Construction Industry Efforts and Capabilities to Support PBES

Deployment.

William G. DuguayJ.D. Abrams, L.P.

Learning Outcomes

• Current market conditions• Efforts under way to support PBES• How other industries do their version of ABC• Barriers to implementation• Why this should be good

Section 1How Current Market Conditions

may Affect ABC and PBES

Current Market Conditions and their Effects on:1. Lower Bid pricing2. Overall Lower Bid Volumes3. Growing International presence

• Will continue to drive:– Adaptability– Innovation– New/modified uses for existing equipment– Bringing new companies into every market– Acceptance of European, Asian technology

An estimated 146,000 bridges need work

• Every Agency is strapped for funding, and are looking for:– New funding streams– New delivery methods– New designs– Raising expectations of performance

Section 2Industry Efforts to Support PBES

• What are some of the industry efforts under way to support PBES?– Adaptive use of technologies in other industries– Collaboration with Universities for research– Industry Outreach and Transportation Forums

Major Markets served by the Heavy Lift Industry

• Oil & Gas• Nuclear Power• Fossil Power• Wind Energy• General Construction• Heavy Civil• Project Cargo Logistics

Other Industries are used to moving modular units

Efforts underway to support PBESBay Bridge East End Tie In

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Redland Rd OR38

Bay Bridge West Tie in

Pioneer Crossing, UT

Scaled for everyday use

Pieces can be scaled to adapt to conditions and needs

Precast segmented abutment

Precast columns, caps and abutment

PBES Doesn’t have to be Huge

PBES can be something other than steel or concrete

HCB Bridge Elements erected using standard equipment

Adaptive reuse of Technology and Equipment

Marino Proposed Concept

International Technologies

Industry is working upstream and downstream

Industry Supported ResearchUniversity of Washington

Working with a Highways for Life Contract, a simple footing detail was developed: “It has definitely been a team effort, with people from all the necessary disciplines actively involved” This included WSDOT, local AGC members and local engineering firms

HCB Laboratory Validation

Earthquake testing SUNY Buffalo

Precast Overhangs

From Design, to Lab to Production

Transportation Forums

• Fast 14 in Massachusetts $78M now underway• Columbia River Bridges $3.6B• Tappan Zee Bridge $8-16B• Ohio River Bridges Project $4B• Epping bridge replacement

Section 3Is ABC/PBES unique to

Transportation?

Adapt Delivery methods from other industries: Manufacturing and Commercial Buildings

version of ABC:

• Lean Construction– Do more with less– Bring Manufacturing Principles into Construction, focus on

the cycle from identification of need thru delivery– Each step of the process is monitored and improved– Maximize field safety, quality and productivity

• BIM going horizontal

Section 4What could the barriers to

Implementation be?

Projects don’t need to be huge

• Contractors and Vendors participate in design and constructability reviews for projects of every size

• Local meetings emphasize local abilities, drawing on national resources when needed

Other perceived barriers

• Lack of agreement on need for new methodology

• Is the Risk suitable for the Reward• Is the new method going to be part of the

Agencies policy going forward• Does the bridge portion drive the overall

critical path• Will money spent on PBES be at the expense

of other portions of an Agencies Program

Each of these barriers can be resolved thru communicating

the goals of the project• The Transportation Industry has many

successful projects of:– Varying dollar size and local– Type of construction and delivery– That solved unique needs effectively

Section 5Why ABC and PBES can Benefit

Industry

2 Ways

• Maximizing the Delivery Process PBES can allow:– Significant bridge work activities be moved off of

the Critical Path– Them to be moved out of traffic– These activities be consolidated and reduced to

minimize the impact on the community– Safety, quality, durability, adaptability of our

Infrastructure be a larger part of our message

2nd: Our Industry Competes for Funding

• Transportation needs are well known• As Funding becomes available, the traveling

public will not allow extensive added congestion due to these improvements

How do we improve the highway system to a level of quality the public expects in a timely fashion?

• Do as much as possible at times and in locations that minimize interference

• Where that’s not an option, do those portions as safely and as quickly as possible

• By using PBES in appropriate situations, we can effectively demonstrate how adaptable the Transportation Industry is, to: – Maintain the value of our nations transportation

investment– Continue to improve the effectiveness of our

system to provide safe and reliable transportation at the local and national level

• Module Conclusion

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