milan srskic, ccm, fhfi acting chief, project management service office of construction and...
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Milan Srskic, CCM, FHFI
Acting Chief, Project Management Service
Office of Construction and Facilities Management
Mission• Planning, design, construction and lease
management for major projects (over $10M)
• Develop design & construction standards for VA
• Historic preservation, NEPA compliance, etc.
• High quality, cost effective facilities
Vision/Goals
• Business leadership, expertise, advice for facilities projects; CFM is VA’s in-house CM “firm”
• Focus resources to support VA asset management
• Promote continuous improvement
Human Capital Strategies• A major transformation and improvement, moving to
an enterprise-wide, rather than fragmented model for facility management
• Moving more functions to field offices, including contracting, planning, tech support
• All project management to be done in field offices; Program Management (PM) in Central Office.
Opportunities & Challenges• VA using Agency CM firms since FY2006• Constructability reviews, market surveys,
estimates, value engineering, phasing, construction administration; local market knowledge essential
• Individual CM firms for very large projects. Six IDIQ CM contracts.
• Exploring other options for CM/PM use
Project Delivery Methods
• Evaluated during planning process and acquisition strategy development
• Design-Bid-Build most utilized method, and likely to remain so.
• Best Value (FAR 15) selection – no sealed bid utilized
Design-Build• Usually for less complex projects, but have done an
operating room renovation by DB. • One- and two-step processes used• Currently re-evaluating to improve DB• Constraints on use of DB – lack of full funding, NEPA and
historic compliance requirements , site acquisition issues, etc.
Integrated Design/Construct
• FAR 16.403.2, fixed price incentive (successive targets) contracts
• Constraints– Complying with competition requirements– Meeting socio-economic goals– Availability of trained VA staff
• Contractor selection at end of schematic
FY 2011 Budget
• $1B for major construction, including:– New Orleans medical facility, $310M– Denver facility, $450.7M– Palo Alto polytrauma/ambulatory, $30M– Alameda Point, outpatient clinic and
columbarium, $17.3M
FY 2011 Budget
• Major construction (cont’d)– Omaha replacement facility, $56M design– L.A. National Cemetery, $27.6M– Indiantown Gap, PA cemetery, $23.5M– Tacoma, WA, cemetery $25.8M
Future Funding & ARRA
• No major construction projects in ARRA
• CFM not affected by reporting requirements.
• Anticipate future funding at around $1B per year.
BIM• VA wants to use and reap benefits – required on all major
projects since FY2009• VA required Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) compliant
parametric BIM• “Major” construction = >$10M• New VA BIM Guide online soon at:
http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL
Commissioning• Federal mandates apply for sustainability and energy
reduction• VA requires compliance with VA Directive 0055 (April 2010)
available at:http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/sustain.asp
• LEED Silver or two Green Globes• VA uses independent commissioning agent
Electronic PM & Tech
• No current unified electronic project management system
• Various systems now in use
• VA exploring enterprise-wide solutions as part of the transformation initiative
Doing Business with VA
• A/E Opportunities are listed at http://www.cfm.va.gov/contract/forecastAE.asp
• Construction opportunities are listed at http://www.cfm.va.gov/contract/forecastCC.asp
• Current contracts on FedBizOps.