Transportation Committee Meeting Presentation
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Transcript Transportation Committee Meeting Presentation
November 19, 2014
Opening Remarks
o Lou Rocchini
o Eric Madden
Subcommittee Reports
Open Discussion
PennDOT/ACEC Transportation Task Force
o 4 Meetings held – next scheduled for December
Major topics
o Design Quality, Contract Administration,
Construction Services, Local Projects
o Audits – construction and design
Subconsultant Agreement
New subcommittees
Subcommittee structure
2014 Activities
2015 Focus
Construction Inspection Scope of Work
◦ SOL 482-13-32 issued new SOW effective 1/1/14
New “Minimum Experience and Training” requirements
Increases mileage/lodging allowance
Maintained 37.5 hour/week
Resulted in positive changes for Publication 93
◦ Several concerns presented by ACEC/PA and PennDOT
◦ Follow up meetings to make another round of
changes
“Or higher” to be added, as well as another MET for TCI-1’s
Will require TCI/TA Training for most TA’s and TCI-1’s
Another SOL will be issued to update agreements for 2015
Inspector Tracking/Updated Forms
◦ Highly unfortunate events occurred that required
strong PennDOT response
◦ Little initial outreach to ACEC/PA, but has improved
◦ Circumstances required change in time/expense
tracking
◦ New weekly “Consultant Inspector Hours and Mileage
Log” issued via SOL 482-14-31, effective 11/1/14
◦ PennDOT has advertised eight CI agreements in
District 6-0 requiring “Automated Vehicle Location”
(AVL) Global Positionning System (GPS)
Inspector Tracking/Updated Forms, Con’t
◦ Questions on new form shared via email
◦ Desire for consistency on statewide use and District
interpretations
◦ Pushing for PennDOT to allow the initial AVL
agreements to provide feedback before expanding
use
◦ ACEC/PA has formally requested reimbursement for
PM time due to new requirements
Workforce Development
◦ PennDOT Workgroup formed, invited ACEC/PA
◦ Includes contracting associations and the PA
Turnpike
◦ PennDOT drafted an “Employee Development Plan”
based on feedback from a statewide Quality Survey
◦ ACEC/PA presented “White Paper”
Acknowledge the consultants role with training
Soliciting desire from career and technology schools to
re-implement former TA/TCI training programs
Pushing PennDOT to staff more TA’s in the future
Tablet Computers
HOP Agreement Refinement
Unemployment Compensation Issue
STIC for Consultant Inspection Selection
Dates
Quality in Construction
13 Quality Metrics continue to be produced
quarterly by PennDOT
2014
◦ 5 PennDOT-ACEC/PA Task Force Meetings
◦ Refocus on the Goals and Objectives of
subcommittee
New Goals & Objectives
◦ Goal #1 – Define quality
Determine what constitutes a quality
project
Determine measurements/metrics
◦ Goal #2 – Track the measures, continual
monitoring
Data analysis to verify reaching
measures/tracking
New Goals and Objectives cont.
◦ Goal #3 – Continuous Process
Improvement
Implement improvements and/or new
steps to current process
Stay abreast of ongoing issues such as
corporate quality plans
Data Mining
◦ Almost an Asset management approach
◦ Bridge inspections
Concentrate on Condition Ratings
Obtaining ratings within predictive curves (e.g.,
10 yrs)
◦ Pavements
Evaluate pavement cycles to track quality
IRI and OPI
Obtaining or bettering predictive IRI and OPI
within predictive period (e.g., 5 years)?
2015 and Beyond
◦ Any new metrics for full consideration are
still off in the future
◦ Need additional membership
◦ Current ACEC?PA participants:
Luis Villegas
Joe O’Neil
DBE Goals for 2015
New Certificate of Insurance Requirements for
subconsultants
Major changes in 2014 DBE Final Rules
Data Mining activities as it pertains to DBE
firms
Quality Management Plan updates
Zero goals
New Diverse Business requirements
2014 Activities
2015 Focus
Upcoming Capital Program
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Mainline Reconstruction
Bridges
CM/CI (focus)
Open Ends
Tunnel Inspector Certification
All Electronic Tolling Phased Approach
Diverse Businesses
Quality
◦ Errors and Omissions
◦ Cost Estimating
◦ Consultant Evaluations
ECMS by Spring 2015
Overhead Invoicing and Supplements
Meeting held October 30, 2014
Agenda Items
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Program Priorities
New Organization Chart
Status of Design Guidelines
Indemnification Clause
DBE Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
Plans for SEPTA Self-Performing Design or
Construction Work
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Designer Interface with GEC CMs
Alternate Methods of Delivery
Status of PennDOT I-95/SEPTA Planning
12 month Look Ahead
Open Discussion
DRJTBC
◦ Planned joint ACEC PA/NJ postponed until after
Scudder Falls Bridge procurement
◦ Tentative agenda
Establishment of relationship with new executive staff
Use of manhours as part of letter of interest evaluation
Use of Lump Sum versus Cost Plus Fixed Fee contracts
Burdens of shortlisting and interviewing process
◦ Scudder Falls project to be shortlisted in December,
selected in January, NTP April 1st, CM and CI
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