Testimonials

“Anna was both disciplined and flexible to changing needs throughout the entire process.  She recruited a VM team including a DBIA national-award-winning Portland concrete pavement expert and a construction-focused overhead catenary system expert.  

The VE study generated alternative designs and approaches to sequencing and phasing of the work and resulted in significant cost avoidance and performance improvement.  

Due in large part to Anna’s diligence and ability to adapt, this study was successfully integrated into Metro’s first use of the State of Washington’s Heavy Civil GC/CM project delivery.  The VE study assisted greatly in galvanizing the owner, owner representative, designer, and general contractor as a team and laid the groundwork for successful partnering.”  

—David Jobs, Owner Representative, Principal-in-Charge, OAC Services, Inc.

“This workshop was utilized as the first face-to-face meeting of multiple, high-level stakeholders from federal and state agencies.  Ms. Bremmer anticipated needs and this foresight made the entire effort flow smoothly.  All stakeholders knew that their needs/wishes were heard, and that the recommendations for path forward incorporated their input.  Her work is simply outstanding.” 

—Michael Holt, PE, CVS-Life, F-SAVE, President of Holt Value Consulting, LLC; Chief, Value Engineering (retired), Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

“I wish we would have had this team on the project a year ago.”

—James S. Guarre, PE, SE, Project Manager, Senior Vice President, BergerABAM

“During a challenging workshop with diverse and varied perspectives and objectives among [stakeholders], Anna guided the effort with strong, clear and appropriate instructions. The report quality, content and format is among the best I have seen.  Work exceeded standards and responses to feedback were met with a positive response and appropriate discussion.”  “Deliverables were of superior quality, supporting informed implementation decision-making…Excellent value for quality work.”

—Mark Gabel, PE, CVS, Design Analysis Manager, WSDOT

“In all steps of the process from pre-study meetings through finalizing the report, you provided clear and timely communications, were completely on board and flexible in addressing our needs and processes as well as very responsive to all our requests.  Additionally the final report as prepared by you is clear, well organized and easy to read. Our technical writer/QC person was quite impressed.” 

—Thomasa W. Hume, CVS, Support Systems Engineer, WSDOT  

“Ms. Bremmer is very well organized and conducts a superb workshop.  She has effective VE proposal forms that are easy for the team members to understand and use—and, most importantly, she builds the teamwork needed to identify and develop value-focused proposals for the project.” 

—Richard E. Steele PE, LEED AP, Vice President (Retired), CDM Smith