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September 16, 2016 TCCE Upate for the TEA
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Members Region 1 Region 2 Alan Ellis - VT George Macdougall - ME
Melissa Batula, PA (Angela Smith, MD) Vacant Region 2 Greg Davis – FL Theron Knouse – VA Charles Nickel - LA Vacant
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Members Region 3 Region 4 Jeff Hisem – OH Mark Shulick - MI
Val Svensson - MN Elijah Gansen – IA Region 4 John Riedl – OR Lesly Tribelhorn - MT Jack Young – CA Vacant
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Members Chair – Angela Smith - MD Vice Chair – Melissa Batula - PA FHWA – Edwin Okonkwo – DC AASHTO – Melanie Douglass- DC
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2016 Participation 13 members 2 liaisons 9 guests 10 in person
3 by conference call 3 vacancies 2 liaisons 9 guests
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Members Top Issues 2016 Lump Sum Items Funding uncertainty
Staffing/training experience Rejecting/Single Bids Training EstimatingMethods FundingUncertainty PerformanceMeasures LumpSum Competition Risk Innovative BidManipulation CostBasedEst ItemPricing
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Members Top Issues 2015 Training and Experience Estimating Methods
Funding Uncertainty Performance Measures Estimating Lump Sum Items Training EstimatingMethods FundingUncertainty PerformanceMeasures LumpSum Competition Risk Innovative BidManipulation CostBasedEst ItemPricing
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Members Top Issues 2014 Funding Uncertainty Staffing
Training/Experience Estimating Methods Item Pricing Bidding Issues FundingUncertainty Staffing Training/Experience EstimatingMethods ItemPricing Bids MarketVolatility UnusualProjects AlternativeContracting Competition PerformanceMeasures Risk Bridges Materials Overestimating
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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 FundingUncertainty Staffing Training/Experience EstimatingMethods ItemPricing Bids MarketVolatility UnusualProjects AlternativeContracting Competition PerformanceMeasures Risk Bridges Materials Overestimating
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Discussion Topics Estimating tools Validating Bids and Setting budgets
Analyzying bids and bidders Effects of unbalanced bids Incentive/disincentive contracts A+Bx contracts Value Engineering Change proposals Cost estimating training Merger screening system Marketing the value of the TCCE
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Publications AASHTO “A Practical Guide to Cost Estimating”
2013 ∙ First Edition Electronic Modules for Training Companion
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Proposed Research/Training
Cost Estimating Training Seeking funding sources to create webinar of training modules developed and presented last year. FHWA to develop an intermediate training with risk based elements to be delivered through NHI
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