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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Presentations to the Committee." National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and Transportation Research Board. 2003. Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629.
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Appendix C
Presentations to the Committee

October 21–23,2002 meeting

Project Overview—M.Lewis (Project Director)

Project History- W.Edwards (Program/Budget Manager)

Current Status of the Project—J.Saroufim (Construction Controls Manager)

Project Organization—M.Lewis

Project Development—A.Lancellotti (Deputy Program Manager/Engineering Manager), J. Saroufim

Scope Control—J.Saroufim

Schedule Control—J.Saroufim, J.Ekiert (Construction Schedule Manager)

Cost Control—J.Saroufim, G.Helmich (Construction Cost Manager)

Management Recommendations/Approval Process—M.Lewis, M.Wiley (Program Manager), C.Gottschall (FHWA)

Case Study- J.Allegro (Director of Construction)

November 11–13, 2002 meeting

Claims and Changes Procedure

Original Procedure/Outcome—J.Allegro

Refined Procedure/Outcome—J.Gorman (Director of Claims and Changes)

Budgeting for Claims and Changes (C&C)—J.Saroufim

Owner Oversight and the IPO—M.Lewis, J.Lammie

Governance Roles and Public Accountability—M.Hayman (Deputy Project Director), S.Gee (FHWA), A.Almeida (FHWA)

Monitoring the Management Consultant Work Program—M.Foley (Director of Finance), R. Grenier (Director of Internal Controls)

Monitoring Performance of the Management Consultant—M.Lewis

Monitoring Quality, Safety & Health and Environmental Commitments—J.Allegro, P.Stakutis (Environmental Manager)

Cost Recovery Philosophy—M.Lewis

Cost Recovery Program—K.Dettman (Chief Counsel), M.Breen (Associate General Counsel)

Cost Containment Case Study—M.Lewis

External Oversight—M.Hayman

Systems Commissioning, Turnover and Transition Process—M.Swanson (Chief of Operations/Chief Engineer/Director of Transition), R.Hubbard (Operations Manager), J. Cashman

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Presentations to the Committee." National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and Transportation Research Board. 2003. Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629.
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Value Engineering Change Potential—Gorchev Consultants

December 16,2002 meeting

Roundtable discussion issues:

  1. Fairness and adequacy of claims management

  2. Effectiveness of partnering

  3. Effectiveness of the dispute resolution process

  4. Quality of the bid packages.

  5. Timeliness and adequacy of responses to requests for information

  6. Contract coordination and contractor interface

  7. Change management in response to site conditions and design changes

  8. Opening schedule and quality control.

Participants:

From Construction Industries of Massachusetts:

-Mike Waters, Slattery

-John Testa, Kiewit

-Bruce Grimaldi, JF White

-Steve Barlow, JF White

-Geoff Collins, Interbeton

-John Pastore, Modern Continental

-Dale Pyatt, Jay Cashman

-John Pourbaix, CIM

From American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA):

-Frank Leathers, GEI Consultants (ACEC/MA President)

-David Hatem, Donovan Hatem

-Dom D’Eramo, Rizzo Associates

-Bob Caton, Fay Spofford & Thorndike

-Leo Marino, HNTB

-Skip Skoglund, GPI

From Massachusetts Turnpike Authority:

-Michael Lewis, Project Director

-Joe Allegro, Director of Construction

-Mike Swanson, Chief of Operations/Chief Engineer/Director of Transition

-John Gorman, Director of Claims and Changes

-Kurt Dettman, Chief Counsel

From B/PB (Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas):

-Matt Wiley, Program Manager

-Anthony Lancellotti, Deputy Program Manager/Engineering Manager

-John Saroufim, Construction Controls Manager

From Federal Highway Administration:

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Presentations to the Committee." National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and Transportation Research Board. 2003. Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629.
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-Carl Gottschall

From National Research Council:

-Richard Little, Director, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE)

-Michael Cohn, Program Officer, BICE

-Jason Dreisbach, Research Associate, BICE

Others:

-Phil Helmes, Intecap

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Presentations to the Committee." National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and Transportation Research Board. 2003. Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Presentations to the Committee." National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and Transportation Research Board. 2003. Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Presentations to the Committee." National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and Transportation Research Board. 2003. Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629.
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Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original cost estimate of $2.6 billion has already been exceeded by $12 billion, and the project will not be completed until 2005, seven years late. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the public steward of the project, requested that the National Research Council carry out an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion. This report presents the committee's findings and recommendations pertaining to cost, scheduling, and transitioning from the current organization dominated by consultants to an operations organization composed largely of full-time MTA staff. The report recommends that MTA establish an external, independent, peer-review program to address technical and management issues until the transition to operations and maintenance is complete; begin a media campaign now to teach drivers how to use the new system safely; and develop, immediately implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program.

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