Some Value Engineering Studies Conducted

ALPHONSE J. DELL'ISOLA, PE, HRICS, FSAVE, CVS-Life

Senior Value Engineering (VE) Consultant

Professional Background & Some Value Engineering Studies Conducted Select Industry Link

Automotive.	Institutional.	Oil & Gas
Banking.	International Misc.	Public Agencies.
Commercial.	Manufacturing.	Research.
Environmental.	Military	Transportation
Health.	Miscellaneous	Utilities.

Education

BS- Civil- MIT, Cambridge, Mass. 1950

Professional Background

Mr. Dell'Isola is currently a part time consultant to various clients and consultants. Since retiring in 1993, he has been working part time as private consultant for project management, value engineering, life cycle costing (LCC) and project cost control. Formerly, for twenty years he was Director of the Value Management Division in Washington, D.C. for Smith Hinchman & Grylls, now the “SmithGroup” a large design firm. From 1950 to 1963 worked on field construction experience principally on airfield construction overseas as a materials engineer.

Since 1963 he has been working full time in both in value engineering and as a principal for a Construction Management (CM) consultant providing these services to Owners. Services involved awarding and contracting for both A/E design and construction services.

He has conducted over 1300 contracts for various organizations and agencies on projects valued at over 200 billion dollars that resulted in implemented savings of some $15 Billion. In addition, workshops, seminars and briefings in VE, construction management and project cost control were conducted to over 15,000 professionals. He served as Director of Value Engineering for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and for the Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C.

He has been instrumental in introducing VE Programs in over 40 countries, 40 government agencies and 40 large corporations. He has conducted several studies. He has studied several refinery projects such as on offshore Drill platform, refineries in Saudi and for Chevron in the U.S. and numerous military POL facilities in the U.S, and abroad.

He has worked in the Middle East for some 25 years on over 150 projects with outstanding results to the clients. Savings to clients in life cycle costs have exceeded $100 for every dollar spent in VE.

Engineering News-Record cited him in 1964 for outstanding achievement in the introduction of value engineering to the construction industry. In 1968, he received the Distinguished Service Award and in 1981 was elected Fellow of the International Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE). In 1980, he received a Presidential Citation from the Society of Japanese Value Engineers and an Exceptional Service Award from the World Trade Center (1993) for his input in the disaster reconstruction. In 1994 he was elected an Honorary Associate of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (U.K), and in 1998 was awarded by SAVE the Larry D. Miles Award (Their Highest Award for Technical Achievements).

He was a consultant to the President’s Ford Advisory Council on Management Improvement and has given expert testimony to several Senate and House Committees. This testimony was instrumental in getting Congress to mandate VE requirements in U. S. Government procurements. Publications include over 100 articles on VE, LCC and cost control and texts Value Engineering in the Construction Industry (Third Edition) and co-author of Life Cycle Costing for Design Professionals(Second Edition), Life Cycle Cost Data and Project Budgeting for Buildings. Another book was released in 1997, Value Engineering: Practical Applications by R. S. Means Publishers of Kingston, MA. This book covers key project experiences and contains a disc of computer programs to aid the practitioner, The book is tied to an accredited Online VE Theory course- See WWVECourse.com He has good conversational skills in Spanish and French.

As for results he directed a series of VE studies for the initial expansion of the Atlanta Airport, this airport was constructed on budget and uses 33% less energy than comparable airports in Dallas and Chicago. His recent experience includes VE studies on two large NYC projects (A Wastewater Treatment Plant ( $3 Billion) and a Transit /Terminal project) totaling $5 billion resulted in ove$1billion initial savings with significant follow on savings in Maintenance and operations..

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Some Value Engineering Studies Conducted Select Industry Link

Automotive.	Institutional.	Oil & Gas
Banking.	International Misc.	Public Agencies.
Commercial.	Manufacturing.	Research.
Environmental.	Military	Transportation
Health.	Miscellaneous	Utilities.

Oil & Gas

1. Saudi Aramco Corp. – Corporate Office Complex, Aramco Compound-Dhaharan, SA

2. Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery – Oil Storage Facility, Aircraft Hangers, Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia

3. Wastewater Treatment Plant/Friday Mosque, Municipality of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

4. Offshore Gas/Oil Platform, North Sea for Kaeverner, H&G Ltd., London, England

5. County Energy Recovery Plant from Refuse, Steel Plant & Coal handling facility, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.

6. Oil Refinery & Plant Electrical Upgrade, California and Saudi Arabia, Chevron, CA

7. Star Enterprise/Texaco Oil Co. VE Training Seminar, Houston, Tex. (Prime Contractor - PD&C Inc.)

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Transportation.

1. Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA

2. Springfield Metrobus Garage Facility, WMATA, Fairfax County, VA

3. Modernization of Times Square Subway Complex, New York, NY

4. Electric Multiple Units, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei, Taiwan

5. Automatic Fare Collection System, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei, Taiwan

6. Central Artery (I-93)/Tunnel (I-90) Project, South Bay Interchange, Boston, MA

7. Rapid Transit System, Taipei, Taiwan

8. Vehicle Maintenance Facilities, WMATA & NJ Transit, Washington, DC and Elizabeth, New Jersey

9. Mass Transit System, DORTS, Taipei, Taiwan

10. Parking Decks, Newark Airport, New Jersey, City of Phoenix, Arizona

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Health.

1. U.S. Soldier's and Airmen's Home, Intermediate Care Facility, Value Engineering Study, Boylston, Massachusetts.

2. Veterans Administration, 500-bed Hospital, Value Engineering Study, Detroit, Michigan.

3. City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, Value Engineering Study, Queens, New York.

4. Minot Air Force Base, Composity Medical Facility, Minot, North Dakota.

5. V.I.P. Military Hospital, 100-bed, $100 million, (each room has a suite), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

6. Ministry of Health, Prototype Hospital, 50-bed, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

7. Veterans Administration Medical Center, 200 Bed Domiciliary, Dayton, Ohio

8. Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana

9. Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado

10. Harper Hospital Complex, Detroit, Michigan

11. U.S. Public Health Service Research Park, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

12. Veterans Administration, Hospitals and Related Facilities (10N), Nationwide (USA)

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Automotive.

1. Chrysler Corporation, Automotive Plants, Detroit, Michigan

2. Chrysler Corporation, Mechanical Systems for Paint Shops, LCC Study, Auburn Hills, Michigan.

3. Ford Motor Company, Engine Test Cells, Value Engineering Study, Livonia, Michigan.

4. Dexter Corporation, Automotive Applications Laboratory, Programming & Value Engineering Study, Auburn Hills, Michigan.

5. Philips Corporation, CRT Assembly Facility, Value Engineering Study, Saline, Michigan.

6. Chrysler Corporation, Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant, Process/Assembly Value Engineering Study, Detroit, Michigan.

7. Chrysler Corporation, Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant, Facility Value Study, Detroit, Michigan.

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Commercial.

1. •United Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut

2. •Digital Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts

3. •IBM Corporation, White Plains, New York

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Banking

1. •World Trade Center, World Bank Operations for the Port Authority of NY/NJ, New York, New York

2. •Manufacturers Bank, Branch Operations - Value Engineering.

3. •NBD Bank N.A., Technology Center, Van Buren Township, Michigan.

4. •Fourth Financial Corporation; Bank IV, Data/Operations Center, Wichita, Kansas.

5. •Comerica, Master Facility Planning Study, Detroit, Michigan.

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Environmental. - Wastewater Treatment & Conveyance Facilities

1. •Struthers WWTP & Collection System Improvements VE Study, Struthers, Ohio.

2. •North River WWTP VE Study, New York City, New York.

3. •Wastewater Collection & Wetlands System, City of Lakeland, Florida.

4. •US/EPA Test Project, 4.5 MGD activated Sludge, Mattoon,IL

5. •Hobbs County WWTP, NM - Test Project

6. •US/EPA I Test Project, Hartford County 4.5 MGD WWTP, New Britain, CT

7. •Ocean County Sewage Authority Regional WWTP, NJ

8. •Ocean-Indianola Lift Station & Berkeley-Cedar Creek Pump Station, Ocean County Sewage Authority WWTP,NJ

9. •City of Plainville, CT WWTP (Studies 1&2) Three Rivers Water Quality Management Plan, Atlanta, GA

10. •City of Plainville, CT WWTP (Studies 1&2) Force Main; tunnel; Outfall Sewer; & Pump Station, Atlanta, GA

11. •Harford County WWTP, MD (Studies 1&2)

12. •North River WPCP, New York City (Studies 1&2)

13. •North River Odor Control, Study 1

14. •Guayama WWTP, Puerto Rico (Studies 1&3)

15. •Coney Island WPCP, New York City (Studies 1&2)

16. •Ithaca WWTP, Ithaca, New York (Study 1)

17. •City of Lancaster WWTP, Lancaster, PA (Studies 1&2)

18. •City of Lansing WWTP No. 1, Lansing, Michigan (Studies 1&2)

19. •City of St. Albans WWTP, & Outfall, St. Albans, VT

20. •Manila Sewer Distribution System & Outfall, Manila, Phils.

21. •Orlando WWTP, Orlando, FL (Studies 1,2,3,&4)

22. •City of Lansing WWTPNo. 2, (Studies 1,2,3,&4)

23. •Billerica WWTF, Lexington, MA (Studies 1 & 2)

24. •City of Kissimmee Wastewater Treatment Disposal Facilities

25. •Morristown WWTP, Town of Morristown, NJ

26. •Dartmouth WWTF, Town of Dartmouth, MA (Studies 1 & 2)

27. •City of Hollywood, Upgrade and Modify WWTP, Studies 1 & 2, Hollywood, FL

28. •City of Hollywood Water Treatment Plant, Study 1

29. •City of Dartmouth, Upgrade and Modify WWTP, Studies 1 & 2

30. •City of Beloit, Wisconsin, Upgrade and Modify WWTP and Collection System

31. •Bevard County, Florida, Upgrade and Modify WWTP and Collection System

32. •Morristown WWTP, Upgrade and Modify, Morristown, NJ

33. •Kenmore Sewerage Interceptor and Pump Station, Seattle METRO, Seattle, Washington

34. •Boston Harbor Cleanup, Boston, MA, Study 1- WPCP, Study 2- Distribution and Effluent

35. •Newtown Creek WPCP, Upgrade & Modify, Studies 1 & 2, New York City, NY

36. •Jamaica Bay WPTP, Upgrade & Modify, New York City, NY

37. •Boca Raton WTP and Reuse, Upgrade & Expansion, Boca Raton, FL

38. •Combined Sewage Overflow, Paerdegat Basin and City Wide Program, EPA, NYC, NY.

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Institutional. - Criminal Justice Facilities

1. •Pretrial Services Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

2. •Lower Manhattan Detention Facility, Manhattan, NY

3. •Guam Judicial Center, Agana, Guam

4. •Courthouse/Police Facility, Arlington County, VA

Educational Facilities

1. •University of Michigan, Aerospace Engineering Center, Value Engineering Study, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2. •University Liggett School, Middle School Consolidation, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.

3. •North Campus, Community College of Denver, CO

4. •Physical Education Facilities, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

5. •Elementary and High School, Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy

6. •Western Michigan University, Recreation Complex, Design Workshops, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

7. •University of Wisconsin, Master Planning Economic Studies, Madison, Wisconsin.

8. •Sports & Fitness Center, University of Virgin Islands, Value Engineering Study, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

9. •Elementary and Middle Schools, Yelm, Washington

10. •University of Illinois, Plant & Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Value Engineering Study, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

11. •University of Illinois, Computer and Systems Research Laboratory, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

12. •University of Cincinnati, Science & Engineering Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.

13. •Physical Education Facilities, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

14. •Elementary and High School, Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy

15. •Elementary and Middle Schools, Yelm, Washington

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Utilities.

•Pacific Telephone Computer Records Center, San Diego, CA

•Michigan Bell Switching Station, Detroit, Michigan

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Research.

1. •Eli Lilly & Company, Biomedical Research Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

2. •BASF Corporation, Biomedical Labs, Detroit, Michigan

3. •Bristol Myers Squibb, Laboratories/Research Facility, New Brunswick, New Jersey

4. •University of Illinois, Plant & Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Value Engineering Study, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

5. •University of Illinois, Computer and Systems Research Laboratory, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

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Manufacturing

1. •Owens Corning Fiberglass, Fiberglass Plants, Toledo, Ohio

2. •Dravo Corporation, Refuse Handling Facilities, Steel Plant & Coal Processing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

3. •ALCOA (Aluminum Plants), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

4. •Frito-Lay (Food Plants), Plano, Texas

5. •Union Carbide (Oxygen Plants), Toronto, Canada

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Public Agencies

1. •Energy Technology Center, DOE, Pittsburgh, PA

2. •Central Intelligence Agency, Headquarters Expansion, Langley, Virginia

3. •Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Washington, D.C

4. •General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.

5. •Office of Management & Budget, City of New York

6. •Parking Decks, Newark Airport, New Jersey, City of Phoenix, Arizona

7. •Veterans Administration, 500-bed Hospital, Value Engineering Study, Detroit, Michigan.

8. •Veterans Administration Medical Center, 200 Bed Domiciliary, Dayton, Ohio

9. •Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado

10. •U.S. Public Health Service Research Park, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

11. •Veterans Administration, Hospitals and Related Facilities (10N), Nationwide (USA)

12. •City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, Value Engineering Study, Queens, New York.

13. •Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office Complex, Market Survey/Estimating/Value Engineering, West Virginia.

14. •Vehicle Maintenance Facilities, WMATA & NJ Transit, Washington, DC and Elizabeth, New Jersey

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Military

1. •COE/Large Rocket Test Facility, Tullahoma, Tennessee

2. •Continuous Automated Multi-Base Line Propellant Facilities, Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, VA

3. •Air Force Base, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

4. •U.S. Soldier's and Airmen's Home, Intermediate Care Facility, Value Engineering Study, Boylston, Massachusetts.

5. •Minot Air Force Base, Composity Medical Facility, Minot, North Dakota

6. •V.I.P. Military Hospital, 100-bed, $100 million, (each room has a suite), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

7. •Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado

8. •Continuous Cellulose Nitrating Facility, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Baraboo, WI

9. •Ground Support Equipment Shop, US Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain

10. •UOPH, US Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy

11. •Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Torrejon Air Force Base, Spain

12. •Satellite Communications Ground Terminal, SanVito, Italy

13. •Defense Satellite Stations, OICC Mediterranean

14. •Blade Repair Facility, Tinker AFB, OK

15. •Communications Command & Control Center, Naples, Italy

16. •Supply Facilities, US Naval Air Station, Naples, Italy

17. •Large Rocket Test Facility, Arnold Engineering Development Center, TN

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International Experience - Miscellaneous

1. •Various Military Facilities (15N), Directorate of Military Works, Saudi Arabia

2. •MacQuarie Shopping Center, Sidney, Australia

3. •Montedison Sodium Phosphate Plant, Crotone, Italy

4. •Ministry of Defense and Aviation, Value Engineering Program: Organized and Directed for 2 Years, Saudi Arabia.

5. •Leighton, Contractors/Holdings, Value Management Program: Organized and Directed for three months, Sydney, Australia.

6. •Armored Brigade, Land Forces, Value Engineering Study, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia.

7. •Master Plan and Feasibility Study, New Town of Yarmouk, Northern Jordan.

8. •Corrections Facility, Value Engineering Study, Los Angeles, California.

9. •Air Force Base (Housing, Runways, Buildings) Value Engineering Study, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

10. •Air Defense Headquarters Complex, MODA, Value Engineering Study, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

11. •Construction/O&M Housing, MODA, Value Engineering Study/Post Occupancy Evaluation, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.

12. •Ministry of Defense, Value Engineering Study, Bahrain Airfield, Bahrain.

13. •Sawari Ship & Helicopter Repair Facilities, Value Engineering Study RSNF, Ministry of Defense & Aviation, Jeddah and Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

14. •Savola Dairy Product Facility, Process & Facility Value Engineering Study, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

15. •Sydney Casino & Hotel Complex, Value Engineering Study, Sydney, Australia.

16. •Montedison Dyestuff Plant, Milan, Italy

17. •Montedison Melamine Resin Plant, Rotterdam, Netherlands

18. •Montedison Paint Pigment Plant, Bussi, Italy

19. •Ground Support Equipment Shop, US Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain

20. •UOPH US Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy

21. •Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Torrejon Air Force Base, Spain

22. •Satellite Communication Ground Terminal, San Vito, Italy

23. •Communications Command & Control Center, Naples, Italy

24. •Supplies Facilities, US Naval Air Station, Naples, Italy

25. •Guayama WWTP, Guayama, Puerto Rico

26. •Pacific Telesis Telefonica Laboratory, Madrid, Spain (Studies 1 and 2)

27. •Amiri Diwan and The Council of Ministers, Safat, Kuwait

28. •National Bank of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait

29. •Electric Multiple Units, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei, Taiwan

30. •Automatic Fare Collection System, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei, Taiwan

31. •Mass Transit System, DORTS, Taipei, Taiwan

32. •Mu Dan Dam, Water Conservancy Bureau, Taiwan

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Miscellaneous Facilities

1. •IBM Office Building Renovations, White Plains, NY

2. •New Gardens of the Orient, Queens Botanical Gardens, Flushing, NY

3. •Solid Waste Unloading Facility, Fresh Kills, Staten Island, New York

4. •Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, NY

5. •Satellite Communications Ground Terminal, SanVito, Italy

6. CSO, Flushing Bay, Queens, New York City VE Study.

7. •United Technologies Corporation, Value Management Review, $500 Million in Microelectronics, Manufacturing, Offices, Warehouses and Laboratories.

8. •BASF Corporation, Coatings and Inks Division, R&D Center Expansion, Value Engineering Study, Southfield, Michigan.

9. •FMS Chemical Systems Division, Value Engineering Study and Post Occupancy Evaluation, San Jose, California.

10. •Akzo Coatings America, Inc., New Research Laboratory, Troy, Michigan.

11. •BASF Bioresearch Corporation, Biomedical Research Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.

12. •National Institute of Standards and Technology, Capital Improvements Facility and Planning, Gaithersburg, Maryland and Boulder, Colorado.

13. •CIESIN, Global Environmental Research Center, Cost Management and Value Enhancement Workshops, Saginaw, Michigan.

14. •Sandia Labs, Cost Management and Value Enhancement Workshops, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

15. •Chrysler Corporation, Headquarters Office, Auburn Hills, Michigan.

16. •Pratt & Whitney Modular Offices, Post Occupancy Evaluation, West Palm Beach, Florida.

17. •Digital Equipment Corp., Corporate Education Center, Value Engineering Study, Boylston, Massachusetts.

18. •Digital Equipment Corp., Regional Headquarters, Value Engineering Study, Livonia, Michigan.

19. •Belmor Landco, Office Building, Royal Oak, Michigan.

20. •Norden Systems Space, Expansion, UTC Feasibility Study, Trumbull, Connecticut.

21. •TRW, Vehicle Safety System, Inc., Integrated Inflator Manufacturing Facility, Value Engineering & Estimating, Mesa, Arizona.

22. •Savola Sugar Refinery, Jeddah Islamic Port, Value Planning Study, Saudi Arabia.

23. •Savola Oilseeds Crushing Facility, Jeddah Islamic Port, Value Planning Study, Saudi Arabia.

24. •Bronx Criminal Courts Facility, Programming and Master planning, New York, New York.

25. •International Arrirdo Building, JFK Airport, Value Engineering Study, New York, New York.

26. •Bellingham High School, Value Engineering Study, Bellingham, Washington.

27. •Ballard High School, Value Engineering Study, Seattle, Washington.

28. •Cape Hatteras Replacement Housing, National Park Service, Value Engineering Study, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.

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