ACEC Annual MeetingBellevue, WA

June 11, 2015

Lynn PetersonSecretary of Transportation

Moving Washington ForwardWSDOT

Linea Laird, PEChief Engineer

WSDOT / Consultant Delivery

• Nickle and TPA• 366 /421projects , • 87% on time and 91% on budget• Baseline = $6.167 B, Current = $6.049, 1.9% under budget• Private sector helped with over 50% of the delivery efforts.

• 338 Open Agreements• 163 Different Prime Consultants• 332 Agreements totally $155 Million Authorized, $500 M

on-call• GEC Agreements for $748 Million, Avg 50% of work to

sub-consultants

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New Revenue Project Delivery Business Practices

• Design Build• Strongly encouraged to use Design Build procedures for Public

Works projects over ten million• JTC convenes design-build contracting review panel to examine

WSDOT’s design build contracting.

• Construction Business Plan• Sustainable Staffing• Strong Owner• Team (WSDOT, AGC, Local 17, ACEC)

• Practical Design • Legislative Oversight• Community Engagement

• Potential Budget Proviso• WSDOT Interim Staffing

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4Source: WSDOT Capital Program Development and Management

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2015 agency proposed budget highway construction programProgram expenditures and workforce projection

* 2015–2017 and beyond: Maximum workforce will be maintained at or below 2,000 FTE’s (Engineering & Technical Core Competency Level), dependent on work load.

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WSDOT Business

• DBE Update • Least Cost Planning & Practical Design

– Training – Value based– Community Engagement– Operation Focus– Integration of Modes

• Succession Planning• New Recruitments ( Deputy Secretary, RA’s, DBELO)• Director Transition Plans• Training

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Thank you & Questions?

For more information contact:

Linea Laird, P.E.Chief EngineerWSDOT360-705-7032lairdl@wsdot.wa.gov

Back-pocket Slides

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Washington State Highway Capital ConstructionImprovement Program - Current Biennium and 10 Year Outlook*

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Highway preservation investment levels expected to drop significantly

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Transportation budget is large, but most of the budget is already committed

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3,233 Structures-Avg. Age = 45 yrs.75+ yrs. old = 310 bridges50+ yrs. old = 1,339 bridges

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Structurally-Deficient Bridges

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