COTO Road Materials Committee COTO Road Materials Committee (RMC)(RMC)

Management of Industry Management of Industry DocumentationDocumentation

Road Pavement ForumRoad Pavement Forum6 & 7 May 20086 & 7 May 2008

Rob LindsayRob Lindsay

14 th RPF Resolution #614 th RPF Resolution #6

““That an RPF task group be That an RPF task group be established under the leadership of established under the leadership of Elzbieta Sadzik and Rob Lindsay to Elzbieta Sadzik and Rob Lindsay to discuss a new structure and a way discuss a new structure and a way

forward for the COTO Road Materials forward for the COTO Road Materials Committee.”Committee.”

COTO Technical SubcommitteesCOTO Technical Subcommittees

Historic MandateHistoric Mandate

Facilitate technology transfer amongst Facilitate technology transfer amongst road authoritiesroad authorities

Collate state of the art technology and Collate state of the art technology and practicepractice

Develop national standardsDevelop national standards Produce / revise relevant TRH and TMHProduce / revise relevant TRH and TMH

(E Sadzik)(E Sadzik)

RPF Task GroupRPF Task Group

Workshop on 18 February 2008Workshop on 18 February 2008 PresentPresent

E SadzikE Sadzik M HendersonM Henderson B VerhaegheB Verhaeghe I McDonaldI McDonald L SampsonL Sampson T DistinT Distin L KannemeyerL Kannemeyer R LindsayR Lindsay

RPF Task GroupRPF Task Group

Workshop AgendaWorkshop Agenda

Problem StatementProblem Statement RMC functionsRMC functions Membership of RMCMembership of RMC RCB Task Group proposed COTO RCB Task Group proposed COTO

structurestructure Road Engineering AcademyRoad Engineering Academy Austroads and AASHTO approachAustroads and AASHTO approach RMC – the futureRMC – the future

RPF Task GroupRPF Task Group

Discussion (Industry Documentation)Discussion (Industry Documentation)

RMC mandate implicitly withdrawnRMC mandate implicitly withdrawn No vertical integration (RCC and COTO)No vertical integration (RCC and COTO) Difficulty with national fundingDifficulty with national funding Absence of approval mechanismAbsence of approval mechanism

Aggravating factorsAggravating factors Diminishing expertise in the State Road Diminishing expertise in the State Road

AuthoritiesAuthorities MTC and RNMSMTC and RNMS

RPF Task GroupRPF Task Group

Proposal (Industry Documentation)Proposal (Industry Documentation) Support Formation of RECBSupport Formation of RECB Transfer RMC document mandate to RECBTransfer RMC document mandate to RECB

Vertical integration (RCB and/or COTO)Vertical integration (RCB and/or COTO) RECB compete for funding from DSTRECB compete for funding from DST Broad representationBroad representation

Private and public sectorsPrivate and public sectors Special Interest Groups (RMC)Special Interest Groups (RMC)

State, Metro, and Local AuthoritiesState, Metro, and Local Authorities Approval mechanism?Approval mechanism?

RPF Task GroupRPF Task Group

Proposal (Industry Documentation)Proposal (Industry Documentation)

RCC technical disciplines accommodatedRCC technical disciplines accommodated Road Prism, Pavement Layers, Minor Structures, Road Prism, Pavement Layers, Minor Structures,

Geometric Design.Geometric Design.

RCC technical disciplines not RCC technical disciplines not accommodatedaccommodated

Road Network Management, Major Structures, Survey, Road Network Management, Major Structures, Survey, Construction.Construction.