ACEC Annual Meeting Bellevue, WA June 11, 2015 Lynn Peterson Secretary of Transportation Moving Washington Forward WSDOT Linea Laird, PE Chief Engineer
WSDOT / Consultant Delivery Nickle and TPA 366 /421projects, 87% on time and 91% on budget Baseline = $6.167 B, Current = $6.049, 1.9% under budget Private sector helped with over 50% of the delivery efforts. 338 Open Agreements 163 Different Prime Consultants 332 Agreements totally $155 Million Authorized, $500 M on-call GEC Agreements for $748 Million, Avg 50% of work to sub-consultants 2
New Revenue Project Delivery Business Practices Design Build Strongly encouraged to use Design Build procedures for Public Works projects over ten million JTC convenes design-build contracting review panel to examine WSDOT’s design build contracting. Construction Business Plan Sustainable Staffing Strong Owner Team (WSDOT, AGC, Local 17, ACEC) Practical Design Legislative Oversight Community Engagement Potential Budget Proviso WSDOT Interim Staffing 3
4 Source: WSDOT Capital Program Development and Management _sr 2015 agency proposed budget highway construction program Program expenditures and workforce projection * 2015–2017 and beyond: Maximum workforce will be maintained at or below 2,000 FTE’s (Engineering & Technical Core Competency Level), dependent on work load May 2015
WSDOT Business DBE Update Least Cost Planning & Practical Design –Training –Value based –Community Engagement –Operation Focus –Integration of Modes Succession Planning New Recruitments ( Deputy Secretary, RA’s, DBELO) Director Transition Plans Training 5
Thank you & Questions? For more information contact: Linea Laird, P.E. Chief Engineer WSDOT
Back-pocket Slides :
* Based on 2014 Legislative Project List
9 Highway preservation investment levels expected to drop significantly
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11 Transportation budget is large, but most of the budget is already committed
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13 3,233 Structures-Avg. Age = 45 yrs. 75+ yrs. old = 310 bridges 50+ yrs. old = 1,339 bridges
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Structurally-Deficient Bridges 15