PARTNERING IN THE TRENCHES
Is Your Partnering Program Recession-Proof? Revitalizing the Health of NDOT’s Partnering Program
W
ho among us doesn’t need
sent out a Request for Proposals
an occasional check-up on
at the end of 2018. By utilizing
our health? It’s good to do as
their strong relationship with
an assessment and see where we are,
the Nevada Associated General
then be committed to take action as
Contractors (AGC), NDOT formed
needed. That’s exactly what the Nevada
a joint committee to review the
Department of Transportation (NDOT)
applications to the RFP and together
has done in this last year. Nevada was
they selected a consultant to work with
hit particularly hard by the most recent
them over the next three years.
recession. As the economy has regained
Photos: I-15 US 93 Garnet Interchange Design Build Project from NDOT–Saphire Level Partnering Award, Civil Construction Projects $25M to $250M, 2019 2. Collecting
data to be able to quantify
where they are now, to identify changes that should be made and to
steam and construction projects have
Jacques & Associates, Inc. (J&A), a
moved forward, the leaders at NDOT
consultancy firm out of Utah that has
began assessing the state of their
been doing Partnering facilitation and
Partnering program to see if it was as
training for 20+ years, was selected
healthy as the growing economy. Their
as the winning team. J&A is currently
4. Implementing
sense was that the program had also
working with NDOT utilizing the Next
5. Celebrating
suffered from the recession and that it
Level Leadership Model created by J&A.
was time to breathe some new life into it.
be able to document improvements made. 3. Collaboratively
designing the new
and revitalized Partnering program. the new design.
success.
VISION
The Next Level Leadership Model steps
In the spring of 2019, J&A facilitated
Just as you would with a doctor,
include:
a full day workshop with several
leaders at NDOT decided to seek
1. Establishing
a vision of where NDOT
NDOT leaders and some of their top
professional help to move forward. In
wants their Partnering program to be
contractors as well as AGC leadership.
this case, the NDOT Construction team
in three years.
In order to formulate a shared vision,
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