FHWA Resource Center

CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

The Construction and Project Management Team at the FHWA Resource Center helps support the construction management process by providing technical assistance, technology transfer, training, and interagency coordination.

Our vision is that transportation projects and management will be based on state of the art construction practices, thereby improving the quality of our nation’s infrastructure.

Our mission is to promote effective practices nationwide through training and technical assistance and technology deployment.

The FHWA Resource Center Construction and Project Management Technical Service Team offers expertise in a number of specialty areas:

• Quality Highway Construction: Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer, Contract Administration Core Curriculum Training, Delivery of FHWA’s Construction Program Management and Inspection Guide, Reviews That Get Results Training, Quality Assurance Programs and Regulations, Performance Related Specifications, and Technical Input of Construction Quality: Monitoring and Oversight.
• Contract Administration Technical Assistance: Recommend Strategies and Identify Opportunities, Coordinate Group Training, and Provide Community of Practice Information.
• Innovative Contracting Solutions, Alternative Contracting: Cost Plus Time Bidding, Design Build, Lane Rental, and Warranty Clauses.
• Mobile Work Zone Protection Device: Designed as the result of the need for a device to protect workers in the work zone.
• Global Positioning System (GPS) Surveying:Potential uses for GPS within the highway community are diverse and range from Geographical Information Systems to automated equipment.
• Construction Claim Technical Assistance: Project Specific Technical Assistance, Claims Avoidance Strategies, and Coordinated Group Training.

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Special Recognition

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Listed below are the Resource Center Construction and Project Management Experts. Please e-mail or call the Team Leader for technical assistance.

Team Leader

G. Rob Elliott
(biography)
Construction and Project Management Team Leader
61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: (404) 562-3941
Fax: (404) 562-3700
rob.elliott@dot.gov

Program Assistant

Dwight Hewett
(biography)
Program Assistant
61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: (404) 562-3931
Fax: (404 562-3700
dwight.hewett@dot.gov

Team Members	Specialty Area(s)
Craig Actis (biography) Project Management Engineer 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3242 Fax: (720) 963-3232 craig.actis@dot.gov	Project Management Major Projects Design/Build Contract Development Contract Administration
Jerry Blanding (biography) Innovative Contracting Engineer 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-2253 Fax: (410) 962-3655 jerry.blanding@dot.gov	Infrastructure - Innovative Contracting Claims Avoidance and Mitigation Contract Administration Accelerated Construction Techniques and Technologies
Eugene Hoelker (biography) Innovative Contracting Engineer 19900 Governors Drive Suite 301 Olympia Fields, IL 60461 Ph: (708) 283-3520 Fax: (708) 283-3501 eugene.hoelker@dot.gov	Construction Operations Contract Administration Innovative Contracting Construction Inspection and Oversight Material and Construction Specifications Maintenance Trained Facilitator
Bernie Kuta (biography) Construction and Contract Administration Engineer 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3204 Fax: (720) 963-3232 bernie.kuta@dot.gov	Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Contract administration Specification development Materials for construction Pavement warranties and Pavement construction
Jeff Lewis (biography) Project Management Engineer 650 Capitol Mall Suite 4-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph: (916) 498-5035 Fax: (916) 498-5008 jeff.lewis@dot.gov	Construction Program Management - Cradle to Grave - Environmental Issues in Designing & Constructing Projects Major Projects Local Public Agency´s Construction Quality Emergency Relief Contract Administration Innovative Contracting Construction Inspection and Oversight
Michael Smith (biography) Project Management Engineer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3694 Fax: (404) 562-3700 michael.smith@dot.gov	Life-cycle Cost Analysis Cost Estimation and Validation Value Engineering Quality Assurance Asphalt Materials
Douglas Townes (biography) Construction and Contract Administration Engineer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3914 Fax: (404) 562-3700 douglas.townes@dot.gov	Construction Training courses development GPS in Construction Construction Claims Contract Administration Contract Change Orders/Supplemental Agreements Construction Quality Training Administration Mechanical Bridge Constructiuon/Overhaul

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