AASHTO Value Engineering Biennial Conference

2011 AASHTO Value Engineering Peer Exchange Workshop

Delivery made Easy with VE!

From September 18 through September 21, 2011, the Louisiana Department of Transportation hosted the 2011 AASHTO Value Engineering Peer Exchange Workshop at the Chateau Bourbon Hotel in New Orleans. The Workshop was widely attended, including participants from over 20 U.S. states, Canada, Greece, and South Korea.

This workshop, sponsored by the AASHTO Value Engineering Technical Committee and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is hosted in a different state every two years. Louisiana hosted the event, under the direction of Charles Nickel. 112 participants watched speakers from around the world as they presented 18 regular sessions on a variety of topics related to value engineering. One panel discussion convened on the final day of the workshop, focusing on using VE with Alternative Delivery Methods. All of the sessions were well attended and well received.

Richard Savoie, Louisiana DOT Chief Engineer

Richard Savoie, Louisiana DOT Chief Engineer

Keynote speakers included; Carlos Ruiz VE Technical Committee Chair, Keith Platte AASHTO Associate Program Director, Richard Savoie Louisiana DOT Chief Engineer, Jon Obenberger FHWA Infrastructure Office of Administration. Click here to view presentation. The 2011 AASHTO Value Engineering Awards were also presented during the afternoon of the first day.

The 2011 AASHTO Value Engineering Workshop was a unique opportunity to learn more about value engineering, sharpen your value engineering skills, and network with other value engineering professionals. It was an honor for Louisiana to host the workshop and a pleasure to be able to show off our state and its transportation system to participants from across the nation and around the world.

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Here are links to the presentations that were given during the 2011 AASHTO Value Engineering Workshop:

Addressing inherent Challenges of Performing VE Studies on DB Projects

Design Build VE Studies

Using RA & VE in Construction Manager Risk on FHWA Pilot Project

Value Planning & Preliminary Risk Assessment Study on Elgin-Ohare West Bypass Project

Two for One Knowledge Transfer

Managing Risks for Project s & Programs

The Business of VE/RA –Successful Delivery of EDC Objectives

Value Risk Based Analysis for Mega-Program

Function Driven Risk Management

Restructuring & Re-Engineering a DOT through function analysis

Power to the People – Decentralizing the Budget Decision

Enhancing Value with Risk Management & Road Safety Analysis with VE

Value Engineering Methodology during and Economic Recession – Thinking Outside the Box

Diverging Diamond Interchange

Value Engineering/Planning Adaptability

Using Google Earth & Sketch up tools for an Effective VE Workshop

Facilitating Value Engineering Study using Web-Based Support System

The Taking of Todt Hill – Cost Effective Upgrading of Staten Island Expressway

2009 AASHTO Value Engineering Conference

"Oceans of Value"

From August 31 through September 2, 2009, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) hosted the 2009 AASHTO Value Engineering Conference at the Westin Gaslamp Hotel in downtown San Diego. The conference was widely attended, including participants from over 16 U.S. states, Canada, Greece, and South Korea.

This conference, sponsered by the AASHTO Value Engineering Technical Committee and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is hosted in a different state every two years. CalTrans hosted it for the third time this year, under the direction of Troy Tusup from the Office of Special Projects. 112 participants watched speakers from around the world as they presented 27 regular sessions on a variety of topics related to value engineering. Two panel discussions convened on the final day of the conference, focusing on what the Future is of VE in Transportation and how Cost Risk Assessments are intergrated with Value Engineering. All of the sessions were well attended and well received.

Randy Iwaski, Caltrans Director

Keynote speakers included; Dwight Horne, FHWA Director of the Office of Program Administration; Randy Iwasaki, Caltrans Director and Richard Land, Caltrans Chief Engineer. Click here to view Richard Land's presentation. The 2009 AASHTO Value Engineering Awards were also presentated during the morning of the first day.

Terry Hays, Laurie Dennis & Ken Smith enjoying the ball game at Petco Park

The 2009 AASHTO Value Engineering Conference was a unique opportunity to learn more about value engineering, hone value engineering skills, and network with other value engineering professionals. It was an honor for Caltrans to host the conference and a pleasure to be able to show off our state and its transportation system to participants from across the nation and around the world.

Ken Smith, Rob Stewart & Blane Long discussing Cost Risk Assessment & Value Engineering