2023 COAA-TX Owners Forum - Ft. Worth

Session 1

The Biocontainment Critical Care Unit @ UTMB: Maximizing Patient Care Without Compromising Infection Control ​

1. The Biocontainment Critical Care Unit: Maximizing Patient Care Without Compromising Infection Control ​
2. Guiding principles for programming a unit for treatment.
3. Integrating the Bio-Containment Unit with the Emergency Department.
4. Realities of the project design for UTMB.
5. Performance of the unit since becoming operational

Speakers – Tarek Thomas, Associate Vice President - University of Texas Medical Branch; Greg Johnson Partner, Project Lead Planner – PhiloWilke Partnership; Ryan Hendrix, Texas Regional Manager, Healthcare, Archer Western | The Walsh Group

Session 2

The Tale of Two IPD Contracts:  Project’s Simultaneous Journey with Differing Successful Endings

Cook Children’s Health Care System has adopted the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method as its delivery tool of choice for projects over $20M.  Cook Children’s Health Care System and eight other partners created a “Virtual Company” and embarked on an IPD journey with two large capital projects in 2019.  This session will highlight the challenges and opportunities faced as these IPD projects responded to the pandemic.  It will showcase how the IPD method allowed for flexibility and altered the partner’s behavior resulting in successful delivery although the definition of “success” differed between the two projects.  For those that may not be ready for or unable to utilize IPD, this session will highlight important tenets of the IPD method that could be used with other project delivery methods.    

Learning Objectives: 

1. Define the IPD process and its structure.
2. Understand how IPD allows for flexibility and transparency.
3. Explain how IPD directs behavioral changes of the entire project team.
4. Evaluate opportunities to utilize key IPD tenets with other project delivery methods.

Speakers: Sam Werschky, P.E., Director, Construction & Facilities Planning; Spencer Seals, Vice President of Real Estate, Construction & Facilities Planning - Cook Children’s Health Care System

Break & Lunch 

Session 3

Owners Roundtable & Lunch

This unstructured discussion allows for professional-to-professional sharing of challenges, best practices, and lessons learned. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain insight from others regarding project delivery lessons learned.
2. Discuss specific current project management challenges and strategies for overcoming them.
3. Learn and be able to apply best practices from peers on a variety of project leadership issues.
4. With an emphasis on the people and relationships involved with project delivery, discuss means & methods for improving collaboration and team culture.

TCU School of Medicine Tour Introduction

We're excited to take you on a tour of the upcoming TCU School of Medicine project, which is set to be substantially completed by June 2024. The building spans 4 stories and covers 90,000 square feet, with plenty of space for a café, a large learning studio, numerous small classrooms, an anatomy lab, an experiential lab, a clinical skills space, a library, and offices. Not only is this project significant for TCU, but it also has a major impact on the City of Fort Worth. The building's architecture blends TCU's iconic style with the Near Southside district's design guidelines, where the project is located. As TCU continues to enhance the profile of the medical school, this new building will strongly support that mission with its adjacent proximity to Fort Worth’s medical district. Additionally, this project has been a successful example of early procurement strategies and design assist.

TCU School of Medicine Project Tour

***PPE IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND***

PPE: Hard hat, safety glass, closed-toe leather shoes with ankle support, safety vest