MnDOT Operations Division Open House District 8 - Willmar No notes

District 8 Organizational Chart No notes

District 8 Typical Consultant Usage/Trends Assistance on common pre-letting and post-letting tasks to meet the demands of work load peaks and special projects (surveying, pre-design, design, inspection, etc.) Assistance on large or specialty tasks (Planning and corridor studies, EAs/EISs, etc.) $1.3M annual set-aside for P/T contracts Set-aside generally covers… normal program peaks and CO office contracts (environmental, historical, mapping, etc.) Similar types of work on special program projects (ARRA, BR4MN, CoC, MAP-21, Hwy 23 gaps, etc.) that often come with P/T contract funding Also utilize CO funding for planning and corridor studies, or other “Non-SRC” eligible work

District 8 Future Anticipated Needs/Trends Continuation of past trends and practices Increased need for large project and specialty assistance Increased need for smaller short term staff augmentation assistance Similar philosophy moving forward Growing potential for urban reconstructions, special program projects, accelerated schedule demands Staff augmentation – trial basis – short notice and/or short term need