Risk Management: The Normans Kill Landslide/Delaware Ave Reconstruction
 

Wednesday, March 21, 2001
 

Presented by:
 

Mark Silo, P.E., NYSDOT &
William D Simcoe, P.E., PMP, Albany Water Board
 

Everyone remembers the landslide in Delmar last year. To address this high visibility, unplanned and high risk clean up project was a challenge for the people responsible for the reconstruction effort.

From each of their perspectives, the presenters will review their experiences on this project. They will discuss interesting aspects of Project Management for the reconstruction effort, including Emergency Management, Compressed Time Schedule, Construction Contracts, Incentive/Disincentive Clauses, Special Materials Procurements, and Special Resources (e.g., helicopters).

Bill is a licensed professional Civil Engineer. He received his BSCE from SUNY Buffalo. His first job was for General Waterworks, a water utility holding company. He worked for 20 years as a consulting Engineer. For the last 5 years, he has worked for the City of Albany. Bill was a past treasurer and past president of our local chapter of PMI. He lives in Albany with his wife and son.

Mark has worked in various positions in NYSDOT in Albany since 1974. For the last four years he has served as Regional Design Engineer in NYSDOT Region One, which put him squarely in the path of the Delmar Landslide. He has a B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's in C.E. from Cornell. He lives in Colonie with his wife, son and daughter. He has no prior experience in landslides.