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Leveraging Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) for Efficient Dam Safety Portfolio Delivery

Resource Type
ASDSO Conference Papers
Reference Title
Leveraging Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) for Efficient Dam Safety Portfolio Delivery
Author/Presenter
Shafer, Eric
Bench, Jacob
Hilovsky, James
Davis, Chad
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
2022
Date
September 18-22, 2022
Event Name
Dam Safety 2022 - 39th Annual Conference
Event Location
Baltimore, Maryland
ASDSO Session Title
Concurrent Session 38 – Top Tips And Tools In Construction Management
Topic Location
Ohio
Abstract/Additional Information

Since 2013, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has led a Dam Safety Initiative to reduce the risk of state-owned dams. Through this initiative, ODNR has expedited over $370 million planning, design and construction efforts for 57 high hazard dams owned by the State of Ohio. As the program has matured, ODNR has leveraged different strategies to expedite delivery, including the use of Construction Manager at Risk (CMR). Recently, ODNR has grouped multiple dam safety projects under a single CMR procurement which has significantly enhanced ODNR’s delivery of these projects. Currently ODNR has three groupings of projects being delivered by CMR including 20 dams for a collective Construction Value of over $50M. Overall ODNR has utilized the CMR delivery method for 23 dams for over $220 million in current and completed dam projects.
This paper will discuss a number of key advantages to this approach, including the following:
- Schedule Savings over conventional Design-Bid-Build
- Pre-Construction Services by CMR
- Risk Reduction through Qualifications Weighted Selection
- Enhanced Program Efficiency.

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