2025 DES Client Workshop

The DES Client Workshop Series is a two-part webinar designed to share insights, lessons learned, and best practices from DES’s experience with alternative public works delivery, project delivery methods, and collaborative design integration.

Both series will be held virtually via the webinar function in Microsoft Teams, and all sessions will be recorded for those unable to attend live. An agenda will be provided in advance. Presentation materials and recordings will be posted to the website at a later date.

Session 1

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Format: Microsoft Teams Webinar

Register for session 1 today

Topics include:

• Introduction to DES
• Public Works 101
• Planning measures for a successful biennium
• Diversity, Small, Veteran, and OMWBE goals
• Starting a project with DES
• The DES project manager's role in project management
• Project budgeting
• DES contracts overview

Once registered, you’ll receive an automatic confirmation email from Microsoft Teams with your personalized link to join, and event details.

Session 2

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Format: Microsoft Teams Webinar

Register for session 2 today

Topics include:

• Project delivery methods
• Accessibility Committee Reviews
• Integrating Art into projects
• Claims

Once registered, you’ll receive an automatic confirmation email from Microsoft Teams with your personalized link to join, and event details.

We look forward to your participation and continued partnership as we work together to advance Washington’s public works delivery.

Questions?

Contact: monique.martinez@des.wa.gov or 360-951-5352

Client Workshop Archives

2019 E&AS Client Workshop

Design-Build & General Contractor/Contract Management

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Location: McGavick Conference Center
(Clover Park Technical College)
Building 23, Multipurpose Room 301 & 303
4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
Lakewood, WA 98499

Campus Map

Agenda

Presentation

Presenters:

• Walter Schacht, FAIA
• John Palewicz, AIA, DBIA
• Bill Kent, DBIA
• Becky Barnhart, AIA
• Louise Sweeney
• Curt Gimmestad

Resources:

• Associated General Contractors of WA (AGC) Homepage
• AGC Education Foundation Homepage
• AGC Education Foundation Calendar
• AIA Seattle
• DBIA Homepage
• DBIA Application
• WA State University - DB Forum
• Capital Project Advisory Review Board (CPARB)
• Project Review Committee
• Workshop Survey - Closes 6/20/19

Questions?

Contact: talia.baker@des.wa.gov or 360-407-8260.

2018 Client Design-Build Workshop

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - Cancelled

Location: McGavick Conference Center
(Clover Park Technical College)
4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
Lakewood, WA 98499

Agenda

Presenter bios

Topics covered:

• Design-Build Types
• Best Practices Guidelines
• Contract Types
• Procurement - RFQs and RFPs
• After the Selection

Questions?

Contact: talia.baker@des.wa.gov or 360-407-8260.

2017 Spring Client Workshop

Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Location: Bates Technical College - South Tacoma Campus
2201 South 78th Street, Tacoma 98409
Map & directions

Agenda

• Slide deck 1
• Slide deck 2

Presenter list

Topics covered:

• Biennium Scheduling - Minor Works Best Practices, Marty Mattes, BTC
• Project Delivery Methods (panel presentation & discussion):
  • Design-Bid-Build, Jeff Gonzalez, DES
  • Small Works Roster, Jonathan Martin, DES
  • Job Order Contracting, Dennis Flynn, DES
  • General Contractor/Construction Manager, Christopher Gizzi, DES
    - Project Delivery Method Comparison Chart
  • Design-Build, Robynne Parkinson, Thaxton Parkinson, PLLC
• Roles & Responsibilities, Bob Bourg, DES
• Public Works Requests (PWR), Curtis Pate, DES
• Inter-Agency Agreements, Janet Jansen and Roland Orr
• Improving Project Work Flow, Aaron Young, DES
• Governor's Diversity Initiative, Rex Brown, DES
• Defining Public Works, Dawn Cortes, AAG

Questions?

Contact: talia.baker@des.wa.gov or 360-407-8260.

2015 Fall Client Workshop

Wednesday, November 5, 2015.

Agenda
2015 Tradeshow Flyer

 

Topics included:

• Planning the Biennium to Avoid the Last Minute Rush - Nancy Deakins, E&AS
• Delegated Contracting Authority - Roland Orr, E&AS and Curtis Pate, E&AS
• GC/CM Overview & Example UW Project - Brian Aske, Lase Crutcher Lewis & Mark Sweeters, University of Washington.
• Energy Star Building Competition - Donna Albert, E&AS
• Resolving Common Construction Disputes - Bob Bourg, E&AS
• Job Order contracting Regional Training Plan & Brief on Recent Changes and Challenges - Bob Bourg, E&AS

Contact: talia.baker@des.wa.gov or 360-407-8260.

2014 Fall Client Workshop

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Topics included:

• Budget Outlook and What’s new at the Office of Financial Management - Nona Snell, Office of Financial Management.
• Spearin Doctrine: The Owner’s Obligation to Provide Accurate Plans and Specifications to the Contractor - Robynne Parkinson, Thaxton Parkinson PLLC.
• Construction Defects - How to Recover Your Costs from Bonding and Insurance Companies: Case Study - Bob Bourg, Enterprise Services, and Linda Sullivan-Colglazier, Office of the Attorney General.
• Panel Discussion: Public Works - What we Can and Cannot do - William Frare and Dwayne Harkness, Enterprise Services, and Linda Sullivan-Colglazier, Office of the Attorney General.
• Diverse Business Inclusion - Servando Patlan, Bill Frare and Mike North, Enterprise Services.
• Risk Management to Reduce Construction Claims - Laurie Dennis, RHA and Associates.
• Building Benchmarking - Donna Albert, Enterprise Services and
  Green Building Report Sidney Hunt, Enterprise Services.

2013 Spring Client Workshop

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Topics included:

• Cost Estimates, Budget, Session Recap, Bid Alternates - Sandi Triggs, Office of Financial Management.
• Managing Minor Works - Nancy Deakins, Enterprise Services and Kent Nugen, Enterprise Services.
• Roofing Project Pitfalls - Public Works and the Joint Powers Act - Linda Sullivan-Colglazier, Office of the Attorney General.
• The Living Building Challenge or LEED: How the Bullitt Center Became the World’s Greenest Commercial Building - Margaret Sprug, Miller Hull Partnership; Marc Brune, PAE Engineers.
• Job Order Contracting and Change Orders - Bob Bourg, Enterprise Services and Marlene Anglemyer, Enterprise Services.
• Change Order Reason Codes - Wayne Doty, State Board of Community Colleges and Bob Bourg, Enterprise Services.
• Funding Energy Projects - Douglas Kilpatrick, Enterprise Services.