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P3 Collaborative to help develop Infrastructure Contracts Training Program for Developing and Post-Conflict Countries
P3 Collaborative LLC (Chris Kane) was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), to help them develop an on-line training program for a graduate law/executive level certificate in Infrastructure Contracts. The CLDP certificate program will serve its Indo-Pacific and African projects for government attorneys in developing and post-conflict countries to improve their capacity in understanding, drafting and negotiating complicated contractual agreements with developers and investors for much needed infrastructure [...]
Project Delivery Streamlining Perspectives for Large Scale Transit.
One of my colleagues in our "P3 Collaborative" is Frank Russo, an innovator for over 3 decades in improving project delivery for large rail and bus rapid transit projects in the U.S. and Canada. Here are some of his thoughts on enduring principles for accelerating transit project delivery that are useful guidelines for our upcoming much needed infrastructure investment. I am sure you will get something out of it. Best, Chris Introduction: The average duration [...]
Keeping on “Track” with Early Dispute Resolution for Mega-Projects GalleryKeeping on “Track” with Early Dispute Resolution for Mega-Projects
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Keeping on “Track” with Early Dispute Resolution for Mega-Projects
A recent article in The VIRGINIA LAWYER MAGAZINE (April 2021), is entitled "Going Off The Rails with the Purple Line: Lessons in Project Delivery and Risk Management". The authors Jeff Gilmore, John Neary and Daniel Miktus, give a concise summary of what went wrong on this major P3 light rail transit project in Maryland. They describe a number of delays on the Project that were ultimately the primary drivers to the termination of the P3 design-build [...]
“Progressive Contracting for Transportation Infrastructure … a White Paper.” By Ben Redd
In recent years, there has been increasing discussion about the use of “progressive” design-build and P3 contracting as an improved method for certain types of infrastructure project development. As I have said before, it is hard to pinpoint when the word “progressive” was used as an approach to project delivery methods. The first time I heard the term used was 20 years ago by my then boss, Ben Redd, who was Senior Vice President at [...]
Streamlining the Federal Environmental Review Process – Building on The Lessons Learned from FAST-41
In order to begin in earnest, the much needed renewal of America’s water, transportation and energy infrastructure, the Federal Government needs to double down further on its efforts to streamline its Environmental Permitting Process. Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. § 4370m et seq., now commonly known as the FAST-41 program, initiated a set of tools to facilitate the successful processing and approval of the nation’s most important infrastructure projects (see “Streamlining [...]
P3 Collaborative adds to Community Resiliency Team: Meet David Johnston & Bob Rizzieri
David Johnston, Esq. - Community Resilience, Finance and Water Expert. David is a prominent lawyer , advisor, and businessman, with over 35 years of experience working with a broad range of private sector, non-profit ,and government organizations. He is the Founder and CEO of Hamilton Advisors, LLC, a South Carolina based company that works with organizations and their leadership on domestic and international challenges and solutions involving community resilience, collaboration and finance, with a specific [...]