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Anna M. Bremmer, CVS, LEED AP Value Study Facilitator

Role and Responsibilities As facilitator, Anna Bremmer will work with you, the design team, and other stakeholders to help the value study team understand your goals for the value study and the project’s performance criteria and constraints. She will lead the value study team through the six phases of the SAVE International job plan, focusing them on developing alternatives that have the greatest opportunity to enhance value—and potential for implementation. Dependent on your goals, the alternatives proposed should strike a balance of minimizing first cost and life-cycle cost, improving schedule, managing risk, and improving sustainability.

Background Since 1990, Anna has facilitated marketing, project management analysis, and value analysis for environmental consulting, transportation and land-use planning, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, architecture, general contracting, construction management, and dispute resolution.

Anna’s experience has included developing construction management technical approaches and schedules. She has analyzed infrastructure projects; performed cost and damages calculations; analyzed schedules to determine delay causation using critical path method (CPM); and analyzed project management in the context of the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

This has given her a comprehensive understanding of the multidisciplinary project process—from planning and environmental permitting through design and project delivery—and the project management approaches that make it successful. Anna’s collaborative nature, enthusiastic leadership, and balance of big-picture focus with attention to detail result in high-quality value analysis facilitation and documentation.

Relevant Experience Olympic Associates Company, Seattle, WA. Assisted on VA studies and prepared VA reports, wrote proposals including construction management technical approach sections, and developed schedules for OAC, a then 50-person multidisciplinary value analysis, architecture, and engineering firm.

The Nielsen‐Wurster Group, Inc., Seattle, WA. Analyzed infrastructure projects for Fortune 500’s top-10 engineering firms and top-10 chemical producers for the international, then 60-person dispute

Education B.S., Business

Administration; Marketing Major, Journalism Minor; Oregon State University, 1989

Certifications Certified Value Specialist,

SAVE International, 2011

Accredited Professional, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED AP), U.S. Green Building Council, 2005

Effective Facilitator, Proficient in The 10 Facilitation Principles, Leadership Strategies Institute, 2010

Web Content Development Certificate, University of Washington Extension, 1999

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New Warehouse and SPX Building Renovation at U.S. Embassy Value Engineering Study, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (2012)—U.S. Department of State Overseas Buildings Operations c/o RH & Associates, Inc. Anna co-facilitated the VE study of the new warehouse construction and SPX building renovation of facilities constructed in 2006. Project considerations include its high-seismic-zone location with “collapsible soils” and associated construction methods. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build with total project costs estimated at roughly $4,000,000. VE workshop objectives included examining construction methodology and geotechnical approach. The VE team generated 85 alternatives and developed 21, including building a new SPX and renovating existing SPX for use as warehouse space, saving $1,054,000, offering more flexibility, and extending useful life; using a deep-foundation augercast system, saving $690,000 and eliminating risk of potential collapse; and using an alternate wall system for the warehouse, saving $69,000, shortening construction duration, and improving aesthetics.

Brigade Complex, Phase 3B; 4 Company and 5 Company Operations Facilities Value Engineering Study, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA (2012)—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District c/o Dovetail Innovations Anna co-facilitated a VE study of two COFs to be constructed on separate sites in the East Division Drive neighborhood of Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM). The project is designed to achieve LEED NC Silver and adhere to EPACT 2005, EISA 2007; ECB 2011-1 (renewable energy); Executive Order 13514 and ASHRAE 55, 90.1, and 189.1 standards. Project goals include achieving the Center of Standardization design for COFs, adapted to the JBLM Pacific Northwest architectural style—while adhering to the JBLM Neo-Georgian architectural style of the neighborhood; and using JBLM central hot water plant as the heating energy source. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build. Due for completion in 2015, total project costs are estimated at $34 million, with the 4 Company COF at $15.2 million and 5 Company COF at $16.2 million. VE workshop objectives included providing input on strategies to manage the design relative to the FY15 project timing and likely changes in program and code requirements, and evaluating the estimate and budget. The VE team generated 67 alternatives and developed 37, including using 95% condensing boilers in lieu of central hot water for heating, with cost avoidance of $87,000 and an additional


30-year LCC savings of $83,000; and installing south-facing tilted PV panels for an additional cost of $1.14 million to mitigate the east-west building axis, yielding 13.5 watts/sf at a cost of $2.70/watt in lieu of thin-film panels yielding 5 watts/sf at a cost of $4.60/watt; and using bearing shear walls at readiness modules in lieu of moment frames for a cost avoidance of $348,000.

Mercer Corridor Project Phase II Construction Management Approach Value Engineering Study (2012), Seattle, WA—Seattle Department of Transportation c/o KBA Inc. As a consultant to KBA, Inc. Anna facilitated the VE study of the Mercer West project construction management approach. Seattle’s Mercer Corridor has long been known as the “Mercer Mess”—clogging streets in

the South Lake Union community and stalling traffic on Interstate 5 and SR 99. Due for completion in mid-2015, the Mercer Corridor Project Phase II (Mercer West) will complete the direct, two-way connection between I-5 and Elliott Avenue West, creating a new gateway to Seattle’s cultural, tourist, and business attractions. Considerations for the construction management approach proposed by KBA, Inc. included coordinating with the concurrent SR 99 North Tunnel Portal, North Access, and Mercer East projects adjacent to the site; minimizing traffic and access impacts; and communicating with stakeholders such as the Seattle Center, Gates Foundation, Amazon, WSDOT, Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities, King County Metro, Downtown Business Association, and multiple organized and vocal community groups. The VE team generated 42 value proposals and developed 18, including using interactive visual simulation to illustrate sequencing overlaps and update sequencing as schedules evolve; using a master schedule so that all affected parties to be able to see all of the concurrent projects’ independent logic, and milestone dates; and using a project charter to bring all affected parties together and having regular follow-up meetings to actively manage performance.


Value Engineering Program Audit (2011-2012), Central Puget Sound Region, WA—Sound Transit In 2008, voters approved Sound Transit’s ST2 program, which will add regional express bus and commuter rail service while building 36 additional miles of light rail to form a 55-mile regional system to be delivered between 2009 and 2023. In 2009, ST comprehensively reviewed its entire capital program to determine the best way to begin implementation of the ST2 program in light of diminishing revenues as the economic recession deepened. Recognizing that a value engineering program performing at its best can offer ST the most effective use of funds, ST retained the team of audit firm Moss Adams and VE consultant Robinson, Stafford & Rude, Inc. to audit its program.

As a subconsultant to Don Stafford, PE, CVS-Life of RSR, Anna reviewed Sound Transit documentation; working with Mr. Stafford, Sound Transit stakeholders, and audit staff to reach a common understanding of audit objectives; conducting and documenting in-person and telephone interviews with Sound Transit, consultants, and others; analyzing data and formulating conclusions about program performance as well as developing recommendations for improvement. Recommendations included defining the VE program as a formal organizational unit with a separate budget; strengthening the requirements for studies and reports to comply with SAVE International guidelines and industry best practices; and providing VE training to VE program and other internal staff.

New York Aquarium Ocean Wonders: Shark Exhibit Building and New Animal Care Facility Value Engineering Study (2011), Brooklyn, NY—City of New York, Office of Management & Budget, Wildlife Conservation Society, and New York Aquarium (NYA) c/o Advantage Facilitation Services Anna assisted and provided report preparation for a VE study of the replacement of NYA’s shark exhibit facilities and new animal care facility (ACF) at its 14-acre campus located on Coney Island in Brooklyn. Due for

completion in 2014, the overall Ocean Wonders project includes a rock and mist garden, new food service venue, and shaded covered seating on the Boardwalk; green roofs on both the Shark and ACF buildings; an ocean-view deck, new touch tank, outdoor terrace, classroom, and


children’s play area on the roof of the Shark building; interactive displays and sculpture, native plantings, shade trees, and seating walls in the central plaza; modifications to the seawater intake system; and extensive aquatic life support systems.

The new 50,000-sf, $112,327,399 Shark Exhibit Building is planned to use formed, poured-in-place concrete walls. Attached to this will hang an artistic “shimmer wall” feature and spiraling ramp that will lead visitors to a roof deck view of the sea, a touch pool, and an interactive gathering space. Holding over 500,000 gallons of water, the new exhibit will house over 115 species. The new 11,000-sf, $21,804,463 Animal Care Facility (ACF) is planned to be a poured-in-place concrete structure with glulam timber beams. It will house six animal holding pools and related mechanical and water treatment equipment, a food preparation area, and an office.

Project considerations include meeting the objectives of multiple stakeholder organizations funding the project; construction challenges related to the irregular Shark building shape; achieving a LEED Silver minimum with the amount of water and energy needed for 24-hour tank operation; maintaining ongoing operations; and shimmer wall materials never used in a marine environment. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build. Total project costs are estimated at $134,131,862. VE workshop objectives included developing engineering and constructability alternatives to improve the value of the project from a functional as well as cost-benefit perspective, including initial and life-cycle costs. VE ideas were evaluated based on maintainability, construction schedule/duration, and maintaining ongoing operations. The VE team generated 205 ideas and developed 57 alternatives, including eliminating the Donut Tank at the exit area (where visitors are unlikely to look up) to free up visitor flow, saving $300,000; eliminating cyclonic separators on seawater intake, saving $550,000; developing a scheme of orthographic formwork to standardize panel sizes on the Shark building, saving $270,000; using a pre-engineered building for the ACF building, saving $1,860,000; and rescaling both the ACF and Shark buildings by 25% while maintaining exhibit draw, saving up to $35,600,000.


New Education and Multi-Use Green Building at Hoover Dam, Design-Build Procurement Process Study (2011)—U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region c/o RH & Associates Anna facilitated this process study. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Lower Colorado Region had drafted RFQ and RFP documents for their second and third projects to be constructed using design-build project delivery. The Green Building project consists of the deconstruction of the existing Hoover Dam Spillway House built in the mid-1980s and cantilevered over the Lake Mead reservoir, and the construction of a new facility on the site. Project considerations include unknown foundation conditions and related seismic requirements, LEED Gold certification, and interior flexibility for multiple interactive interpretive exhibits, meetings, and special events. The facility will support tourism for federally managed sites. The objective of the study was to help the BOR create an RFQ and RFP that provides detailed and clear performance criteria to ensure the BOR receives what it wants for the project, while avoiding being too prescriptive in order to allow the design-build team to be innovative. The study also included changes to the RFQ and RFP that will better delineate submittal requirements in a way that eliminates lesser-qualified teams and makes the selection process easier and less time consuming. The $2, 450,000 design-build contract was awarded in July 2012 and is due for completion in fall 2013.

New Living Units (Buildings V and S) and Kitchen Expansion, Washington State Penitentiary Value Engineering Study (2010), Walla Walla, WA—State of Washington Department of Corrections c/o RH & Associates Anna facilitated during the creative phase of the VE Job Plan, assisted, and provided report preparation for a VE study of the new living units and kitchen expansion at the Walla Walla Prison. Opened in 1886, the Washington State Penitentiary is the second largest prison in the State of Washington, with an operating capacity of 1,965 offenders in close, medium, and minimum custody levels. It is also the site of Washington’s death row. The project consists of the new construction of two medium-security housing units and renovation of the prison’s kitchen. The new housing units will be identical and each will have two 2-story dayrooms. Each dayroom will be surrounded by 62 double-bunk cells and four ADA single-bunk cells for a total potential capacity of 264 inmates. The housing units contain centralized support space including offices, counselors, a multi-purpose room, holding cells, space for mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, security electronics equipment, and a centrally located sergeant’s office. Currently located in Bldg. H on the existing campus, the kitchen facilities will be remodeled and expanded to


serve the increase in inmate population and to meet changing standards and requirements for menu and food service. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build. Total project costs are estimated at $39,809,362. VE alternatives were evaluated based on movement control, security, visibility, sustainability (LEED Silver), redundancy, life cycle costs, and space flexibility. The VE team generated 133 alternatives and developed 26 alternatives and 6 design suggestions, including using packaged rooftop equipment, saving $1,615,000; locating boilers in the central plant, saving $65,000; and using LED for site lighting, saving $208,000.

Rehabilitation of the 5th Avenue Bridge Value Engineering Study (2010), Brooklyn, NY— New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and City of New York, Office of Management & Budget (OMB) c/o Advantage Facilitation Services Anna facilitated the evaluation phase of the VE Job Plan, assisted, and provided report preparation for a VE study of the rehabilitation of the 5th Avenue Bridge in Brooklyn, New York. The bridge spans over two train lines, CONRAIL and the NYCT Sea Beach Line, and is located beneath the I-278 Gowanus Expressway. It is a skewed four-span structure that carries the intersection of 65th Street and 5th Avenue. The 65th Street section consists of a two-way, six-lane divided urban arterial and the 5th Avenue section consists of a two-way, two-lane urban street. It has cracked concrete encasements of girder flanges and a condition rating of 4.147 out of 7.0. The proposed rehabilitation option features replacing the existing superstructure; removing the top portion of the abutment stem walls and replacing them with a new bridge seat and pedestal to accommodate new elastomeric bearings; seismic analysis and retrofit; new pier cap beams and approaches; repaving; and installation of new utilities. Total project costs are estimated at $25,195,700 in 2010 dollars with completion anticipated in 2023. VE workshop objectives included developing recommendations on the various design aspects and construction staging. Project considerations include maintaining utility operations, 52-hour-maximum rail closures, and potential hazardous materials. The VE team generated 95 alternatives and developed 19, including six design suggestions. These included constructing the project in fewer stages, saving $3,900,000; using accelerated bridge construction (ABC) methodology to reduce construction duration, saving $1,900,000; and using galvanized steel in lieu of weathering steel, adding $331,000 to initial costs, but saving $771,000 in total life cycle costs. NYC DOT partially or fully accepted nine VE alternatives for estimated savings of approximately $2 million. An additional 14 VE alternatives are still categorized as "Further Study," and represent the potential to save up to $9 million more.


Wastewater Facility Upgrades Value Engineering Study (2010), Yamhill County, OR—City of Dundee c/o RH & Associates Anna assisted and provided report preparation for a VE study of the upgrades to the City of Dundee’s wastewater facility needed to meet NPDES permit requirements. The existing facility serves residential and industrial users and includes a three-cell facultative lagoon system with influent pump station, and outfall to the Willamette River. The proposed facility, due for completion in 2013, includes four cells, with lagoon #4 as a drainage way. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build. Project goals include generating Class A recycled water for sale to a local golf course, year-round discharge, effective odor control, creating a nice looking facility at the lowest possible cost, and educating existing operations staff re: new equipment and operations. Total project costs are estimated at $12,500,000. VE workshop objectives included reviewing electrical design, phasing/sequencing to maintain operations, and economizing design. Project considerations include minimizing impacts to protected turtles; significant fat, oil, and grease (FOG) that clog systems; and intermittent untreated influent flow from the local wine industry. Future considerations include decommissioning lagoons 1 and 2 to create a natural area and developing view property above the Willamette. VE alternatives were evaluated based on constructability, simplified operations, meeting NPDES permit limits, maintainability, “good neighbor” practices, and meeting the 20-year facility life. The VE team generated 111 alternatives and developed 17, including locating the main electrical room adjacent to the mechanical building, saving $235,000; reducing instrumentation for process control in the MBR, saving $47,000; and reducing the size of the blowers to meet current operating conditions, saving $100,000.

Expand Entry Control Points (ECPs) 1 and 2, and Roads and Utilities Phase 1 Value Engineering Study (2010), FOB Shank, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District c/o HNTB and RH & Associates Anna facilitated the function analysis, evaluation, and development phases of the VE Job Plan and provided report preparation for a VE study of new ECPs, new roads, and water distribution, wastewater collection, and electrical distribution systems. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-build. Total project costs are estimated at $61,000,000. Project considerations include frequent attacks related to its location near the border with Pakistan; operations impacts from a large natural floodwater wash (wadi) running through the middle of the base; and control of dust from small-particulate clays that damages jet engines. VE workshop objectives included reviewing concrete vs. asphalt roadways,


site drainage and associated security impacts, emergency lighting at the ECPs, inspection building configuration, security, and fire protection. VE alternatives were evaluated based on force protection, facilitating movement, construction phasing impacts to pricing and security, constructability, and minimizing dust and maintenance. The VE team generated 61 alternatives and developed 17, including using common dimensions and openings to streamline construction and enable facilities to be relocated, adding $82,000; using concrete in lieu of asphalt on roadways, adding $1,500,000 in initial costs, but saving $6,300,000 in operations and maintenance costs; and constructing concrete box culverts over the large wadi for roadway crossings, adding $964,000.

Entry Control Facility 1 (ECP-1) Improvements Value Engineering Study (2010), Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District c/o HNTB and RH & Associates Anna facilitated the function analysis and creative phases of the VE Job Plan and provided report preparation for a VE study of the improvements to an entry control facility at Bagram Airbase. The goal of the project is to improve safety and security at ECP-1, while improving processing time for 5,000 local nationals daily (currently ranging from 20 minutes to two hours) and maintaining their dignity. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-build. Total project costs are budgeted at $7,000,000. Project considerations include maintaining the current process and the high threat level that will constrain the contractor. VE workshop objectives included identifying opportunities to reduce project costs and identifying gaps between the 1391 budget, the scope of work, and the current design. VE alternatives were evaluated based on minimizing impacts to operations during construction, constructability, flexibility, low maintenance and durability, maintaining security, and potential adaptability as a model for other facilities. The VE team generated 66 alternatives and developed 15, including switching the pedestrian and vehicular pathways, saving $500,000; locating body and retina scans in the same building, saving $208,000; and providing locked grates on the storm drain inlets and outlets to prevent unauthorized access, adding $3,000.

Joint Defense Operation Center (JDOC) and Army Aviation Headquarters (AAHQ) Value Engineering Study (2010), Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District c/o HNTB and RH & Associates Anna facilitated the creative and evaluation phases of the VE Job Plan and provided report preparation for a VE study of the JDOC and AAHQ buildings that will support administrative and mission-critical operations


for U.S. Air Force at Bagram Air Base. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build. Total project costs are estimated at $2,800,000 for the JDOC and $19,000,000 for the AAHQ. Project considerations include prescriptive ATFP requirements, sandy-silt soils in a high-seismic area, and the skills of the local labor force. VE workshop objectives included generating alternatives related to HVAC and electrical, reviewing mechanical requirements to provide hot water (storage tank vs. instantaneous heating), identifying opportunities for savings at the JDOC, and reviewing occupant loads for the AAHQ. VE alternatives were evaluated based on keeping construction as simple as possible, low maintenance, and energy efficiency. The VE team generated 50 alternatives and developed 23, including increasing column space to allow future flexibility, saving $65,000; determining actual emergency generator needs to reduce generator size, saving $224,000; and providing separate electrical service for each building to increase reliability, adding $19,000.

Murray Morgan Lift-Bridge Rehabilitation Value Engineering Study (2010), Tacoma, WA—City of Tacoma c/o David Evans & Associates, Inc. and RH & Associates Anna facilitated the creative phase of the VE Job Plan and provided report preparation services for a VE study of the rehabilitation of the historic Murray Morgan vertical lift-bridge constructed in 1913. One of only 28 lift bridges in the United States, it is still operational, but was closed to vehicular traffic by WSDOT in 2007, due to potential for catastrophic failure. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-build. Total project costs for Phase 1 are estimated at $32,000,000 with $37,000,000 in funding. VE workshop objectives included validating the project approach, reviewing phasing, and reviewing priorities relative to code. VE alternatives were evaluated based on historic impact, code compliance, 70-year life-cycle costs, ease of operations and access, ease of maintenance, and achieving a bridge sufficiency rating ≥ 7.0. The VE team generated 109 creative alternatives, including 29 design suggestions, and developed 16 VE alternatives. VE alternative highlights include replacing the geared/shaft drive with a hydraulic system for raising and lowering the bridge, saving $471,000; restricting vessel traffic to no night traffic and requiring a four-hour window, saving $30,000 in life cycle costs; and changing the Phase 1 order and scope to better assess the bridge’s condition with no cost impacts.


Airfield Pavement Repair Value Engineering Study (2010), Masirah and Thumrait Sultanate Air Bases, Oman—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District c/o HNTB and RH & Associates Anna assisted with facilitation and provided report preparation for a VE study of the repair of airfield pavement and lighting in support of U.S. Air Force operations at two air bases used jointly by the U.S. Air Force and Omani government. Pavement conditions have deteriorated in the harsh desert environment to such an extent that foreign object debris (FOD) entering jet engines has become a concern. In addition, HVAC systems and power supplies are inadequate for server rooms. Project considerations include host nation access and coordination; scheduling impacts from planned and unplanned local holidays; the remote location of Masirah; a lack of an experienced local labor force; and minimizing future maintenance. VE workshop objectives included validating the design direction; developing a systematic, cost-effective approach to replace full and partial slabs that maximizes the 20-year service life of the pavements; and addressing construction phasing to minimize impact in an operational airfield. With 23 separate projects included that each have an individual 1391 budget, the total construction budget is $4,000,000. The VE team developed 23 alternatives including identifying scope items that could be performed by others, saving $1,231,000; requiring the contractor to provide on-site batch plants, saving $38,000; and doubling the power capacity into the communications building server area to better handle HVAC loads, simplify future work, and allow the full expansion to be completed in this phase, adding $1,334,000.

Theater for a New Audience (TFANA) Value Engineering Study (2010), Brooklyn, NY—New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and City of New York, Office of Management & Budget (OMB) c/o Advantage Facilitation Services Anna assisted and provided report preparation for a VE study of this priority project for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Cultural District. As New York City’s first theater to be built for classical drama since 1965, it is intended to house permanent theatre productions and education programs, including a mainstage designed for classical drama. As designed, the 28,000-s.f. LEED building has a four-story lobby; an Elizabethan courtyard mainstage that can be configured for proscenium, thrust, runway, or in-the-round—accommodating 180 to 299 seats; a 35-foot-tall auditorium; and a flexible space behind the stage to be used for additional stage area, rehearsal, and/or separate performances. Total project costs are budgeted at $30,017,079. The VE team generated 281 creative alternatives and developed 49 VE alternatives, including two


estimate corrections and one design suggestion. VE alternative highlights include considering combining the catwalk system with the truss system, saving $400,000; revising back-of-house layout, saving $523,000; and increasing fire protection sprinkler coverage in the auditorium while eliminating the intumescent coatings, saving $170,000.

Schofield Quad D Buildings 450 & 452 FY11 Whole Barracks Renewal Value-Based Design Charrette (2010), Oahu, HI—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District c/o RH & Associates Anna assisted and provided report preparation for a value-based design charrette (VBDC) of the planned LEED Silver renovation of two historically significant barracks. The project purpose is to provide quality living conditions for soldiers by separating the administrative and operations facilities from the barracks. Building 450 will house 141 personnel and central plant. Building 452 will house 150 personnel with “1+1” standard units. Project considerations include historic preservation; anti-terrorism force protection (AT/FP); seismic requirements that could require foundation resizing; exterior skin thermal performance; and storm drainage for the site, which has low permeability. The total project value is $75,000,000, including $24,000,000 per building. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-build. Alternatives generated by the VBDC team included eliminating progressive-collapse structural uplift, saving $1,026,000, and not requiring a footing enlargement, saving $1,000,000. Presentation of the results of the Design Charrette was made to the USACE DPW and future building users during the outbrief meeting for the workshop. Quad E building shown in photograph credited to USAG Hawaii.

New Seward Hwy: Dowling to Tudor Reconstruction Value Engineering Study (2010), Anchorage, AK—Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities c/o RH & Associates Anna assisted and provided report preparation services for a VE study of the planned highway reconstruction intended to increase the connectivity of local streets; connect moose and pedestrian/bicycle paths at Campbell Creek; and move the demand on the New Seward Highway to the local streets while accommodating for future growth. The $75.7 million project includes adding a third lane northbound and southbound, extension of International Airport Road under the Seward Highway, pathway extensions, service road improvements, new pathways crossing under the highway, new bridges over Campbell Creek, on- and off-ramps, noise barriers, and lighting. The VE team developed 21 alternatives including not constructing the improvements at International Airport


Road, as it would impact the highway profile in this section and not provide the thoroughfare that was intended, saving $20.1 million; shortening the span over international airport road by using vertical walls, saving $2.7 million; eliminating the median and providing 1:1 slope using soil reinforcement, which would reduce the number of MSE walls and required fill material, saving $1.8 million.

Dolarway Road Improvements Value Engineering Study (2010), Ellensburg, WA—City of Ellensburg c/o RH & Associates Anna assisted and provided report preparation services for a VE study of the planned improvements intended to allow multimodal use, support commercial development, improve traffic flow, and mitigate flooding. The proposed 1.66 miles of improvements include the rehabilitation and widening of the roadway to accommodate the following section: 5’ bicycle lanes, 12’ travel lanes, 10’ continuous center-turn-lane, and 6’ sidewalks on both sides of the road. The engineering estimate for the project was approximately $7 million. The VE team generated 36 alternatives and developed 12, including providing pre-manufactured galvanized steel Super-Cor® instead of Concrete Box Culverts, saving $145,000; and providing sidewalk only on one side with the developer to provide other side in the future, saving $136,000.

Portland to Milwaukie Light Rail Project Value Engineering Study (2009), Portland, OR—TriMet c/o RH & Associates Anna assisted and provided report preparation services for a VE study of the planned 7.3-mile, ≈ $3 billion addition of new double-track to the existing light rail network to serve Central City, the South Waterfront District, the Central Eastside Industrial District, Southeast Portland neighborhoods, the Milwaukie Town Center, and the urbanized portion of Clackamas County. It involves constructing 10 new stations, adding approximately 2,000 park-and-ride spaces at two parking garages, and constructing an exclusive transitway between SW 1st Avenue and SE 8th

Avenue as part of a new bridge across the Willamette River for pedestrians, bicycles, buses, light rail, and, potentially, a future streetcar. The VE team generated 72 alternatives and developed 18, including making the crossing north of the Tacoma Station an on-grade

crossing, saving $10.7 million; providing a track undercrossing on the ODOT ramp north of the Tacoma Station, saving $10.4 million; and constructing only the needed parking spaces now, but allowing for future


expansion at Park Station (saving $17.4 million) and Tacoma Station (saving $12.1 million).

Macombs Dam Bridge Seismic Retrofit Value Engineering Study (2009), Bronx, NY—City of New York, Office of Management & Budget (OMB) c/o Advantage Facilitation Services Anna assisted and provided report preparation services for a VE study of the planned seismic retrofit of this New York City landmark, swing-type bridge near Yankee Stadium. It includes 78 spans of various types including a 1,362-foot-long steel viaduct over West 155th Street, a 415-foot-long center swing span, a 220-foot camelback truss, and several ramps and approaches. The scope of the project includes upgrades to the west approach span, swing span, deck truss span, camelback truss span, and one Bronx exit ramp, and is intended to maintain the bridge's functionality after an earthquake by increasing structural flexibility. The engineering cost estimate for the project was $74 million. The VA team generated 73 alternatives and developed 19, including 6 design suggestions for the project. Key alternatives totaling $13.7 million in potential savings included modeling column bases as pin connections to consider eliminating all anchor bolt replacements, and isolating the entire 155th St. Viaduct and linking it together.

I-880 Southbound HOV Lane Value Analysis Study (2009), Oakland, CA—Alameda County Congestion Management Agency c/o RH & Associates Anna assisted and provided report preparation services for a VA study of the planned construction of the HOV lane. Its purpose is to facilitate movement of high-occupancy vehicles, reduce travel time on SB I-880, and encourage HOV lane usage in the I-880 corridor. The engineering cost estimate for the project is $94.6 million. The VA team developed 20 alternatives for the project. Key alternatives totaling $11.3 million in potential savings included realigning the Davis Street overcrossing, using pre-cast girders for Marina Boulevard Bridge, and closing only the bridge section and loop ramps at Marina Boulevard during construction.

Kunsan Airbase FY06 Dormitories Value-Based Design Charrette (2004), Republic of Korea—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Division As an employee of OAC Services in Seattle, Washington, Anna assisted and provided report preparation services for a value-based design charrette (VBDC) of the planned construction of two dormitories. With a total of 384 rooms, it is an eight-story facility with reinforced concrete pile foundation, concrete floor slabs, fire sprinkler system with detectors,


HVAC, splinter protection, and semi-hardening chemical-biological protection. The facility predominantly features 4-plex modules, laundries, lounge, air-lock areas, and generator. The total project value was $47,000,000. The acquisition strategy for the project is design-bid-build. The project design was within the combined PA. Presentation of the results of the Design Charrette was given to the 8th Wing during the Partnering Agreement outbrief meeting for the workshop.

Cogeneration Plant Project Analysis (2003), Orange, TX—Client Confidential While with the Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc., Anna reviewed project records, evaluated all parties’ project management, and analyzed the planned and as-built project schedules to determine delay causation using critical path method (CPM) for this engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project. She used the PMBOK and industry best practices for benchmarking and developed the presentation used in a mediation that led to resolution of all issues between the parties. The owner had claimed $80,000,000 in damages as a result of contractor project delays, willful slowdown, excessive time and materials costs, and lump-sum-turnkey overpayments.

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