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"Successful Construction Projects” : An OCWA Industry Insight

  • 15 Oct 2025
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Dave & Buster’s Irvine Spectrum • 661 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618
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October 15, 2025
Industry Insight Presentation


Successful
Construction Project
Delivery



Presented by:


Randy Lovan, CERT, CM, QSP

Vice President, HDR

Jerome Ruddins, CCM, DBIA

Senior Water Construction Manager,
HDR



Dave & Busters

Irvine Spectrum

661 Spectrum Center Drive
Sign-In: 11:30 am
Lunch at Noon
Presentation: 12:30 pm


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About Our Presentation

Join us October 15 for an in-depth look at “Successful Construction Project Delivery.”

Presented by Randy Lovan and Jerome Ruddin with HDR, they’ll provide insights on all phases of a project, whether a major undertaking or a smaller initiative. They’ll explore project delivery methods, the phases of a project and best practices throughout, as well as the roles within the construction management team. In addition, they’ll provide insight on how to mitigate change orders, manage risks, and how to keep focused on the pursuit of a project’s success.

Our October presentation promises to be both entertaining and informative. Make your reservations today! You won’t want to miss this.


OCWA Members with Reservations:  $30.00

Non-Members with Reservations:  $45.00

OCWA Members without Reservations:  $45.00 (at the door)

Non-Members without Reservations:  $45.00 (at the door)

Reservations must be made by end-of-day, Tuesday, October 14
to qualify for the Reservation Rate.
Cancellations received AFTER this date CANNOT be refunded.


About Our Speakers

Randy Lovan, CERT, CM, QSP

Vice President, HDR

Randy serves as the Southern California construction services business class leader and Vice President for HDR. He has over 33 years of experience managing a wide range of complex projects for water and wastewater agencies as well as public works clients.

Randy has an expert-level proficiency in operations, leadership of high-performance teams, and delivery of complex, multi-million dollar infrastructure programs and projects with design-bid-build and alternative delivery methods.

Randy successfully leads all aspects of a project including budget controls and change order management; direct interface with clients to proactively mitigate risk; schedule and cost overruns; dispute resolution; and fulfillment of regulatory compliance in addition to state and federal funding requirements.


Jerome Ruddins, CCM, DBIA

Senior Water Construction Manager, HDR

Jerome serves as a senior water construction project manager for HDR. He has over 40 years of experience providing program management, construction management (CM), and claims services, focusing on water resources projects.

He has served as a trusted advisor to public agencies throughout Southern California on over $2 billion of public works construction.

Project delivery under his purview includes design-bid-build, and collaborative delivery.

His focused project delivery is on potable water and water reclamation projects, including MBR, pump stations, RO treatment, ion exchange treatment, disinfection facilities, critical operations buildings, SCADA, PLC and HMI projects, CIPP lining, reservoirs, and metering facilities.

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