Damien Barr, ARM-P, CRIS, CSE- Manager of Risk Management, Wisconsin Department of Transportation (608) Wisconsin Dept. Of Transportation 2010 Contractor-Engineer Conference

Areas of Discussion History of WisDOT OCIP’s Claim Statistics State of OCIP’s for WisDOT What WisDOT has learned from using OCIP’s Unique aspects of WisDOT OCIP’s

History of WisDOT OCIP’s Marquette Interchange: $850M in design/construction Four prime contracts (north leg, south leg, west leg, core) Four year construction period Commitment to completing in 4 years Complex, multi-level bridge construction Very high traffic volumes in the work zone High pedestrian traffic Rivers

Marquette Safety Record 525 total WC claims 83 claims temporary disability 229 claims medical only 213 GL claims 0 Fatalities 212 GL Claims 104 Compensable 1 Major (MPS Property Damage) No Catastrophic No Multi-vehicle collisions No Deaths

History of WisDOT OCIP’s I-94 North-South Freeway: Total Est. project cost 1.9 billion Construction started in 2009 through projected 2016 Corridor spans about 35 miles Seventeen service interchanges Mitchell Interchange Est. project cost 330 million Mitchell Interchange- Junction with I-43 and I- 894

History of WisDOT OCIP’s US-41 Corridor: Est. total project cost 1.6 Billion Construction started in 2009 estimated through 2015 Reconstruction of highway Reconstruction of interchanges Corridor spans over 31 miles Construction over water Railroad exposures

OCIP Claim Summary from 2/1/2009 to12/31/2009 I-94- Workers Compensation: 41 claims General Liability: 23 claims Builders Risk: 0 claims US-41 Workers Compensation:8 claims General Liability: 2 claims Builders Risk: 0 claims

Next projected OCIP’s ZOO Interchange: At this point of time: Est. total project cost 650 Million Corridor spans about seven miles Est. start date of construction ……..? Unique risks involved- Railroad crossings and electrical sub-stations

State of OCIP’s for WisDOT The Project size (Min: 100 Million) Location Technical complexity Risk/Exposures

What have we learned? OCIP’s are applicable to Highway Construction OCIPs are still somewhat new/unique to highway construction contractors Administration process can be burdensome Safety and Claims Management is greatly enhanced Communication and Partnership with contractors is critical

Unique elements to WisDOT OCIP WisDOT/WTBA/Contractors partnership: Established Safety/Risk/Risk management sub- committees Established a 4-hours OCIP training program, required for all supervisory personnel other that the OSHA 10 hour Safety incident trending meeting with contractors Quarterly claims meeting open to all contractors Open ad-hoc meeting between myself/WTBA and contractors

Unique elements to WisDOT OCIP’s Drug & alcohol testing (pre-work, random, suspicion, post- accident) Best practices vs. OSHA Penalties for non-compliance (Safety and Return to Work) Return to Work requirements NCCO certification required for cranes 75 tons or larger 100% fall prevention/protection at 6 feet Unique truck driver requirements Staffing requirements ▪ 1 non-working safety person 30 or more workers combined ▪ 2 non-working safety personnel for 100+ workers combined

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