER: CONCEPT FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM, The Fairmont Press, 1997;

"Value Planning," Construction Superconference, Dec. 8, 1995.

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Public Education and Training
• Strategic Planning for PPP Decision Making
• Creating Project Teams and Structures
• Consensus Building for Finance & Delivery
• Preparation and Negotiation of Agreements
• Contract Performance Monitoring
• Change Management & Conflict Resolution

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Public Private Partnership Agreements
• Transportation, Water, Energy and Schools
• Risk Assessment, Allocation & Management
• Design-Build, DBOM, O&M Contracts
• Innovative Project Financing
• Transit Oriented Development
• Smart Growth and Sustainable Design