Rick Fotino New England Contractor Focused · PDF file01.10.2017 · unique approach...
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Dewatering Bags
Mud Mats
Silt fence
Lee JonesNew England BMP Specialist
Rick FotinoNew England Contractor Focused
Rob Woodman, P.E. C.P.E.S.CSenior Stormwater Engineer
Scott Gorneau, P.E.National Product Manager
Dewatering Bags
Compost Socks
Mud Mats
Silt fence
- 33 Years
- HQ in Richmond VA
- New England – Merrimack NH
- Yards/Offices from Maine to Florida
- Product Distributors, Manufacturers and Innovators
UNIQUE APPROACH – BUT CRITICAL FOR IMPROVING SYSTEM
DESIGN AND SPEC AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD
DESIGN PERMITTING
BIDDINGINSTALLATION
DESIGN SUPPORT COMPUTATIONS SIZING DESIGN
SKETCHBOOKS
DETAILS LAYOUTS BUDGET COSTS MEETINGS
QUOTES QUALITY SUBMITTALS VALUE ENGINEERING
MATERIAL DELIVERY PRECON CHECKLISTS OVERSIGHT CERTIFICATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE INVOLVEMENT FROM
DESIGN CONCEPTION TO POST
INSTALLATION
THE ACF PROCESS / PROJECT TIMELINE
SPACE EFFICIENT SUBSURFACE
STORAGE
MECHANICAL TREATMENT AND
SCREENING
VEGETATED/ BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
SYSTEMS
RUNOFF REDUCTION
TECHNIQUES
• The Importance of Collaboration• Site Development Projects in General• Green Infrastructure
• Collaboration in Design• Maine Grant Funded 319 projects• Local Site Development Projects• Hendler Creamery Redevelopment
• Collaboration in Construction
• Introduction to Collaboration
• Collaboration in Green Infrastructure• City of Philadelphia Green Streets
Collaborate:
Purposeful relationship in which all parties strategically choose to cooperate in order to achieve shared or overlapping objectives
• The Typical Parties
• The Owner• The Owner’s Rep
• Architect• Landscape Architect• Civil Site Engineer• Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer• Structural Engineer
• General Contractor• Site Contractor• Landscape Contractor• Product Distributors• Building trade contractors etc.
• Property Management• Users
All Interconnected in various ways
Don’t always collaborate as well
as they could
WHY?
• We don’t “strategically choose to cooperate in order to achieve shared or overlapping objectives:
• Developers want to save money and take permit level plans to construction
• Engineer of Record is often not engaged during construction (but might be brought in for a post construction ‘punchlist’ visit)
• Young engineers spend less time on site
• Civil engineers avoid landscape architects
• Landscape architects avoid civil engineers
• Contractors are not engaged during design process – missed opportunities to better understand cost of specific items and common sense of details
• Owners aren’t fully informed about cost of long term maintenance/cost of ownership
• Construction phasing and coordination of trades is not always considered
• In Green Infrastructure and Urban Retrofit projects – common added complexities:
• Tight spaces
• Working around existing infrastructure
• Construction affecting local businesses
• Abutters and the public process
• Long term monitoring and performance metrics
• Aesthetics and maintenance
• Civil Engineers plan versus Landscape Architect
• CE plan can be too simple and boring and geometric
• LA plan can sometimes be too complex with too many species – looks great – but adds complexity to maintenance.
• When Collaboration is done poorly in G.I., we get
• Frustrated Owners
• Frustrated Contractors
• Frustrated Engineers
• Frustrated landscape architects
• Frustrated Public
Not good for the future of G.I. in
that region
• By not collaborating, we often end up spending more on a project:
• Redesign on criticial project components – design fees
• Increased # and $$ of change orders
• More RFI’s during construction
• More expensive life cycle costs
• Increased complaints for users. Etc.
• We are in a strange but Unique position –
• ACF product mix – space efficient, performance
• Work with engineer during design
• Work with the contractor during installation
• ACF chooses to collaborate during the entire process to assist in making design plans buildable, and support installation to help convert plans to reality.
• Play our part in minimizing unnecessary change order costs during construction.
• Have been part of/observed some great collaborative projects
COLLABORATIVE CASE STUDIES
LOCAL GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS
• The Parties:• Town staff• Me DEP• Environmental engineer• Local watershed groups• Product/Solution Vendor• Public Works Crew (labor match)• Public/Landowners/abutters
• The Challenges:• Target Pollutants• Finding candidate BMP locations• Formal engineering design?• Small budgets• Educational Outreach
• ACF involvement (DESIGN PHASE):
• Work with project team to identify candidate locations
• Develop Concept BMP sketchbooks
• Target specific pollutants• Prepare materials cost
• ACF involvement (CONSTRUCTION):
• Procure Materials
• Support and coach Public Works – empower local crew
• Support education and outreach
• Post installation maintenance/QC
• We’ve enjoyed the opportunity to work with:
• Town of Cape Elizabeth (Trout Brook)
• Town of Kittery (Spruce Creek)
• Town of Ogunquit (Ogunquit River)
• Town of Saco (Goosefare Brook)
• Town of Sanford (Goodall Brook)
• City of Lewiston (Hart Brook)
LOWIMPACTDEVELOPMENTSOLUTIONS
SPRUCE CREEK WATERSHEDFOCALPOINT BIOFILTRATION SYSTEM
–0.68 ACRE TRIB AREA, 0.5 INCH TREATMENT GOAL ----- 75 SF FOCALPOINT
SPRUCE CREEK WATERSHEDFOCALPOINT BIOFILTRATION SYSTEM
LOWIMPACTDEVELOPMENTSOLUTIONS
–0.68 ACRE TRIB AREA, 0.5 INCH TREATMENT GOAL ----- 75 SF FOCALPOINT
OGUNQUIT RIVER WATERSHED
• Keys to Success:
• Collaboration!!
• “all parties strategically choosing to cooperate in order to achieve shared or overlapping objectives”
• Not everyone has the goal from the project but are choosing to work together to improve… in this case…. Water quality.
LOCAL SITE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS
• The Parties:• Client/Owner• Design Team (CE, LA, Architect)• Review Agency• Product/Solution Vendor• Contractor• Inspectors/oversite
• The Challenges:• Obtaining Permits• Managing project costs (including
soft costs• Financing• Detailed/Buildable Plans• Good specifications• Construction challenges
• If ACF is involved it is a good indication that collaboration is alive and well
• ACF involvement (DESIGN PHASE):
• Support engineer with sizing computations and concept layouts/configurations
• Prepare quality layouts and details
• Create custom solutions
• Review of plans and details (fabric specs, cover, pretreatment)
• Provide accurate budget costs, installation and maintenance protocols
• ACF involvement (CONSTRUCTION):
• Procure Materials
• Preconstruction protocols
• Support the site contractor
• Post installation maintenance
INFILL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTPORTLAND MAINE
INFILL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTFOCALPOINT, R-TANK, FABCO
SPACEEFFICIENTSUBSURFACESTORAGE
VEGETATED/BIOLOGICALTREATMENTSYSTEMS
RUNOFFREDUCTIONTECHNIQUES
MECHANICALTREATMENTAND
SCREENING
INFILL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTFOCALPOINT, R-TANK, FABCO
SPACEEFFICIENTSUBSURFACESTORAGE
VEGETATED/BIOLOGICALTREATMENTSYSTEMS
RUNOFFREDUCTIONTECHNIQUES
MECHANICALTREATMENTAND
SCREENING
CENTRAL ROCK GYM EXPANSION HADLEY MA
CENTRAL ROCK GYM EXPANSION HADLEY MA
HENDLER CREAMERYCITY OF BALTIMORE, MD
• The Parties:• Client/Owner• Design Team (CE, LA, Architect)• Review Agency• Product/Solution Vendor
• The Challenges:• City Redevelopment Site• Existing Utility
Connections• Raised Deck area• Green Roof media for
Trees• Stormwater media for
SWM• Structural Components
• Challenging Treatment of Stormwater
• Collaborative Effort From:
• Civil Engineer• Landscape Architect• Structural• Product Vendor
COLLABORATION IN CONSTRUCTION
• We should get the contractors involved during the design/development phase
• We should consider building construction oversight into the specs by a qualified party:• Engineer of record• 3rd party inspector• Product Representative
• Pre‐bid Meetings are imperative
• Engineer choosing to work with contractor (media specs etc)
• Pre construction meetings
URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
SUCCESS
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
• Provide support to several engineers on several different urban GI retrofit projects
• City of Philadelphia “Green City – Clean Waters” stands out.
• 10,000 acres of impervious to manage of 25 years
• 2,500 miles of streets to ‘green’
The key to the success of green streets is to develop a seamless processwhereby stormwater management, street engineering and landscape designcome together to produce a functional, attractive and cost‐efficient project.This manual provides a toolkit for city agencies, contractors and privatepartners to achieve that goal. (Howard Neukrug – former PWD commissioner)
• Why is Green City – Clean Waters successful?
• Variety G.I Options• Allow innovative solutions• Understanding of capital cost and
long term cost of ownership
• Collaboration of Several Parties:
• City Officials• PWD• Engineers• Landscape architects• Outreach and Eduction• Long Term Maintenance and
Monitoring
• Collaboration is critical to successful projects
• Collaboration doesn’t happen by accident
• Collaborate!
Collaborate:
Purposeful relationship in which all parties strategically choose to cooperate in order to achieve shared or overlapping objectives