Thomas McMonagle Elected 2012 President of Water Design Build Council

    EDGEWATER, MD, February 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) announced today that Tom McMonagle, P.E., has been elected as its new President for 2012. McMonagle is a Senior Vice President at AECOM Water, directing its North American design-build practice, with overall responsibility for design-build projects, ranging from new water and wastewater treatment plants to construction of biosolids/municipal waste facilities. McMonagle served as WDBC's 2nd Vice President and Treasurer in 2011 and has been AECOM Water's representative on the Council for several years.

With over 30 years in the water business, McMonagle began utilizing design-build project delivery in managing the design and construction of dozens of small wastewater plants for Puerto Rico Aqueduct Authority in the mid 1980s. With this experience, and as Chief Operating Officer of Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. (now part of AECOM), McMonagle helped build the company's design-build practice providing leadership on large design-build and water and wastewater programs. His vast experience encompasses the planning, design, construction and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations and collection systems.

As the water industry seeks more efficient and faster project delivery methods during this challenging economic cycle, the WDBC has been instrumental in helping clients move to alternative project delivery. "I am proud to be associated with an organization that focuses on educating and communicating with municipal owners about the value of design-build project delivery and how to implement it", McMonagle said. "With the Council's second edition of The Municipal Water and Wastewater Design-Build Handbook becoming exceedingly popular over the past year, updated guidance to municipalities on the benefits and challenges of choosing alternative delivery approaches is continuing. We encourage municipal owners around the nation to continue to visit the Council's website and download the new handbook to learn about the potential advantages to cost, quality and speed of design and construction when using alternative delivery."

McMonagle concludes: "As WDBC 2012 President, I am committed to continuing the great work of this organization through educational outreach focused on assisting communities in achieving their goals and objectives. Design-build and Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) are proven efficient and effective delivery methods that promote a collaborative process resulting in reduced cost and schedule certainly. The WDBC will continue to share this message with community leaders as they make important decisions about how best to deliver their infrastructure needs."

The Water Design-Build Council is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting best practices for the application of design-build and construction management at-risk in water and wastewater projects in North America. Above all, these best practices should enable owners to realize maximum value through superior design and construction, speed, cost savings, and focused accountability.

For more information about the Water Design-Build Council, please visit www.waterdesignbuild.org.

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