California Prison Receivership Project

Glenn BallardAugust 10, 2009

$6 billion budget10,000 beds7 locations throughout CaliforniaReceiver wanted first project complete within 24 months of construction start

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“Co-Opetition”• A relational contract

• Three IPD Teams

• A concept for collaboration

8/4/08 Start Const.

Original Concept

Hard start

11/22/08

ProposalsSystems Confirmation

1/1/09

Approx. Award

10/31/08

End of Co-Op

Teams in place

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December Reorganization• Funding issues opened further opportunities

• Could we develop the prototype to drive cost down, square footage out but increase operational efficiency?

• What bold ideas could we develop?

• How would we do that?

• Took the last two weeks of December to design a way forward

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Target Value Design: Look for the Big Ideas• 7 facilities to 6

• Reduce square footage 10%

• Modularize buildings

• Standardize rooms and services

• Pre-packed trayed – Dayroom meals

•Put services on the housing units; eliminate some redundant treatment facilities

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How maintain productive tension between collaboration and competition?

• The initial co-opetition strategy failed to drive innovation. Intellectual competition was submerged by collaboration.

• The project fortunately got a second chance when funding problems delayed the construction start date.

• Using target value design, the project team produced a design that met functional and quality requirements, within the budget.