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.
ŸBrian Moore, Program Manager, South Dakota Department of Transportation
ŸJay 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.
ŸColin 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.
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.
ŸHope 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.
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.
ŸRichard F. Sliwoski, P.E., Director, Virginia Department of General Services
ŸDon 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.
ŸEdwin Bybee, Project Manager, Missouri Division of Facilities Management, Department of Design & Construction
ŸDavid 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.
ŸPattie 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.
ŸPeter Brohoski, Vice President, The Staubach Company
ŸTerri Fitzpatrick, Director, Michigan Real Estate Division, Department of Management & Budget
ŸPeter Larkin, Senior Vice President, The Staubach Company
ŸMichael 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.
ŸDana Badgerow, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Administration
ŸBrian 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.
ŸPam 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.
ŸMike Mumper, Account Executive, TAC Energy Solutions
ŸLinda 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.
ŸRobert Bourg, Claims and Disputes Manager, Washington Department of General Administration
ŸJohn 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.
ŸLinda 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.
ŸJohn Mitchell, Deputy Director- Facilities Management, Virginia Department of General Services
ŸDavid 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.
ŸTarek Bou-Saada,Energy Manager, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
ŸKevin 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.
ŸMollie Anderson, Director, Iowa Department of Administrative Services
ŸPatricia 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.