Improve relationships and communication among industry partners relating to Highway Operations.

Objective:

To address issues of our MdQI partners.

Strategies:

Provide support and resources to teams by:

• Monitoring and reporting on activities of existing and future teams assigned to the sub-committee
• Providing a clearing house for assigning issues that are generated and assigned to the appropriated team
• Being supportive of other team efforts
• Establishing active participation in subcommittee meetings throughout the year

Action Plan:

• Solicit an SHA-Office of Maintenance representative as a member of the sub-committee
• Continue to support committee to analyze the e-bidding process
• Update industry on best practices, trends, innovations and policy updates 
• Interact with MdQI partners to identify topics of interest to the industry
• Continue subcommittee on Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) innovations to explore ways in which we can develop a more comprehensive approach to identifying the most appropriate construction strategies that will make work zones safer while minimizing the duration of construction

Conference 2010 Folloups:

The subcommittee is working on follow-up items from the 2010 technical sessions such as "Change Orders" and "MDE Permits - from Design Office to the Field."

"Change Orders" follow-up items:

(to be announced)

"MDE Permits" follow-up items:

• Open dialogue with MD Department of the Environment (MDE) to discuss new regulations, MOU updates, and policy discussions
• Close "holes" in information sharing from the field office, MDE and SHA Environmental Programs Division
• Provide re-training in the Office of Construction Form 62 (OOC-62) process for contractors and SHA personnel
• As design develops, look for one set of ultimate controls within the reality of project constraints
• Develop improved documentation of the problems/issues that are raised in the field
• Provide Best Practices and examples of minimum requirements for a field change package
• Look to provide joint constructability/ESC review during design development.  Solicit contractor input where available

MdQI Highway Operations Subcommittee