TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research synthesized by
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Synthesis 471: Practices for Developing Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures. The webinar discussed the best value bid approach to procuring highway construction services. This method evaluates bids based on schedule, technical merit, management solutions, and past performance in addition to price. Presenters discussed how this approach may enhance objectivity, fairness, and transparency of the bid selection process.
Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual.
Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.
Here are the slides.
Webinar Presenters
- Keith Molenaar, University of Colorado Boulder
- Dan Tran, University of Kansas
Moderated by: Richard Thomas,
Design-Build Institute of America
Webinar Outline
- Overview of NCHRP
- Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures
- Overview of best value procurement in highway design
- Review processes that may support transparency during bids
- Case studies from state Departments of Transportation.
- Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants were able to:
- Understand the use of best value procurement in highway design and construction
- Identify practices that may enhance objectivity, fairness, and transparency of the selection process
- Learn about case studies from state DOTs
Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in November 2015. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
