2015 TEA Conference Portland, ME September 17, 2015 AASHTO TCCE UPDATE

Members Region 1 – Alan Ellis - VT – Matthew Vincent - DE – George Macdougall - ME – Angela Smith - MD Region 2 – Greg Davis – FL – Theron Knouse – VA – Charles Nickel - LA – David Martin - KY

Members Region 3 – Jeff Hisem – OH – Mark Shulick - MI – Val Svensson - MN – Vacant Region 4 – Jay Drye – WA – John Riedl – OR – Ken Spear - WY – Jack Young – CA

Members Chair – Lesly Tribelhorn – MT Vice Chair – Jay Drye - WA FHWA – Edwin Okonkwo – DC AASHTO – Melanie Douglass- DC

2015 Participation 13 members present in person 1 members present via webinar/teleconf 2 FHWA (non-TCCE) attendee 11 non-TCCE members attending 2 vendors represented

Top 3 Cost Estimating Concerns:

Members Top Issues 2015 Training and Experience Estimating Methods Funding Uncertainty Performance Measures Estimating Lump Sum Items

Members Top Issues 2014 Funding Uncertainty Staffing Training/Experience Estimating Methods Item Pricing Bidding Issues

Members Top Issues 2013 Staffing issues: training, loss of experience Estimating non-traditional contracts Bid unbalancing Funding/budgetary concerns Market volatility Data needs: accurate price quotes, production rates

Discussion Topics Emerging Tools for Estimating Alternative Contracting National Review of Cost Estimating Emergency Projects Contract Time Calculation

Work Sessions Contract Time Estimating Guidance for ER Projects Cost Estimating Training Webpage/Cost Estimating Clearinghouse

Publications AASHTO “A Practical Guide to Cost Estimating” 2013 ∙ First Edition Electronic Modules for Training Companion

Research Underway NCHRP Project 15-51: Pre-construction Services Cost Estimating Guidebook State-specific Research: – Indexing – Preliminary Estimating Tool – Market Volatility

Proposed Research Cost Estimating Training

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