Alternative Delivery

Dan McCausland brings more than 35 years of proven leadership experience in providing program and project management services. As Chief Development Officer, he is responsible for public-private partnerships, alternative deliveries, program management, and program controls. Dan has earned a reputation as a leading professional in the public arena, having provided consulting services to more than 25 different public agencies in the implementation of their first Alternative Delivery (Design-Build, CMAR, JOC, or Private-Public-Partnership) projects. Dan’s background includes seven years as a public agent, seven years commercial contracting, and more than 20 years in capital program management services. He has successfully filled the roles of owner, contractor, and consultant over a wide range of projects exceeding more than $8 billion in Alternative Delivery and $20 billion in total construction value. ...
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Phil Meaders is an experienced professional familiar with a broad variety of project delivery methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, CM at risk, competitive sealed proposal, hybrid delivery, and design-build-operate-maintain. Representative project facilities include light rail transit, street car, bus rapid transit, bus vehicle maintenance buildings, rail vehicle maintenance buildings, education buildings, commercial buildings, bridges, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, water distribution pumping stations, large diameter water distribution lines, streets, traffic management, municipal office buildings, and environmental clean-up. He has been responsible for program management, construction management, design, and inspection with construction values up to $750 million ...
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Sima Vajdani, P.E., is Vice President and Business Group Director – California. With offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Orange County, Oakland, and Milpitas, Sima leads the firm’s rapidly expanding practice in the state and is charged with overseeing and coordinating business development efforts, production activities, and operations. Sima has more than 30 years of engineering, project delivery, construction, and management experience. She has served public and private sector clients throughout the western United States on a range of water and transportation infrastructure projects, including mass transit, water/wastewater, highways, ports, airports, bridges and special structures. Previously, she served in leadership roles where she has helped set firms apart in a changing marketplace. She served as President, CEO and Founder of McInfra, a company focused on providing consulting services to the water and transportation infrastructure community. Prior to McInfra, she was instrumental in establishing an engineering division for Samsung Engineering and Construction in the Americas. She has also served in senior leadership roles in a number of other prominent firms, such as Atkins, Earth Tech, Jacobs, and CH2M Hill. ...
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Tim has 33 years of experience in the construction and design industry, with a specific focus on rail and transit systems. He has served in diverse roles from designer to construction manager for multi-million-dollar rail projects, including light rail, commuter rail, and bus/bus rapid transit projects, providing a comprehensive understanding of the complexities associated with multi-faceted transit projects. This diverse experience brings our rail and transit clients a leader who understands both the design and construction hurdles, helping clients clear those hurdles in timely manner bringing projects in on time. He has worked closely with Class 1 and short-line railroads, the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, and the California Public Utilities Commission, to name a few. Tim is wrapping up his role as Deputy Design Manager for the largest public works and passenger rail expansion project in the Northern California, the $775-million BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension Design-Build Project. He was also program manager and technical expert for construction of two of the five existing DMU (diesel multiple unit) projects in the U.S., one of which received the first alternatively compliant waiver from the FRA, allowing the DMU to mix with freight. Other notable clients served include Sacramento Regional Transit District, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Denton County Transportation Authority, and Union Pacific Railroad ...
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