The design of the Omohundro Process Advancements Project in Nashville is a large undertaking by any standard. Twenty packages cover five major process facilities fit into an historic campus, with many more subfacilities and site improvements. Each package is hundreds or thousands of pages of drawings and specifications, produced for owner and CMAR review at several intermediate milestones – a constant stream of deliverables totaling between 50 and 80. Next to the scale of the project, the Metro Water Services (MWS) team charged with guiding it is small, each member busy with their day job. The group is detail-oriented and committed to making sure the once-in-a-generation project is right for the utility, but it’s not feasible to review each deliverable page-by-page. How can an owner team that is stretched thin effectively oversee the development of a design of this magnitude? On the production side, the core design team is composed of ten firms and over 100 geographically dispersed staff. How can this group meet everyday project demands while efficiently building toward a common vision for the finished plant? To meet the challenges the project team embraced modern tools to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and quality. Among them: •Cloud-based design model development: The platform creates an information-rich environment to accelerate coordination. The live models are cross-referenced between designers and used to work through multidisciplinary issues in real time. The easy-to-access platform guides weekly design meetings, is leveraged for efficient communication between engineering and production staff, and allows quick access to effective visuals for owner input. •Virtual reality: The software seamlessly pulls the latest site-wide design model into headsets in offices around the country, providing visualization opportunities that have exceeded the team’s expectations. Designers, owner staff, and contractors can meet inside the design space and immediately understand the facilities in a way that is not possible with desktop review. From leadership to O&M staff, MWS has provided feedback that could not have otherwise happened mid-design. •Database approach to design information: Instead of entering data for devices into drawing annotations or spec documents, the design team adds it to a platform that automatically populates key documents. Not only does the system increase production efficiency and reduce errors, but it also creates opportunities to improve the experience for contract document users. •Automated PDF checking tools: Auto-generated check sets guide coordination, provide frequent snapshots of deliverable quality status, and allow confidence to implement rigorous design standards knowing they can be followed consistently across a large team. •Auto-generated document sets: Hyperlinked, bookmarked, and easily searchable PDF’s can make a profound difference to a project’s success. On the production side, countless hours are saved compiling high-quality deliverables with the automated tool. More importantly, over the lifetime of the project the time savings for the owner, CMAR, CA&I team, design team, and subcontractors with easy-to-navigate documents can be huge. This presentation will showcase the power of these tools and share lessons learned in Nashville so future projects can build on the team’s experience.