Urban Construction Initiative Certification Program Update · Management and Department Briefings...
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Urban Construction InitiativeCertification Program Update
Presentation at the UCI Annual Meeting
July 28th, 2011
Todd Halacy, PE Phil Pullen, PE
VDOT – LAD City of Virginia Beach
The Urban Construction Initiative
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• City process for obtaining internal support�Schedule
�Management and Department Briefings
�Challenges & Opportunities
�Lessons Learned
• VDOT internal process to prepare for certification
�Briefing to VDOT Executive Management
�Meetings with Various Divisions
�Field Meetings with Districts
�Challenges & Opportunities
�Lessons Learned
Urban Construction Initiative –
Certification for VA Beach
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VA Beach - Schedule
• Brief Deputy City Manager September 2010
• MLT (Mgt Leadership Team) Briefing October 2010
• Brief Other Divisions/Depts October 2010
• Submit Letter of Intent to VDOT February 2011
• VDOT Response March 2011
• Submit Application June 2011
• VDOT Response August 2011
• Interview October 2011
• RECEIVE CERTIFICATION October 2011
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VA Beach – Management and Dept.
Briefings
• What does this mean for the City?� Gain Efficiencies
� City Processes
� Flexibility
� Deliver Projects Faster
• Game Plan� Schedule
� Certification Submittal
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VA Beach –
Challenges and Opportunities
• Challenges� Other Departments
� New Initiatives
• Opportunities� Re-examine City Processes
� Gain Understanding of VDOT/FHWA
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VA Beach –Lessons Learned
• Get Buy-In Early
• New Initiatives
• Educate VDOT and City Stakeholders
• Examine Potential Risks
• Develop Plan for Documentation
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VDOT - Briefing to VDOT Executive Management
• LAD presentation to the VDOT Executive Management Team
• Goal to reaffirm the local programs policy that was signed in February 2008
• Open dialogue with the executive team regarding the evolution of the Locally Administered Programs
• General confirmation of LAD’s efforts and direction (to include continued support of the UCI Certification Program)
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VDOT - Meetings with Various Central OfficeDivisions
• With the submittal of VA Beach’s Letter of Intent,
LAD…
– met with Commissioner to outline UCI Certification
program and approval process
– presented to the executive staff a detailed progress
report to show VA Beach’s project and program development record (to include VA Beach’s success
with meeting the Federal Strategy commitments)
– met with VA Beach and VDOT Civil Rights to
determine staffing, training and transition needs
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VDOT - Field Meetings with Districts
• LAD met with District staff to:
– Discuss the history of the UCI Program
– Detail the highlights of the UCI Certification
program
– Outline the process for scoring the City of VA
Beach’s certification application
– Summarize the next steps in the UCI
Certification process
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VDOT - Challenges & Opportunities
• Challenges:
– New program
– Different way to do business
– Confusion between UCI and UCI Certified
• Opportunities:
– Continued exposure of the UCI Program with executive staff
– Opportunity to discuss the program with District staff
– First certification program in the State
– Place VDOT resources on areas of highest risk
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VDOT- Lessons Learned
• Continued communication with affected divisions is important
• Meet in person with District and Division staff
• Anticipate questions to try and resolve before becoming issues
• Don’t assume that everyone understands the differences of the UCI Certification program vsthe UCI Program
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Questions?
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Urban Construction InitiativeCertification Program Update
Presentation at the UCI Annual Meeting
July 28th, 2011
Todd Halacy, PE Phil Pullen, PE
VDOT – LAD City of Virginia Beach
The Urban Construction Initiative