Jamaica Institution of Engineers Conference 2015
“Engineering for Human and Social Development”
Monday September 21, 2015 (Day1)
8:00 - 8:30am
Registration
8:30 - 9:45am
Opening Ceremony
Chairman: Gary Walters, President Elect, Jamaica Institution of
Engineers
Address & Official Opening:
Guest Speaker: Dr. The Honourable Omar Davies
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Jamaica
9:45 - 10:15am
Networking Coffee Break
Technical Session 1
Chairperson: Lawrence Barrett, Project Manager, Stanley
Consultants Limited
10:15 -10:45am
Integrated Planning and Construction of Infrastructure in a Coastal
Resort Town in Jamaica
Karl McIntosh, Director of Engineering, N.O. Whyte and Associates
Limited, Jamaica
R5
10:45 -11:15am
Rapid Aerial Surveys: Case Studies in Risk Assessments,
Development Planning and Civil Works
Christopher Burgess, Managing Director, CEAC Solutions, Jamaica
11:15 -11:45am
The Standard for Tsunami Inundation Modeling: Case Study for
Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica
Arpita Mandal, Lecturer, Department of Geography and Geology,
University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
11:45am -12:15pm
Building Beaches: A Case Study on Coastal Structure
Considerations
Carlos E. Palacious, Director of Operations, Caribbean Coastal
Services Ltd., Bahamas
12:15 - 12:45pm
Geology and Civil Engineering
Simon F. Mitchell, Head, Department of Geography and Geology,
University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
12:45 - 1:45pm
Networking Lunch
1:45 - 2:00pm
Jamaica National - Committed to being with you every step of the
way
Technical Session 2
Chairperson: Dr. Therese Chambers, Lecturer, School of Engineering,
University of Technology, Jamaica
2:00 - 2:30pm
Energy Management for Industry
Realizing Full Potential through Integrated Process and
Energy Architectures
Dr Quamie Mortley, Energy and Process Engineering Consultant, UC
Rusal, Jamaica
2:30 - 3:00pm
Industrial Recycle Toward Zero Discharge
Alumina Refinery Case Study: Industrial Water Re-use
Dr Quamie Mortley, Energy and Process Engineering Consultant, UC
Rusal, Jamaica
3:00 - 3:15pm
Networking Coffee Break
3:15 - 3:45pm
Waste to Energy Recovery: Biomass Pellets from Bagasse and
Banana Waste
Rémon Goulbourne, Yanique Dickson (BSc. Undergraduates-Final
Year), University of Technology, Jamaica
3:45 - 4:15pm
A Dynamic Assessment of Wind Power on the Jamaica Electric
Grid
Aston Stephens, Jamaica Institution of Engineers
4:15 - 4:30pm
Day’s Closing Remarks
Dr. Therese Chambers
5:00 – 7:00pm
Public Free Exhibition
Green Building Design – 5:45 – 6:15pm
Marvin Goodman, Jamaica Institute of Architects
Jamaica Institution of Engineers Conference 2015
“Engineering for Human and Social Development”
Tuesday September 22, 2015 (Day2)
8:00 - 8:30am
Registration
8:30 - 8:35am
Welcome
David Allen, Director, Technical Services, Ministry of Transport, Works
and Housing
8:35 - 8:55am
Key Note Speaker: Omar Azan
CEO of Boss Furniture Company Limited and a Past President of the
Jamaica Manufacturers Association
Technical Session 1
Chairperson: David Allen, Director, Technical Services, Ministry of
Transport, Works and Housing
8:55 - 9:25am
The Built Environment, Energy Conservation and Climate
Change
Desmond Young, Jamaica Institution of Engineers
9:25 - 9:55am
Using Traditional Methods of Construction to Produce Low Cost
Housing Solutions
Peter Jervis, Principal, Peter Jervis and Associates Limited
9:55 - 10:25am
Evaluation of Contractors Use of Project Management Principles
and Best Practices in the Jamaican Construction Industry
Chadwick Omar Lawrence, (MSc. Graduate), Heriot Watt University
10:25 - 10:55am
Networking Coffee Break
10:55 - 11:35am
PERB and the Professional Engineer
Maurice Jones, The Professional Engineers Registration Board,
Jamaica
11:35am - 12:05pm
Airport Curbside Management Policies
Tyler Harris, (M. Eng. Graduate), University of Toronto, Canada
12:05 - 1:05pm
Networking Lunch
Technical Session 2
Chairperson: Kamille Jackson, PERB Board Member
1:05 - 1:20pm
PVC Railing and Capped Cellular Deck: Low Maintenance, Low
Problems
Enduris/Notmar Trading Co. Ltd.
1: 20 - 1:50pm
Making the Linkage: Drainage Engineering in Human and Social
Development- A Review of Drainage Guidelines for Development
Howard Prendergast, Senior Engineer, National Works Agency,
Jamaica
Krystal Lyn, Environmental Engineer, National Works Agency, Jamaica
1:50 - 2:20pm
Emerging Trends in Effective Bridge Management versus Bridge
Maintenance
Dr. Omar Thomas, Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of the
West Indies, Mona
2:20 - 3:00pm
Women in Engineering: Past, Present, Future
Moderator: Anthea Reynolds, Jamaica Institution of Engineers
3:00 - 3:30pm
Networking Coffee Break
Technical Session 3
The Student Macaroni Bridge Competition
Facilitators: Dr. Noel Brown, UTECH, JIE
Dr. Omar Thomas, UWI, JIE
3:30 - 4:30pm
Student Bridge Competition Judging, Testing and Presentation
4:30 - 4:40pm
Day’s Closing Remarks
Dr. Noel Brown
5:00 – 7:00pm
Public Free Exhibition
Project Management 101 - 5:45 – 6:15pm
Craig Perue, Immediate Past President, Project Management Institute,
Jamaica
Jamaica Institution of Engineers’ Conference
“Engineering for Human and Social Development”
Wednesday September 23, 2015 (Day3)
8:30 - 9:00am
Registration
9:00 - 9:10am
Welcome
Moderator: Carlos E. Palacious, Bahamas Society of Engineers
9:10 – 9:20am
Greetings: Mr. Sylvain Fabi,
Canadian High Commissioner Designate to Jamaica
9:25 - 9:45am
Key Note Speaker: Dr The Hon Peter Phillips
Minister of Finance and Planning, Jamaica
9:45 - 10:15am
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) - “Value for Money‟
Dr. Matti Siemiatycki, Department of Geography and Planning,
University of Toronto, Canada
10:15 - 10:45am
Networking Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00pm
The Jamaican Experience with PPP
The Development Bank of Jamaica
Moderator: Denise Arana, General Manager, Public-Private Partnership
and Privatisation Division, Development Bank of Jamaica Limited
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch – PPP in the Pipeline in Jamaica
Milverton Reynolds
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica
1:00 - 2:00pm
Canadian PPP Experience
Larry McCabe, Director, Canadian Council for Public Private
Partnerships
Louise Panneton, Managing Director, P3 Advisors Inc, Canada
2:00 - 2:15pm
Repair and Protection of Concrete Structure
Paramount Trading Company Ltd
District Manager of the Caribbean, Sika Corporation
2:15 - 2:45pm
Networking Coffee Break
2:45 - 3:45pm
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) - “The Financial Perspective”
Gemel Sobers, Sector Specialist, Infrastructure, First Caribbean
International Bank
3:45 - 4:00 pm
Conference Closing Remarks
Conference Chairman: Anthea Reynolds
5:00 – 7:00pm
Public Free Exhibition
Do-It-Yourself Solar – 5:45 – 6:15pm
FosRich Company Limited
Jamaica Institution of Engineers Week 2015
“Engineering for Human and Social Development”
Contract Administration and Procurement Workshop
Friday September 25, 2015
8:30 - 8:55am
Registration
8:55 - 9:00am
Welcome
Moderator: Leighton Facey, Jamaica Institution of Engineers
9:00 - 9:40am
Contract Administration 101
Oriley Henry, Director, Major Projects, National Works Agency, Jamaica
9:40 - 10:20am
Selective Tendering Procedure
Raymond McIntyre, Managing Director, APEC Consultants Limited
10:20 - 10:40am
Question and Answer Session
10:40 - 11:00am
Networking Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:40am
Bonds and Insurances
Pete Walker, Assistant General Manager, Commercial Lines Insurance,
GK Insurance Limited
11:40am - 12:20pm
Variations, Extensions, Liquidated Damages, Fluctuations and
Nominated Subcontractor
Raymond McIntyre, Managing Director, APEC Consultants Limited
Dean Burrowes, Partner, Burrowes & Wallace, Jamaica
12:20 - 12:40pm
Question and Answer Session
12:40 - 1:40pm
Networking Lunch
1:40 - 2:20pm
Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Dean Burrowes, Partner, Burrowes & Wallace, Jamaica
2:20 - 3:00pm
Contract Law
Delroy Alcott, Managing Director, West Indies Home Contractors
Limited
3:00 - 3:40pm
Electronic Procurement
Cecile Maragh, Senior Director, Procurement & Asset Policy, Ministry of
Finance & Planning, Jamaica
3:40 - 4:00pm
Question and Answer Session
4:00 - 4:10 pm
Closing Remarks
Moderator: Leighton Facey, Jamaica Institution of Engineers