Transportation Committee Meeting

November 19, 2014

Opening Remarkso Lou RocchinioEric Madden

Subcommittee Reports Open Discussion

Agenda

PennDOT/ACEC Transportation Task Forceo4 Meetings held – next scheduled for December

Major topicso Design Quality, Contract Administration,

Construction Services, Local ProjectsoAudits – construction and design

Subconsultant Agreement New subcommittees Subcommittee structure

Transportation CommitteeChair – Lou Rocchini

2014 Activities

2015 Focus

Contract Administration SubcommitteeChair – Steve Bolt

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

Construction Services Subcommittee Chair – Matt Natale

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)

Construction Service Subcommittee

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

Construction Services Subcommittee

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

Construction Services Subcommittee

Tablet Computers HOP Agreement Refinement Unemployment Compensation Issue STIC for Consultant Inspection Selection

Dates Quality in Construction

Construction Services Subcommittee

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

Quality SubcommitteeChair – Scott Zeevaart

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

Quality Subcommittee

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

Quality Subcommittee

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)?

Quality Subcommittee

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

Quality Subcommittee

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

DBE SubcommitteeChair – Sharmon Winters

2014 Activities

2015 Focus

Design-Build SubcommitteeChair –Doug George, Eric Meyer

Upcoming Capital Program◦ Mainline Reconstruction◦ Bridges◦ CM/CI (focus)◦ Open Ends

Tunnel Inspector Certification All Electronic Tolling Phased Approach Diverse Businesses

Pennsylvania Turnpike SubcommitteeChair – Bill Brown

Quality◦ Errors and Omissions◦ Cost Estimating◦ Consultant Evaluations

ECMS by Spring 2015 Overhead Invoicing and Supplements

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Meeting held October 30, 2014 Agenda Items

◦ 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

SEPTA SubcommitteeChair – Joe McAtee

Agenda Items cont.◦ Designer Interface with GEC CMs◦ Alternate Methods of Delivery◦ Status of PennDOT I-95/SEPTA Planning◦ 12 month Look Ahead◦ Open Discussion

SEPTA Subcommittee

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 advertisements forthcoming

DRPA SubcommitteeChair – Jim Maloney, Joe Riley-Vice Chair