Changes and challenges are a natural part of life. This is also true for the life of an electric infrastructure construction project. It is important to plan well, but also to anticipate and have a formal process for when plans are challenged…
An Owner’s Representative, also known as an Owner’s Rep, is a professional or team of professionals who act on behalf of the Owner of an electric utility. They are responsible for ensuring that the project is completed on time, within budget, and to the Owner’s satisfaction…
Stormwater management is a component of energy infrastructure construction that can be easily swept under the rug. Other aspects of construction may be perceived as a higher priority for “successful” project execution – delivery on time and under budget…
Every project and program manager has felt the squeeze of a sliding start date while their in- service date remains fixed. It is not a comfortable feeling, and the pressure often causes anxiety, turf battles, and conflict amongst members of the project team. In the case of the Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) Integration into the ERCOT System, the squeezed program consisted of an estimated $364 million transmission buildout.1 Regulatory discussions took longer than originally anticipated, but…
