Damien Barr, ARM-P, CRIS, CSE- Manager of Risk Management, Wisconsin Department

of Transportation (608) 267-7722

Wisconsin Dept. Of Transportation 2010 Contractor-Engineer Conference

Areas of DiscussionHistory of WisDOT OCIP’s

Claim Statistics

State of OCIP’s for WisDOT

What WisDOT has learned from using OCIP’s

Unique aspects of WisDOT OCIP’s

History of WisDOT OCIP’sMarquette Interchange:

$850M in design/constructionFour prime contracts (north leg, south leg, west

leg, core) Four year construction periodCommitment to completing in 4 yearsComplex, multi-level bridge constructionVery high traffic volumes in the work zoneHigh pedestrian trafficRivers

Marquette Safety Record525 total WC claims

83 claims temporary disability229 claims medical only213 GL claims

0 Fatalities212 GL Claims

104 Compensable1 Major (MPS Property Damage)No CatastrophicNo Multi-vehicle collisionsNo Deaths

History of WisDOT OCIP’sI-94 North-South Freeway:

Total Est. project cost 1.9 billionConstruction started in 2009 through projected

2016Corridor spans about 35 milesSeventeen service interchangesMitchell Interchange Est. project cost 330

millionMitchell Interchange- Junction with I-43 and I-

894

History of WisDOT OCIP’sUS-41 Corridor:

Est. total project cost 1.6 BillionConstruction started in 2009 estimated through

2015Reconstruction of highwayReconstruction of interchangesCorridor spans over 31 milesConstruction over waterRailroad exposures

OCIP Claim Summary from 2/1/2009 to12/31/2009I-94-

Workers Compensation: 41 claims

General Liability: 23 claims

Builders Risk: 0 claims

US-41

Workers Compensation: 8 claims

General Liability: 2 claims

Builders Risk: 0 claims

Next projected OCIP’sZOO Interchange:

At this point of time: Est. total project cost 650 Million

Corridor spans about seven milesEst. start date of construction ……..?Unique risks involved- Railroad crossings and

electrical sub-stations

State of OCIP’s for WisDOTThe Project size (Min: 100 Million)Location Technical complexity Risk/Exposures

What have we learned?OCIP’s are applicable to Highway ConstructionOCIPs are still somewhat new/unique to highway

construction contractorsAdministration process can be burdensomeSafety and Claims Management is greatly enhancedCommunication and Partnership with contractors is

critical

Unique elements to WisDOT OCIPWisDOT/WTBA/Contractors partnership:

Established Safety/Risk/Risk management sub-committees

Established a 4-hours OCIP training program, required for all supervisory personnel other that the OSHA 10 hour

Safety incident trending meeting with contractorsQuarterly claims meeting open to all contractorsOpen ad-hoc meeting between myself/WTBA and

contractors

Unique elements to WisDOT OCIP’sDrug & alcohol testing (pre-work, random, suspicion, post-

accident)Best practices vs. OSHAPenalties for non-compliance (Safety and Return to Work)Return to Work requirementsNCCO certification required for cranes 75 tons or

larger100% fall prevention/protection at 6 feetUnique truck driver requirementsStaffing requirements

▪ 1 non-working safety person 30 or more workers combined▪ 2 non-working safety personnel for 100+ workers combined

Questions?