Todd Steagall, P.E. - Director of Construction
Charles Eleazer, P.E. - Construction Engineer
July 31, 2014
Organization Chart Director of Construction
Todd Steagall
Construction Engineer Charles Eleazer
Road Construction Engineer Vacant
Assistant Road Engineer Districts 3 & 5 Nick Waites
Assistant Road Engineer Districts 1 & 7
Al Barwick
Assistant Road Engineer Districts 2, 4, & 6 Kevin Harrington
Bridge Const. Engineer David Rister
Assistant Bridge Engineer Districts 2 & 5 Bill Mattison
Assistant Bridge Engineer Districts 1 & 6
Vacant
Assistant Bridge Engineer Districts 3, 4, & 7
Doug McClure
Design Build and Special Projects Engineer
Claude Ipock
Scheduling Engineer Patti Gambill
Geomatics Engineer Wei Johnson
Office of Materials & Research
Merrill Zwanka
Contracts Engineer Vacant
Contract Administrator Jeff Elliott
Quality Management Team (QMT)
Merritt Vann
Construction Support Brian Parnell
Assistant Design Build and Special Projects Engineer
David Rodgers
State Pavement Design Engineer
Jay Thompson
Other Organizational Changes Janet Oakley – Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall – Deputy Secretary for Engineering Leland Colvin – Chief Engineer for Operations Thad Brunson - Chief Engineer for Field Operations District 1
Bryan Jones – District Engineering Administrator Robbie Isgett – District Construction Engineer (DCE) Ashleigh Sandel – Assistant DCE
District 6 Kevin Turner – DCE (Replaced David Glenn)
Joint Committee and Road Sub-committee Topics
Statewide consistency Summer 2013 weather Low Shoulder Spec (8/2014) ADA Ramps Sub/Hauler Request – electronic submittals Compost Quantities
Joint Committee and Road Sub-committee Topics
Pavement Preservation Certification - 11/2014 Proposed Intersection Traffic Control Standards Prime Bidders List Permanent Construction Sign Removal Utility and Preconstruction Subcommittees
Combined. Flex Time Specification
Joint Committee and Road Sub-committee Topics
Schedules Used to predict cash flow and schedule lettings Currently ~ 38% of projects are > 10% behind
schedule. Submit updates on time and accurate
• This seems to be a habitual problem
Joint Committee and Road Sub-committee Topics
Dispute Review Board – new members Gene Ellison David Law
DBE Reminders
Prime Contractors must submit Quarterly Reports for all DBE/WBE participation, even if there is no goal. DBE Supplemental Spec states “This requirement applies regardless of whether there is a contract goal assigned to the contract.”
If not part of the committal, just submit Quarterly Report. Subcontracts not needed by SCDOT.
DBE Reminders
Must perform ”Commercially useful function”. “…DBE must be also responsible, with respect to
materials and supplies used on the contract, for negotiating price, determining quality and quantity, ordering the material, and installing (where applicable) and paying for the material itself.”
DBE 101 Review
Gary Linn offers a 1-2 hour review session on fundamentals of DBE program
Goal Setting Lettings On-site Reviews DBE Related Issues Project Completion
Call Gary at (803) 737- 4672 or e-mail at [email protected] to schedule
Upcoming Major Projects
US 378 – 7 mile widening (Phase 5) – August 2014 – Florence Sales Tax
US 25 – 5.7 mile widening – Edgefield – Winter 2014 SC 51 Widening – 4 sections – 2015 – Florence Sales
Tax SC 9 Bridge replacement over Broad River –
Chester/Union – late 2015 I-385 - 5.5 mile Rehab (MM 37- MM 42) – Greenville –
late 2015
Design Build Website has details on membership rotation
guidelines, best practices, and project updates. Upcoming projects:
I-85 / I-385 Interchange – Greenville County • 3 teams short listed • Award / Contract Execution – August 2014
Bridge Package E • 2 Teams short listed • Award / Contract Execution – November 2014
US 701 bridge replacement over Great Pee Dee • 5 teams short listed • Award / Contract Execution – November 2014
Design Build Upcoming projects continued:
I-26 Rehab – Newberry County (MM 60-75) • Bridge jacking, cross slope correction, resurfacing • RFQ release Fall 2014
I-26 Port Access (Exit 218) • Direct access from I-26 to new Port Terminal • RFQ release Spring 2015
I-26 Rehab – Lexington/Richland (MM 89-101) • 11 miles of widening and bridge replacements • RFQ release Summer 2015
Research Topics - Active
Evaluation of Cost Benefits to the DOT with Increased RAP/RAS usage. (9/11/14)
The Evaluation and Specification Development
of Alternate Modified Binders in SC. (11/16/14)
Validation of Contractor HMA Testing Data in the Materials Acceptance Process – Phase II. (6/23/15)
Research Topics - Active
Evaluating the Use of Wide Footprint Laser Sensors for Improved Rideability Measurement. (9/17/15)
Calibration of the AASHTO Pavement Design
Guide to SC Conditions – Phase I (6/17/16)
Research Topics – Recently Completed
Impact of Course Aggregate Gradation on PCC Performance Properties (6/30/13)
Accelerated Bridge Construction – Precast Alternate for Flat Slab Spans (12/31/13)
Research Topics - Pending
Better Construction Project Management through Better Scheduling
Effect on Asphalt Quality Due to Nighttime
Construction Laboratory Performance of Liquid Anti-Stripping
Agents in Asphalt Mixtures used in SC
Research Topics - Pending
Best Construction Practices for Longitudinal Joint Construction and Compaction
Evaluation of High Los Angeles (LA) Abrasion
Aggregate in Open Graded Friction Courses Preparing SCDOT Construction Offices for 3D
Construction Modeling
Asphalt
NCAT Test Track Warm mix with high RAP content
(Completion scheduled for March 2015) Lee Road – 25 sections of various
preservation treatments www.Pavetrack.com
Most contractors are opting to use chemical additive for OGFC Warm Mix to improve workability.
Traffic Control in another Country
Questions or Comments?