Certification for Local Public Agencies

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Certification for Local Public Agencies

• The Purpose of ODOTs Local Agency Certification
  Program
• Better, Faster, Cheaper

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Better

• 23 CFR 1.11(b) allows ODOT to utilize, under its
  supervision, the services of well-qualified and
  suitably equipped engineering organizations of
  other governmental instrumentalities for making
  surveys, preparing plans, specifications and
  estimates, and for supervising the construction
  of any project, "

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Advantages!

• Allows Bid Alternates (Add-ons)
• Local QC
• Cuts out more ODOT processes
• Which leads to

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Faster

• Local Agency (LA) contracting saves 7 9 weeks
  of project delivery!
• Change orders by LA.
• Quick Draw on Construction Contract Payments, 5
  10 days!
• Eventually a single delivery system is possible.

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Cheaper

• Less staff hours for PSE.
• No ODOT charges for Contracts unit in Salem or
  regional Tech centers.
• ODOT advice and/or training is not charged to the
  project.
• ODOT still available to help

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Transition changing Roles

• PCS cue to OCR
• CON funding PSE, PAE
• Eliminates Tech center signatures
• Eliminates OPL
• Eliminates Estimator and Transport
• Eliminates ODOT Construction Procurement

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More Transitions New things

• New
• Performance measurements
• New reports
• Job DocumentationRes ipsa loquitur.Translation
  The facts speak for themselves.
• New IGA

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• Becoming certified is more work to get started,
  but less effort to maintain the program.
• In other words, once the horse is down the path a
  few times hell learn the way happy trails!

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The Strategy Communication

• Three key ingredients
• Teamwork
• Teamwork
• Teamwork
• Together Everyone Achieves More

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Quality Control is the primary function of a
certified agency

• Define What is it?

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Quality Control (QC)

• the activities put in place to control the
  quality of a product or service.
• These include providing clear directions,
  constant supervision by experienced individuals,
  immediate review of completed activities for
  accuracy and completeness.
• Quality control procedures ensure that the work
  is done correctly.

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Quality Assurance is the primary role of ODOT
in certification

• Define What is it?

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Quality Assurance (QA)

• QA is what is done to confirm that a QC program
  is effective and provides feedback upon which
  further development of the QC program can be made.

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Quality Assurance (QA)

• Our Mutual Purpose is the continual improvement
  of the total delivery process. Essentially,
  quality assurance describes the process of
  enforcing and improveing quality control
  standards.
• This is detailed on our IGAs.

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Field checks

• Systems check help them adjust and get started
• RAS reviews during test phase
• Construction Liaison after fully certified

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Real projects in Certification

• Union Station (Iron Horse Depot)
• 1st AIA contract allowed by ODOT.
• City Of Portland bid and award with add ons
• PDOT oversight

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As we ride off into the sunset

• Assure Federal Bucks are used more effectively
  with LA Certification.
• Q and A next