CONTENT EXPIRES: December 31, 2025

Built in 1929, Amtrak's William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia is the third busiest train station in the U.S. It is currently being redeveloped through a public-private partnership, where our team will design, build, finance, operate and maintain (D-B/F/O-M) the 562,000-SF facility while it remains operational for more than 1.5 million riders each year. Our panel will share the approach, tools, expectations and adjustments realized as a part of the transformative D-B/F/O-M redevelopment. Specifically, they'll show how they leveraged the unique benefits of Design-Build to simplify this complex renovation. They'll explain the collaboration principles they used to work cohesively as a large group of partners, including a developer, building operator, long-term retail partner, architect and design-builder. This collaboration was essential to adjusting initial assumptions regarding existing conditions and documentation for this complex, active and historic facility. The Panel will describe how they evolved their tools and approach throughout preconstruction to overcome procedural challenges, team member shifts, program changes, and a travel-restricted pandemic. Ultimately, you'll walk away from the session with the tools to simplify the complex components of your next project.