From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Tue Oct 19 09:26:12 2010 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:26:12 -0700 Subject: October 28th ACEC/ODOT Brown Bag Sustainability session - "ODOT: Paving the Way for a Greener Tomorrow" Message-ID: Greetings: On behalf of the Region 1 ACEC/ODOT Brown Bag Lunch Series steering committee, we welcome your attendance to the October 28th Brown Bag Session: "ODOT: Paving the Way for a Greener Tomorrow." Margi Lifsey Bradway, ODOT's Sustainability Manager, will be discussing ODOT's implementation of our Sustainability Plan and what that entails for our design and operations. She also will share with the audience information about ODOT's participation in GreenRoads research projects and response to requirements identified in SB 1059. Please open the flyer found at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/Training/index.shtml and follow RSVP instructions for this session. Lis Cooper, OPMA | Strategic Development Coordinator | ODOT, Technical Services, Branch Operations Portland: 123 NW Flanders, Portland, OR 97209 | 503.731.8510 | | Salem: 355 Capitol St. NE, # 217A, Salem, OR 97301 | 503.986.3262 Fax: 503.731.8259 | mailto:elisabeth.cooper at odot.state.or.us P Before printing, please think about the environment -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Thu Oct 21 08:01:25 2010 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:01:25 -0700 Subject: November ACEC/ODOT Region 2 Brown Bag Session: Vertical Datums, Height Modernization and the Oregon Real-time GPS Network Message-ID: All ODOT and ACEC project delivery staff, On behalf of ODOT Region 2 and our ACEC partners, we welcome your attendance at the ACEC/ODOT R2 Brown Bag Lunch Session at noon on November 10th. There are numerous vertical survey datums in Oregon and this presentation will review the relationship between geodetic, tidal, and river datums used to reference heights in Oregon. Ken Bays, ODOT's Lead Geodetic Surveyor, will review the various vertical survey datums in Oregon and explain how the Oregon Real-time GPS Network will be used for Height Modernization in Oregon. Please open the flyer at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/Training for more information. Due to limited conference room capacity, please RSVP to Valerie Spanswick [mailto:VSpanswick at obec.com]. Thank you! Matthew Stucker,P.E. Structural Design Engineer ODOT-Region 2 Tech Center-Bridge/Geo/Hydro/Hazmat Unit (503) 986-2791 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Fri Oct 22 10:43:55 2010 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:43:55 -0700 Subject: Subcontractor Utilization Tracking for A&E Contracts Message-ID: _____________________________________________ From: WHELAN Suzanne M * ODOT On Behalf Of GARRETT Matthew L * ODOT Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 3:32 PM Subject: Subcontractor Utilization Tracking for A&E Contracts > To: All ODOT Regions, ODOT Major Projects Branch, ODOT Technical > Services, ODOT Procurement Office, ODOT Office of Civil Rights, ODOT > Technical Development Division, ODOT Maintenance Leadership Team, > ACEC, A&E Consultants > > Background > Based on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Disadvantaged Business > Enterprise (DBE) program requirements, the 2007 Disparity Study and a > USDOT waiver, ODOT has the ability to set DBE utilization goals on > contracts that include federal funding. For non-federally funded > projects, there are requirements for Minority, Women and Emerging > Small Business (MWESB) programs using aspirational targets. These > goal setting and reporting requirements apply to both construction and > Architect and Engineering (A&E) firm utilization, however, ODOT's > focus has traditionally been on only construction. > > The most recent disparity study revealed ODOT's lack of available A&E > data, as compared to the availability of construction data, and > identified the need to place an emphasized focus on data collection > and review of A&E firm utilization. Without the data, ODOT and A&E > firms cannot clearly demonstrate the opportunities we provide to > develop a diverse workforce. The next disparity study is set to begin > this month. > > While the process to collect the A&E data currently exists in our > contracting documents, we as an agency have not applied it > consistently for A&E and have focused on construction data. A team of > Project Delivery, Civil Rights and Procurement Office staff has worked > over the past two months to refocus the process for A&E data > collection and to develop online guidance to implement. We have made > one change to require this process as part of payment processing. > Please refer to the online A&E Subcontractor Utilization Data Tracking > Guide > onTrackingGuideFINAL.pdf.> for details. > > Action Required: > Effective immediately, my expectation is that we implement this > protocol for all new and currently open A&E contracts. In order to > report results, we will collect data for all payments made on > contracts that were open as of October 1, 2007. ODOT's project > managers/contract administrators will coordinate this effort. In the > next few weeks, we will provide more detailed information on the > process to collect that data. > > If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact > Michael Cobb, Manager, Office of Civil Rights, > Michael.a.cobb at odot.state.or.us, 503-986-5753, or Jill Miller, > DBE/MWESB Program Manager, Office of Civil Rights, > c.jill.miller at odot.state.or.us, 503-986-4355. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Fri Oct 22 10:50:32 2010 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:50:32 -0700 Subject: Subcontractor Utilization Tracking for A&E Contracts Message-ID: To: All ODOT Regions, ODOT Major Projects Branch, ODOT Technical Services, ODOT Procurement Office, ODOT Office of Civil Rights, ODOT Technical Development Division, ODOT Maintenance Leadership Team, ACEC, A&E Consultants Background Based on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program requirements, the 2007 Disparity Study and a USDOT waiver, ODOT has the ability to set DBE utilization goals on contracts that include federal funding. For non-federally funded projects, there are requirements for Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business (MWESB) programs using aspirational targets. These goal setting and reporting requirements apply to both construction and Architect and Engineering (A&E) firm utilization, however, ODOT's focus has traditionally been on only construction. The most recent disparity study revealed ODOT's lack of available A&E data, as compared to the availability of construction data, and identified the need to place an emphasized focus on data collection and review of A&E firm utilization. Without the data, ODOT and A&E firms cannot clearly demonstrate the opportunities we provide to develop a diverse workforce. The next disparity study is set to begin this month. While the process to collect the A&E data currently exists in our contracting documents, we as an agency have not applied it consistently for A&E and have focused on construction data. A team of Project Delivery, Civil Rights and Procurement Office staff has worked over the past two months to refocus the process for A&E data collection and to develop online guidance to implement. We have made one change to require this process as part of payment processing. Please refer to the online A&E Subcontractor Utilization Data Tracking Guide for details. Action Required: Effective immediately, my expectation is that we implement this protocol for all new and currently open A&E contracts. In order to report results, we will collect data for all payments made on contracts that were open as of October 1, 2007. ODOT's project managers/contract administrators will coordinate this effort. In the next few weeks, we will provide more detailed information on the process to collect that data. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Michael Cobb, Manager, Office of Civil Rights, Michael.a.cobb at odot.state.or.us, 503-986-5753, or Jill Miller, DBE/MWESB Program Manager, Office of Civil Rights, c.jill.miller at odot.state.or.us, 503-986-4355. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: