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Connecticut Department of Transportation
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
Chief Engineer/Bureau Chief Thomas A. Harley P.E.
Bureau of Engineering and ConstructionOrganizational Structure
Joseph F. Marie
Commissioner
Bureau of Policy & Planning
Multimodal System
Planning
Bureau of Public
Transportation
Operating of Rails & Buses
Bureau of Highway
Operations
Operating of Highways
Bureau of Engineering & Construction
Multimodal Implementation
of Capital Program
Bureau of Finance &
Administration
Budgeting and HR Operations
Bureau of Aviation &
Ports
Operating of Airport & Sea
Ports
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Bureau of Engineering and Construction is the implementation of the capital program for all transportation modes. It includes engineering and construction services as well as property acquisition and management, research and material testing, and quality assurance programs.
Bureau of Engineering and ConstructionOrganizational Structure
Thomas Harley, PE
Chief Engineer/Bureau Chief
James Norman, PE
Engineering Administrator
Richard Allen
Rights of Way Administrator
James Fallon, PE
Quality Assurance Division Chief
Lewis Cannon, PE
Construction Administrator
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
TSB Talking Points April 2010
• Status of the Capital Plan
• How do new initiatives make the Capital Plan?
(Where do projects come from?)
• Major Accomplishments
• Challenges
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
Status of Capital Plan• Aviation & Ports – small Capital Program in
good shape. (Not over subscribed.)
• Public Transportation – program is over subscribed, see published 5 yr Capital Plan
• Highway System (including bridges) - over subscribed, see 5 yr Capital Plan
-focus on system preservation (FIF or state of good repair). Few discretionary projects are affordable. System Enhancements take a lower priority
Bureau of Engineering and Construction Anticipated Funding
2010-2014 Five Year Capital Program
Federal State Total
Highway and Bridge Program
Total Funding Available $1,594,250,000 $833,790,000 $2,428,040,000
Total Funding Committed to Projects $1,466,430,000 $607,385,000 $2,073,815,000
Total Funding Uncommitted $127,820,000 $226,405,000 $354,225,000
Transit Program
Total Funding Available $1,300,410,000 $839,040,000 $2,139,450,000
Total Funding Committed to Projects $828,803,000 $738,430,000 $1,567,233,000
Total Funding Uncommitted $471,607,000 $100,610,000 $572,217,000
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
How do new initiatives make the Capital Plan?
• Department’s Long Range Planning, Master Transportation Plan, input from Regional Planning partners are avenues by which major long range initiatives take form and develop momentum (or not).
• Shorter Term Needs and Deficiency identified principally by Department thru:
- Asset Management Programs- Performance Metrics Goals- Safety Programs- Congestion Mitigation Programs
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
Major Accomplishments• Implemented Organizational Changes
Specifically a QA/QC Unit• Constrained Capital Plan intended to publicize the current
fiscal realities• New Haven Rail Yard• Q Bridge Corridor Progress
- 2nd Bridge contract starting in earnest- Final large contract for interchanges being bid in 2010
• Rte 7 Corridor- Brookfield Bypass- Danbury contracts
• 7 & 15 resolution from consensus building perspective• Moses Wheeler - Phase 1 (under CN) Phase 2 (Bid 2010)
Bureau of Engineering and Construction
Challenges• Funding Constraints
- Federal Authority, no long range federal authorization
- Expiration of FIF Funding $’s- Expiration of Gov 95 and Non 95 $- Revenue funds vs bonding
• Addressing the over programming backlog over coming years
• Preservation First
Bureau Of Engineering and Construction
Miscellaneous
- Highway Mode Funding Breakdown- Bureau staffing levels and potential
retirements- Department wide staffing and potential
retirements- Use of Consulting Services vs State
Engineering- District Offices
Highway Funds 2010 (Millions)
Federal Funds, $460
State Bonds, $110
Governor Program - Only Thru 2010, $100
Fix it First- Only Thru 2010, $75
VIP Resurfacing , $50
Pay-as-you-go, $12.4
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Bureau of Engineering & Construction Future Rate of Retirement860 Total Employees
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Bureau of Engineering and Construction
State ForcesConsultants
in 1993, the Department initiated an in-house study of the cost of using Consultant Engineers as compared with State forces for designing construction projects. The study
concluded that it was more cost effective to use State forces for projects under $5 million and Consultants for projects over $5 million. Based on these findings, the Department went to the Legislature and was successful in getting more positions
and in converting existing durational positions to permanent positions.
Construction Dollar Value
Number of Projects
77% AccomplishedBy Consultants
67% AccomplishedBy State Forces
From a 2007 Review
Using Consultant Engineers as compared with State forces for Designing Construction Projects
Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations