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Procurement
Unbiased Recommendations
Design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM). Starting with
the Miami Downtown Metromover project in the 1980s,
we have bettered the DBOM process, adapting it to the
unique needs of the automated transit industry—and
our concepts and approach have now become the
industry standard.It is not a one size fits all approach, however. While
the DBOM process offers advantages such as optimized
life-cycle costs, sometimes the client’s strategy may lead
us to other alternate approaches such as design-bid-
build or multiple procurement packages. Clients may
even require assistance in developing such innovative
financing approaches as private-public partnerships.
In all cases, our priority is to listen and respond to
the client’s goals and objectives. Working with their
When Sanjeev was invited to join
Lea+Elliott he had an excellent
opportunity to buy into another
firm—an infrastructure design
firm. Weighing his two options,
he decided he would rather
join a firm that was providing
innovative solutions to many of
the infrastructure problems we face, and
an opportunity to apply his professional
skills to the most personally satisfying
work.
He never looked back. Recognizing
that legal considerations often influence
the technical project, he returned to
college and earned his J.D. Figuring we
have the technical aspect covered, the
question was “how can we help the
client with a value add?” The answer:
bridge the gap between the legal
and technical aspects of a project—
from strategic development, risk
management, procurement processes
all the way through negotiations and
implementation.
He relishes this enhanced ability
to help clients, and takes personal
satisfaction in being part of a team that
seeks to solve challenges, one challenge
at a time.
Regional Director
Sanjeev Shah, P.E., J.D. | Southeast Region
WVU Morgantown PRT
Image courtesy of WVU