2006 NASCA & NASFA Joint Conference & Resource Expo
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MONDAY, JUNE 26

 

Keynote Address
Pandemic Preparedness:  A Nation Prepared

 Ÿ Jack Kalavritinos, Jr., Director for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Planning for a pandemic beyond the pubic health perspective; the role of the nation's leaders in preparation for a potential outbreak. No presentation available, please visit www.pandemicflu.gov for more information.
 

The Lifecycle Audit - A More Effective Way to Plan for Facility Reinvestment

 Ÿ Brian Moore, Program Manager, South Dakota Department of Transportation

 Ÿ Jay Oschrin, President, Diversified Intelligence
Facilities reinvestment planning through the use of lifecycle audits helps facilities managers and financial managers build a consensus on the funding levels required to keep their facilities operating. In addition, the standardization inherent in lifecycle audits gives statewide administrators the ability to rationally compare reinvestment needs between agencies and more equitably distribute available funds.

 

Mission Critical Project Delivery: Design/Build and Commissioning

 Ÿ Colin Moar, Senior Commissioning Agent, Heery International

 Ÿ Robert Reitmajer, Section Manager, Facilities Division, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
The Oregon State Data Center project is a case study of how a public agency can successfully construct a complex facility in record time and under budget, while achieving the program requirements including Tier III reliability and LEED Silver compliance. Agencies can deliver projects that meet modern day business cases, cut project schedules, save money, add quality, and realize long term energy savings by using the combination of design/build contracting and commissioning.

 

Can You Run a Government Like a Business?

 Ÿ Mike Smith, Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Central Management Services
Yes, your CEO skills and talents are needed in government. Facing a $5 billion budget deficit, Illinois introduced private-sector practices including shared services and knowledge management to streamline procurements, cut fleet size, and consolidate the State’s vital administrative services including property management, internal audit and information technology.

 

Establishing a Statewide Facilities Managers Network:  Challenges and Benefits

 Ÿ Hope Davis, Director, Division of Capital Asset Management, Massachusetts Office of Facilites Maintenance

In 2004, Massachusetts' Division of Capital Asset Management established a new Office of Facilities Maintenance to develop and implement programs to improve the maintenance and extend the useful life of state facilities. This presentation will describe the process of initiating the Massachusetts Facilities Managers Association (MAFMA) as a key factor in determining the direction and priorities that the Office should set.

 

The Balancing Act: Integrating Life Safety Into An Historic Facility

 Ÿ Dwayne Harkness, Senior Project Architect, Washington State Legislative Building Rehabilitation Project

 Ÿ Christopher Tavener, Senior Associate, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, P.C.

One of the biggest challenges when preparing your historic facilities for life safety and emergency egress is determining how to provide an acceptable level of safety without damaging the historic character of the building. This session will incorporate examples of life safety upgrades provided to the historic Washington State Legislative Building. Attendees will explore the balance between life safety requirements and original preservation intent.

 

Re-Thinking and Re-Engineering Fleet Management

 Ÿ Richard F. Sliwoski, P.E., Director, Virginia Department of General Services

 Ÿ Don Unmussig, Director, Office of Fleet Management Services, Virginia Department of General Services

A recent reorganization in the Commonwealth of Virginia shifted the home of the centralized fleet and caused Virginia to re-think how they provide approximately 3,500 passenger-type vehicles to over 175 state agencies. Solutions have included centralizing fleet maintenance management, creating a 24/7 call center, saving money on fuel purchases, developing a statewide rental car plan, and communicating these changes to diverse agencies. Learn Virginia’s approach to modernizing the culture of our fleet management processes.

 

Funding Deferred Maintenance Through Energy Savings in the State of Missouri

 Ÿ Edwin Bybee, Project Manager, Missouri Division of Facilities Management, Department of Design & Construction

 Ÿ David Mosby, Director, Missouri Division of Facilities Management, Department of Design & Construction

 Ÿ Bill Duckett, Business Director, VFA, Inc.

With a real estate portfolio of 30 to 40 million square feet, the State of Missouri took on the ambitious task of assessing nearly every facility they owned or managed.  Now, with detailed information about deferred maintenance and energy usage as the basis for their statewide facility operating and capital budgets, they are embarking on an aggressive campaign to reduce overall energy consumption by 15 percent and use the savings to fund facility improvements.

 

Taking Control of Cleaning Programs and Moving Out of the Dark Ages

 Ÿ Pattie Williams, Facility Support Services Manager, Washington Department of General Administration

Hear how one state faced down the threat of competitive contracting by building a custodial program that is recognized for sustainability, accountability, and efficiency and became one of the first three programs in the nation to receive a Green Cleaning Program Certification. Learn about the bundled cleaning process that includes sustainable products and practices, is measurable, provable, efficient and effective and safe for facilities, people and the environment. This is a process that promotes cleaning for health and incorporates principles that can improve your pre-pandemic event position.

 

Strategies for Delivering Effective Real Estate Solutions within the Public Sector

 Ÿ Peter Brohoski, Vice President, The Staubach Company

 Ÿ Terri Fitzpatrick, Director, Michigan Real Estate Division, Department of Management & Budget

 Ÿ Peter Larkin, Senior Vice President, The Staubach Company

 Ÿ Michael McShea, Senior Vice President, The Staubach Company

At this time, Staubach is currently under contract to provide real estate services to 10 states, including Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania encompassing over 60 million square feet. As such, we have a unique perspective on successful and not so successful management practices employed across the country.

 

Branding Your Bureau: How to Establish an Innovative Identity for your Agency
Ÿ Dana Badgerow, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Administration

 Ÿ Brian Selander, National Director, CGI-Spend Management Solutions

NASCA and NASFA members lead true "service agencies" but often fail to receive the credit they deserve for the scope and quality of that service. Building an agency "brand" solves that problem.  We will help members adopt best practices from the public and private sectors to better "brand" their agencies for internal and external audiences. Minnesota's "Drive to Excellence" will serve as the successful case study.

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

 

Plenary Presentation:  Building the Leadership Pipeline

 Ÿ Bob Lavinga, Client Services Manager-East, CPS

 Ÿ Pam Stewart, Director, Partnership and Community Investment, CPS

The impending retirement boom and resulting worker shortage is one of the major workforce challenges government faces today. The speakers will present the findings of a research study conducted to identify and describe how public jurisdictions and agencies -- at all levels of government -- are building their leadership pipelines to ensure they have experienced talent for the future. You will learn: 1) why you need to build your leadership pipeline – today, 2) two different models for building the leadership pipeline, 3) specific examples of leadership development approaches, 4) demonstrated results, 5) key take-aways and practical applications. Whether you are already facing the challenge of the retirement boom, or will be soon, this presentation will help you develop a strategy to build your leadership pipeline.

 

Leveraging Inefficient and Failing Infrastructure to Accomplish Capital Improvements

 Ÿ Mike Mumper, Account Executive, TAC Energy Solutions

 Ÿ Linda Young, Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Facilities Management

The Hiram G. Andrews Center completed a total renovation of its failing central plant through the combination of life cycle repair/replacement funds and by capturing future labor and energy savings. Energy savings projects or performance contracts are often funded through energy and operational savings without consideration of future reinvestments required. When capital funds are combined with guaranteed savings, a synergy takes place that provides improvements and technology not accomplished via either funding mechanism individually.

 

New Contract Document Entity

 Ÿ Robert Bourg, Claims and Disputes Manager, Washington Department of General Administration

 Ÿ John Lynch, Assistant Director, Washington Department of General Administration

Nine prominent industry organizations, including NASFA, are exploring the possibility of establishing a new, separate and non-partisan entity to discuss and reach a consensus on risk and contract issues and to develop and promulgate standard construction contract forms. In this session, a description of the contract document development process for contracts between the Owner and Contractor, Owner and Architect and Contractor and Subcontractor for use on Design Bid Build, General Contractor/Construction Management (GC/CM) and Design Build Contracts will be presented.  Representatives of owner, designer, contractor, subcontractor, bond producer and surety groups are working on the development of a balanced and complete form of contract which will allow for a consistent and fair contracting process. This discussion will also address the possible benefits to NASFA construction contracting authorities which may result from the formation of this entity and the implementation of the new proposed contract documents.

 

An Innovative Approach to Public-Private Development

 Ÿ Linda Bremer, Director, Washington Department of General Services

We are in lean times. Most states are struggling with budget challenges, making difficult choices regarding which programs to fund with less revenue available. In the State of Washington funding for quality office space for state programs is increasingly what is squeezed. In 2002, the Washington State Department of General Administration (GA) initiated a build-to-suit, lease-to-own, public-private partnership program to secure for state use and ownership high quality office space in a cost-effective manner.

 

Being Pro-Active With Your Facility Portfolio: A State-Wide Approach in the Commonwealth of Virginia

 Ÿ John Mitchell, Deputy Director- Facilities Management, Virginia Department of General Services

 Ÿ David Raffin, Vice President State & Local/Education, VFA, Inc.

This presentation will focus on a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of Virginia and VFA to implement a statewide Facility Inventory Condition Assessment System (FICAS) for all of Virginia’s owned buildings. FICAS is providing Virginia with a system to accumulate, analyze, and prioritize the deferred maintenance of all buildings statewide. Most importantly, FICAS will provide legislators with necessary data to understand the magnitude of deferred maintenance statewide and a better system to establish budgeting requirements.

 

Best Practices for Performance Contracts- Experiences From a Large, Multi-site Energy Savings Performance Contract
Ÿ Tarek Bou-Saada, Energy Manager, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

 Ÿ Kevin Vaughn, Account Executive, TAC Energy Solutions

This presentation focuses on best practices drawn from the implementation of an energy savings performance contract for a large, multi-site state agency.  Best practices and key performance indicators will be identified for various project phases.  Also, the IPMVP Option C “Whole Building Measurement” method for measurement and verification (M&V) of utility savings will be discussed.  Utilization of key performance indicators and Option C reduces disputes during the “Guarantee Period” of an ESPC project.

 

Recreating the Business of State Government:  The Shared Services Approach in Iowa

 Ÿ Mollie Anderson, Director, Iowa Department of Administrative Services

 Ÿ Patricia Harmeyer, Project Manager, Iowa Department of Administrative Services

Shared Services is a management paradigm used to deliver internal support services more effectively. By leveraging economies of scale, shared services can market specific services to business units at lower costs. In Iowa, a twist has been added, operating the shared services under principles of entrepreneurial management. Hear how Iowa faces the financial challenges and change management opportunities surrounding this model.

 


 

 

Additional Information

Agenda
Invitation from the Presidents
Preliminary Program
Conference Presentations
Program PDF
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General
Travel Information
Golf Information & Registration
Links of Interest - Coming soon!
Link to the Past-2005 Event History
Final Attendance

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