7:45 Registration

8:15 Chairperson’s Recap Of Day One

8:30 KEYNOTE: Examining The Blueprint For Investment And Reform

With the authorization act recently expired, there are several looming questions concerning specific implications for new project requirements. In this session, changes in funding structures and future investment from both the federal and state level will be showcased and will give solutions on how these entities can collaborate to better meet the challenges ahead.

• Applying Authorization Act implications for bridge specific challenges
• Stimulus and other spending specifics
• Illustrating a funding framework

Joung Lee
Associate Director for Finance & Business Development, AASHTO and Deputy Director
AASHTO CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT FINANCE

9:15 Deloitte Was Engaged By The City Of Winnipeg To Act As Transaction, Financial And Capital Markets Advisor On A Wide Range Of Public Infrastructure Projects.

While arranging financing and finding a re-deck solution, the Public-Private Partnership process helped achieve increased savings for the city of Winnipeg exhibited by greater value for money, met all affordability criteria and performance parameters, in the procurement of a complete new bridge. A number of projects including the Disraeli Bridge Project, Chief Peguis Trail, and local Police Stations were examined against risk, cash flows and value for money to recommend suitability for a P3. As an example, the Disraeli Bridge project involved the complete rebuild of the Disraeli Bridge including an overpass that was originally constructed 50 years ago. This case study will present highlights from this project with emphasis on:

• Lessons in the procurement of the Disraeli Bridges including a bridge and overpass that were originally constructed 50 years ago;
• Upgrade of roadways, intersections and lighting;
• Design and construction of new and upgraded bus stops and rest areas;
• Replacing the decks of the bridges; and,
• Contract specifics from the concession agreement which spans a term of 35 years.

Gianni Ciufo
North American Infrastructure Leader, Infrastructure Advisory and Project Finance
Deloitte

10:45 The Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program – Project Delivery From The Owner’s And The Contractor’s Perspective

On September 2008, MoDOT embarked on an innovative approach to address its bridge needs. The Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Project is a large scale system improvement to improve 802 bridges throughout the State of Missouri. In order to keep costs under control, MoDOT selected to reconstruct over 550 bridges in poor or serious condition located on major and minor highways throughout the State. MoDOT specified route closures for most of these bridges and expects innovative methods to keep the duration of closure to a minimum.

Highlights from MoDot:

• How the current plan was envisioned and put into practice
• Overview of the bid process and how it changed course in current economic climate
• Analysis of early results and savings – 109 bridges complete as of November 2010

Ken Warbritton, PE
Safe & Sound Project Director
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Highlights from the contractor:

• Challenges with obtaining maximum public acceptance
• Delivering quality projects on a large scale in a short time
• Innovations proposed by the winning team in securing the $487 million dollar design-build contract

Elham Farzam, PE
Senior Vice President of Major Projects
THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED

11:45 Joint Q&A Discussion - The Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program

Further to the previous session, you will have the opportunity to ask any looming questions of both MoDOT and the contractor concerning the strategic planning, financial breakdown or engineering solutions that are being deployed in this unique project.

1:30 San Francisco Bay Area Overview – Innovations, Challenges And Outcomes In Operations

This session will present an overview of how funds are managed and adequately allocating toward bridge specific engineering needs such as maintenance, operations and reconstruction, including specifics concerning the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

• Establishing expectations and outcomes from the Bay Area’s seven stateowned toll bridges
• Overview of the innovative means for linking revenue and engineering solutions
• Governance challenges

Andrew Fremier, PE
Deputy Executive Director, Bay Area Toll Authority and Deputy Executive Director for Operations
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

2:15 Cost, Benefit And Value Of Bridge Load Testing

One of the most popular ways to preserve bridge structural health by means of monitoring and decision making techniques is through load testing. Generally speaking single span bridges offer the simplest load test projects. This is due to the simplicity of placing sensors, ease of controlling traffic and relative short period of time that is required to load the bridge with trucks. As the geometry of bridges becomes more complex, the operation becomes more complex and the costs increase accordingly. The following will be explored through case study examples:

• Providing a quantifiable benefit and a qualitative benefit
• Devising a logical method to produce a total benefit for the load rating
• Application to a multitude of situations
• Measuring value of bridge load testing by relating its costs and benefits

Dr. Mohammed Ettouney, PE
Principal
WEIDLINGER ASSOCIATES

3:45 Meeting Engineering Needs Through Use Of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Materials

This session will explore application case studies and highlight the use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials for rehabilitation, strengthening and repair of bridges and structures, as well as new construction.

• Use of FRP for flexural and shear strengthening of concrete steel and wood structures and bridges
• Use of FRP as reinforcement for concrete structures
• Use of optic fiber sensor techniques for monitoring the structural health of structures and bridges

Dr. Sami Rizkalla
Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction and Director of the Constructed Facilities Laboratory
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

4:30 Investigations On High Performance Materials And Innovative Designs In Bridge Engineering

Recent and current research on the use of high performance materials in bridge engineering has led to the development of innovative designs of bridge systems for civilian and military applications that effectively take advantage of the superior properties of the materials. Such materials include conventional and lightweight self-consolidating concrete, high performance steels, and fiber reinforced polymers, among others. The new technologies address rapid construction, improved performance and environmental impact.

• Introduction of new technologies
• Benefits and challenges
• Implementation and applications
• Application updates and results from South Carolina bridges

Dr. Dimitris Rizos
Associate Professor, Structural Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

5:15 Close Of Conference