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Excellence in Stewardship
Field Engineers Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
August 9-10, 2004
Construction Oversight:Construction Oversight:
They Build What We Accept They Build What We Accept
Jim Sorenson
Office of Asset Management
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StewardshipStewardship
Program Administration
Technology DeploymentTechnical Assistance
Strategic Initiatives
Project Development
Project DeliveryMaintenance/Operation
Oversight
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Oversight and QualityOversight and Quality
Quality Construction is fundamental tomeeting the FHWA¶s national objectives.
Improves system performance
Reduces congestion and impacts on theenvironment
Improves safety by minimizing work zonefrequency, duration, and disruption of traffic
flow Improves the economic efficiency of our
highway investments
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Who wrote this report« Who wrote this report«
³ «the effectiveness of the control and inspection procedures
right on the site where the actual project was being carried
out was the spot where we found falsification. But they were
doing exceptionally well on design for instance and in other
areas in the various phases of acquisition, design work,contract award, all these were conducted on a high level. But
at the spot where construction was carried out they were not
complying with specification as to design and quality of
material. At that point it broke down and some fraudulent
reports were written by incompetent young men, underpaid,untrained and inexperienced««It is things such as this that
we find over and over again. No matter how well the
operation is planned and designed and spelled out in detail,
at a given point we find there is a breakdown and at that point
the whole operation or project breaks down.´
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³«How widespread is it?....The disturbing thisis we cannot prove that it isn¶t widespread.
In the face of this we must maintain theconfidence of Congress in this Program.«The thing for you to look at is what is theattitude, what is the degree and level of confidence of Congress in you men, both
on the Federal level and the State level«´
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And 40 years later« And 40 years later«
The Honorable John A. Blatnik, chairman of theHouse Special Subcommittee on the Federal-aidHighway Program speaking on ³Highways and theCongress´, at the 41st Annual AASHO Conference,June 1963.
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Evolution of FHWA OversightEvolution of FHWA Oversight
The Early Years
Federal/State Partnership concept evolved
BPR oversight included
Periodic field checks
Technical input into design and construction
problems.
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Evolution of FHWA OversightEvolution of FHWA Oversight
1960¶s - The Interstate Era
Federal-aid Highway Act signed 1957
Rapidly expanding program, and increased federal/state
workforce Serious concerns with financial management, corruption,
and lack of project oversight
House special investigative committee established in 1959.
BPR changed its oversight role
Increased project level actions.
Began delegation some oversight responsibilities to theStates
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Evolution of FHWA OversightEvolution of FHWA Oversight
1970¶s ± Today - Increased State Flexibility
USDOT and FHWA formed, 1967
Continued delegation of oversight responsibility to
States Certification Acceptance initiated, 1973
Process/Program reviews
Legislative changes - ISTEA, TEA-21 offeredStates more independence.
Recent concerns with lack of oversight Some problems associated with major projects
GAO and IG reports indicating lack of FHWAoversight.
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Evolution of FHWA OversightEvolution of FHWA Oversight
Past Past Present Present
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Evolution of FHWA OversightEvolution of FHWA Oversight
?
Fut ure...Fut ure...
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The Dilemma for Today·s The Dilemma for Today·s
Field EngineersField Engineers Dwindling FTE
Loss of expertise by attrition
Increasingly politicized highway program
Increasing congestion and highwayconstruction delays
Increasing public frustration at congestion andconstruction delays
More complex program
While our abilities and authority have beenstretched -We are still responsible
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Moving ForwardMoving Forward
Project to Program
Reviews based on risk assessments
Joint FHWA/State reviews Building our Technical Expertise
Training
Easily accessible tools
Proactive Stewardship
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Mary PetersMary Peters -- July 29, 2004 July 29, 2004
Things are certainly different today, but thatdoesn't have to be bad. I think it is up to us
to reestablish in a new role. We certainlyhave a valuable role to play and much tocontribute, it will just be in a different waythan in the past. Likely more program than
project related, and to be the guardian of anational transportation system, which isuniquely our role.
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This Takes You : This Takes You :
FHWA Eyes and EarsFHWA Eyes and Ears
Professional
Value Added Improved Work Methods
Sharing Technology
Pro Active Partners
Truly a Transportation Leader
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Available Resources Available Resources
Training
Conducting Reviews that Gets Results
Just-in-time training for Teams to use for conducting effectiveprocess reviews
Construction Program Management Training
Guidance
Construction Program Management and Inspection Guide
Construction Program Guide Website
National Highway Specifications Website
Headquarters initiated process reviews Q A Reviews underway
Potential for expansion to other types of reviews.