The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is spearheading a long-term initiative to develop comprehensive digital representations of over 200 facilities and 19,000 assets within its Water Reclamation Facilities (WRF). This ambitious BIM (Building Information Modeling) project is key to transforming how MMSD manages and maintains its critical infrastructure.

To achieve this, MMSD is implementing a hybrid approach that combines the expertise of both external consultants and in-house staff, including a newly appointed BIM Coordinator. This collaborative effort is centered around a Scan-to-BIM process, which allows for the efficient capture of point cloud data from contract deliverables and rapid modeling of complex facilities.

During the first part of this seminar, MMSD representatives will provide an in-depth overview of their program, sharing insights on how a structured approach to documentation and process standardization is integral to the successful execution of a large-scale BIM project.

During the second part of this seminar, we have invited Virtual Design & Construction Institute (Vdci) to provide for us an overview of the technical knowledge and workflows required to create 3D models. Further, VDCI will demonstrate examples as to how the digital asset models can be used in the design phase, contractor bid phase, construction phase, and as-build phase of a project.

The consultant management series is led and/or hosted by Carrie Bristoll-Groll, PE, ENV SP, Executive Vice President, Engineering Services Division of AQUALIS.  Carrie has 30 years of experience in civil engineering, 21 of which was as the owner of Stormwater Solutions Engineering, LLC (SSE), a certified Small- and Woman-owned Business. SSE was acquired by AQUALIS in 2023, leading SSE into its next generation as the Engineering Services Division for the national stormwater maintenance and restoration company. In the early days of SSE, Carrie was also a student of the MMSD Business Capacity Development Program training sessions, completing the cycle of student to trainer.

For the 2024 Program, the curriculum will be geared to winning work with MMSD.  A new emphasis will be presented on the business use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) where appropriate within each topic. Carrie will prepare sessions on topics that her company has focused on to advance the business and focus on core aspects. These topics will be held in 6 sessions that are consultant specific, but the beauty of combining the contractor/consultant program will allow more cross-marketing and connection.

This track is geared toward contractors wishing to hone their skills in estimating, bidding, and project management.  This track includes training videos that follow the 6-part in-person construction management seminar series.  Each in-person seminar is broken down into smaller subtopics that allow participants to revisit seminar topics at their own pace.