Caltrans%20Bridge%20Construction%20Forum%202007

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Caltrans Bridge Construction Forum2007

• Structure Economics
• Rich Hebert, C.C. Myers, Inc. Ken Bocchicchio,
  Caltrans
• So. Cal. Chief Engineer Area Construction
  Manager

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GENERAL THEME

• Does the timeliness of payments significantly
  affect the cost of doing business with Caltrans?

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Estimates
• Cash Flow
• Partial Payments
• CCOS

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Problems/Challenges/Complaints
• Changes you would like to see.
• Processes that work well.
• What can be automated?

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Estimates
• Have you experienced?
• Pay items missed?
• Lump sum change orders missed?
• Supplemental estimates too much time and effort?
• Payment withheld for QC issues in excess of fair
  value?

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Estimates
• Suggestions?
• Establish automated monthly pay request similar
  to EWB?
• More Final Pay Qs vs. Field Measured Qs?

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Cash Flow
• Are these significant?
• Job delay or suspension?
• Length of PFE process?
• DRB decisions with CT rejection results in no
  payment until completion of claim process.

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Partial Payments
• How can MOH process be simplified?
• Falsework and shoring partial payments or
  schedule of values desired?
• What other materials should be included?
• Details of monthly partial payments shown on
  estimate?
• State is owner of materials on hand

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• CCOS
• Have you struggled with?
• Recognition of changed conditions or work
• Negotiation methods- Lack of knowledge regarding
  rules of entitlement/engagement
• Entitlement first, dollars second
• Electronic EWB processing working?
• Signing tentative work agreements.

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TRUCTURE ECONOMIC

• Other current Caltrans business practices, which
  if changed, would
• lower the cost of doing Caltrans work?
• Result in lower bid prices?
• Result in less risk?

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Discussion?

• Estimates
• Cash Flow
• Partial Payments
• CCOS

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SOLUTIONS

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