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Dear DBIA Northwest Region Colleagues,
With the dedication of our regional committees and Chapters’ leadership, we have progressed toward making 2022 a very special year. To demystify the multiple ways in which we support our members, I promised in the last newsletter to describe DBIA's four Membership Engagement Pillars over the course of 2022 with specifics on who in our region is leading the charge and links to available resources. These pillars include Delivering Expertise (covered last time), Ensuring Access, Fostering Collaboration, and Inspiring Innovation. In this letter, the focus is Pillar 2: Ensuring Access. It is our goal to make access simple and available to all.
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Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: Parker Smith & Feek
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Construction and Risk Management share a lot in common, including that the best results come from working together. Whether building a high rise, putting together a plan to keep your best employees, or creating a best-in-class safety standard, teamwork and collaboration are essential. Parker, Smith & Feek believes the right people, in the right place, doing what they do best, make the difference between exceptional results and all the rest. |
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion News |
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DBIA NW Continues to provide events to encourage equity in the A/E/C industry.
Regional Annual Event - May 19-20, Bellevue, WA
- MWDBE Panel: "What's Working, What's not in Design-Build". Becky Blankenship to moderate
Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)
- Trade Show - May 12th, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
- Network Meeting - July 8th, Portland, OR
DBIA NW Golf Tournament at Willows - July 15th, Willows Run, Redmond, WA
- Golf Sponsors to invite MWDBE firms to join their party
- Special mixer to network & create MWDBE relationships
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Student Chapters are on the Rise! |
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Student chapters at OSU, U of O, Portland State, and WSU are actively growing. More members and events, competitions, and partnership programs.
Thanks to all the faculty advisors and student leaders for bringing DBIA to the forefront.
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DBIA NW Welcomes New Members |
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Membership Update:
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850 Active regional members
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64 Young Professional members
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31 New members VIEW LIST
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Owners: DBIA offers membership discounts and scholarship programs. Contact us with any questions regarding membership. https://dbia.org/join/
Any questions about membership, please contact Executive Director, Carissa Linnane.
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DBIA Northwest Region Graduates |
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Join us in Congratulating Our Newly Certified Individuals
DBIA Certified professionals lead the Design-Build industry. Through years of experience and hours of education, these individuals have put in the time and work to become Designated Design-Build Professionals®. Find out more about certification at https://dbia.org/get-certified/
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National Design-Build Civil Category AGC Award |
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Sound Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility East Wins National AGC Award
The Sound Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility East project won a 2022 Build America Award in the Design-Build Civil Category. The $236 million, design-build project is a new light rail operations and maintenance facility that accommodates the inspection, service, maintenance, storage, and deployment of 96 light rail vehicles and includes 14 service bays, a LRV wash facility, yard storage, materials storage and handling equipment, parking, and office space for administration and support staff. Congratulations to the collaborative team who came together and demonstrated a better way to build!
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Team Member List
Owner: Sound Transit
Design-Build Prime Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Designer of Record: Stantec
Structural & Civil Engineer: KPFF
Interior Designer and Transit Oriented Design Architect: VIA Architecture
Design-Assist Electrical: Valley Electric
Design-Assist Mechanical and Plumbing: Hermanson Company
Rail Trade Partner: Stacy and Witbeck
OCS and Track Power Trade Partner: C3M Power Systems
Site Civil: Granite Construction
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Design-Build Project/Team Awards |
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Celebrating the Nation’s Best in Design-Build
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Design-Build Industry Match |
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FIND QUALIFIED DESIGN-BUILD PARTNERS
DBIA knows how important it is to find the right members for your design-build teams. That's why we've created Industry Match.
Owners come to DBIA for lists of design-build firms, firms providing owner advisor services, MWDBE firms and more. General contractors also turn to DBIA to access potential team members, particularly specialty contractors and sub-consultants. Now, making those connections is as simple as a mouse click.
DBIA's Industry Match is the nation's only online tool helping Owners and Industry find qualified design-builders. Whether you search by region, market, specialties, MWDBE, or project type, explore our comprehensive directory to find a design-build pro to help you deliver your most successful projects.
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Exploring the Future of Design-Build
The Western Washington DBIA Chapter gathered for the monthly program on March 9th and took advantage of meeting in person to engage and connect by way of a interactive roundtable discussions. The central theme was “Back to the Future” and explored what might be compelling changes we’ll see in the future of Design Build.
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Harbor of Hope - Creating Safe Harbors for Oregon's Homeless Population
On February 8, the DBIA Oregon Chapter presented Find Hope: Partners & Solutions in Portland’s Housing Crisis. Oregon Chapter President Josh Richards from KPFF started us off with a quick thank you to our sponsors, a call out to new members, and encouragement to join the local committees. Read More
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Another Rousing Owner's Round Table Discussion In The Books
The DBIA Oregon Chapter presented an Owner’s Roundtable at a virtual meeting on April 12th. This continues the chapter’s annual practice of organizing a diverse group of owners to discuss general topics related to Design-Build and other procurement methods. This year’s presentation featured Paul Odenthal (Senior Associate VP for Finance & Administration, Oregon State University), Jo Wells (Facilities Architect & Principal PM, City of Bend, Oregon), and Evan Schaye (Associate Design & Construction Manager, Providence Health Services). Read More
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Top Golf in Hillsboro!
Join the DBIA Oregon Chapter for the Annual Golf Event on May 13th!
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Emotional Intelligence Workshop Summary
A big thank you to everyone who attended the “Maximizing Your People Skills and Project Success with Emotional Intelligence” workshop with Brent Darnell. What a great day was had by all! It is our hope that you gained some insights into the concept of Emotional Intelligence and how it can assist you in the creation of productive and creative teams and lead to innovation and success in your Design-Build projects! We also hope you learned a thing or two about yourself in the process and how you can transcend beyond anything that may have been holding you back.
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Upcoming Educational Events |
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DBIA's expanded Virtual Learning coursework provides the only Design-Build Done Right® instruction in the industry.
Collaborate in real time with your instructor and fellow students as you receive the same highly engaged workshop experience DBIA instructors are famous for delivering. Upcoming classes include:
May 16-18, Virtual Certification Workshop
May 19, Virtual Progressive Design-Build Done Right®
May 23, Virtual Developing an Acquisition Strategy
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