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Bridges 2010
Morning, Day 1Afternoon, Day 1Morning, Day 1Afternoon, Day 2
         
  Afternoon, Tuesday, November 16, 2013  
   
  12:15 p.m.  

Lunch and Networking

 
   
  1:30 p.m.  

Delivering Environmental Approvals For The Alaskan Way Viaduct And Seawall Replacement Program

  • Program History – from the damaging earthquake to construction
  • Identifying and delivering all federal, state and local approvals for your program – risk management strategies
  • Creating defensible documents – identifying elements required from transportation modelling to assessing potential cumulative impacts of your program
  • Legal challenges – strategies, responses, and managing risks

-   Kimberly Farley   Director of Environmental Services, Washington State DOT

 
   
  2:15 p.m.  

Outlining Various Case Study Projects Where Design And Build Contracts Were Utilized Successfully

  • Specifying key points with-in the tender that are crucial to a winning bid
  • Highlighting the procurement process and bringing designers and contractors together early in the detail design portion of a project
  • Executing the design effectively, according to codes and consistent with industry standard specifications
  • Utilizing new procedures within the procurement process to reduce risk to the owner and design-build team
- Amber Blanchard   Design-Build Program Manager, Office of Construction and Innovative Contracting, Minnesota DOT
 
   
  3:00 p.m.   Networking and Refreshment Break  
   
  3:45 p.m.  

Delivering The Burlington Bridge Project And Adding A Vital Link To The Nations Transportation Infrastructure

  • Showcasing the history of the bridge and how it will impact the redevelopment project
  • Outlining the upgrades to the bridge including the design process and re-design after the project initially began
  • Utilizing construction approaches to improve the bridge's overall rail capacity for freight and passenger movement and rebuilding the bridge to 21st century engineering standards
  • Highlighting the costs involved, timelines and the benefits of the project to the community

- Steve Millsap   Assistant Vice President, Structures, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

- Bernard Hopfinger   AVP and Division CM, HNTB Corporation

 
   
  4:30 a.m.  

End Of Day One

 
     
  Sample, done on spec.