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Concrete Bridge Conference
Workshop Rapid Bridge Construction – How to Get There |
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Workshop Co-Chairs: Benjamin Tang, Federal Highway Administration and Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman, LLC |
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| Program Agenda: | |
| 7:30a – 8:00a | Breakfast |
| 8:00a – 9:45a |
Panel of Experts Presentations, Part 1 Moderator: Benjamin Tang, Principal Structural Engineer, Federal Highway Administration 1. AASHTO Perspective Ken Hurst, Engineering Manager, State Bridge Office, Kansas Department of Transportation 2. Federal Bridge Program in SAFETEA-LU Benjamin Tang, Senior Structural Engineer, Federal Highway Administration 3. Decision-Making Process Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman, LLC 4. Contracting Strategies Malcolm Kerley, Chair, AASHTO Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures, and Chief Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation 5. Cost Harry Capers, Manager, Office of Transportation Security, New Jersey Department of Transportation |
| 9:45a – 10:15a | Break |
| 10:15a – 12:00p |
Panel of Experts Presentations, Part II Moderator: Eugene Calvert, Principal Project Manager, Collier County Transportation Services Division, FL 6. Design and Specifications Dan Dorgan, Director, Bridges and Structures, Minnesota Department of Transportation 7. Concrete Industry Perspective John Dick, Structures Director, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 8. General Contractor Perspective William Duguay, Traylor Brothers, Inc. 9. Specialty Contractor Perspective Bill Halsband, Vice President, Business Development, Mammoet 10. Specialty Contractor Perspective Will Smith, Barnhart Crane and Rigging |
| 12:00p – 1:00p | Lunch |
| 1:00p – 2:30p | Breakout Sessions A, B, C, and D |
| 2:30p – 3:00p | Break |
| 3:00p – 4:00p | Breakout Sessions A, B, C, and D (continued) |
| 4:00p - 5:00p | Summary of Findings and Adjourn |
| Breakout Sessions: | A.
Decision-making Process: Facilitator: Benjamin Tang, Senior Structural Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Scribe: Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman, LLC Topics include justification for accelerated construction, size of prefabrication, drivers and construction workers safety, environmental impacts, rapid disaster recovery B. Contracting Strategies: Facilitator: Ken Hurst, Engineering Manager, State Bridge Office, Kansas Department of Transportation Scribe: Malcolm Kerley, Chair, AASHTO Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures, and Chief Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation Topics include single or multiple contracts, design/build, bonus/penalty/liquidated damages, bonding, request for proposal, sharing of Value Engineering Change Proposal savings, contractor alternate designs C. Costs: Facilitator: William Duguay, Traylor Brothers, Inc. Scribe: Harry Capers, Manager, Office of Transportation Security, New Jersey Department of Transportation Topics include cost impacts due to accelerated construction, user costs, costs related to DOT field offices and on-site inspectors, environmental costs (air and noise pollution), lane rental cost, traffic control cost, time savings, Value Engineering Change Proposal D. Specifications: Facilitator: Dan Dorgan, Director, Bridges and Structures, Minnesota Department of Transportation Scribe: Topics include acceptance criteria, tolerances, contractor submittals, design, QAQC, construction monitoring and inspection, construction schedule, special provisions |