Transcript ACEC/PennDOT Scott Christie, P.E. Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration Hot Topics  Budget  Consultant Payouts  Local Project Delivery  Diverse Business Requirements  DEP submissions  Design.

2015
ACEC/PennDOT
Scott Christie, P.E.
Deputy Secretary for Highway
Administration
Hot Topics
 Budget
 Consultant Payouts
 Local Project Delivery
 Diverse Business Requirements
 DEP submissions
 Design Quality
 Construction Inspection
 Other Major Initiatives
Budget for SFY 14/15
≈$8 Billion Available
Budget
Highway Related
Public Transportation
Debt Services
Multimodal
Aviation
≈$5 Billion "Highway
Related" Budget
Highway & Bridge Improvement
Highway & Bridge Maintenance
Local Government
Safety & Licensing
PA Infrastructure Bank & Govtment Operations
Facilities
Consultant Payouts
Local Project Delivery
 Mandatory use of ECMS as of November 30, 2014
 36 Consultant Agreements utilizing ECMS
 Reimbursement Agreements are electronic as of
December 15, 2014
 3rd Wave of improvements to follow
 Invoicing
Diverse Business Requirements
 For all Non-Federally Funded Projects
 Consultants must submit good faith effort within 7
days of selection
DEP Submissions
Need quality
submissions to DEP
Quality Metrics/CO Role
 Seven quarters of data compiled
 Mining to find value
 Evaluate whether the right data is being collected
 Evolving Process
 Evaluating ECMS Invoicing Data
 Example: Number of hours for single span bridge and
Right of Way Plans
Construction Inspection
 New Scope of Work issued December 31, 2014
 New Mileage Tracking Form implemented
November 1, 2014
Invoices
Other Major
Initiatives
• P3 – Construction Quality – Design PNG
• MPO Metrics – Safety – County Maintenance
• DEP/EPA – ADA – ITS – Winter AVL
Questions