TCCE Meeting Minutes

January 5, 2017

Attendees:

Smith, Angela M / X / Nickel, Charles F / --
Batula, Melissa J / X / Macdougall, George M. A. / --
Okonkwo, Edwin / -- / Shulick, Mark A. / X
Douglass, Melanie / X / Svensson, Valerie Kay Reinaas / --
Young, Jack / X / Tribelhorn, Lesly / X
Yu, Chih Shawn / X / Hisem, Jeffrey M / X
Davis, Philip Greg / X / Riedl, John / X
Patterson, Bennett Troy / -- / Ellis, Alan J. / X
Gansen, Elijah D / X / Knouse, Theron I / --
  1. Minutes

The draft Minutes from the 2016 TCCE Conferencehave been posted to SharePoint. Please review and provide any feedback on the minutes by January 20, 2017.

As a reminder, the TCCE Monthly Minutes are posted on the Technical Committee on Cost Estimating public website.

  1. Goals and objectives

Revisions to the Technical Committee on Cost Estimation’s Goals, Objectives and Scope were reviewed and approved. The updated goals, objectives and scope will be updated on the TCCE website and provided to AASHTO.

AI: Update the TCCE websitewith the revised goals, objectives and scope and provide the changes to AASHTO. Assigned to Melanie Douglass, due by January 9, 2017.

  1. Research Items

A Research TCCE Research Proposal One Page Evaluation templatewas provided to the committee. The purpose of the template is to provide an overview of the research being evaluated and determining next steps. The Research TCCE Research Proposal One Page Evaluation template and completed research evaluations will be posted to SharePoint under the Research Topics folder.

The remaining research topics for the 2017 calendar year were assigned along with the TCCE meeting date that the research topic will be presented to the committee.

AI: Create a folder, 2017 Research Topics, on SharePoint under the research folder and post the Research TCCE Research Proposal One Page Evaluation template and the 2017 Research Topics for Review spreadsheet in this location. Assigned to Melanie Douglass, due by January 9, 2017.

AI: Send a reminder to the committee members not present on the call of the research topic they have been assigned and which meeting they are requested to present at. Assigned to Melissa Batula, due January 6, 2017.

  1. TCCE Subgroups

The TCCE has four (4) active subgroups, listed below. Members are encouraged to review the list of subgroups and participate on one of them. The subgroups will meet via conference calls outside of the regular meetings and the team lead will report out on any actions taken between the quarterly meetings.

  • FHWA (risk based) – Valerie (lead), Jack, Greg, Shawn
  • Practical Guide –Charles (lead)
  • Research – Melissa (lead), Elijah
  • Conference 2017 – Jeff (lead), Troy, Lesly
  • Website – George (lead)

AI: Email the TCCE with reminder, if they have not already done so, to sign up to participate on a subgroup. Assigned to Angela Smith, due by January 13, 2017.

  1. Subcommittee on Design (SCOD)

The SCOD held an executive meeting on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Angela Smith provided an overview of the reorganization of the AASHTO committee structure. Further information on the AASHTO Committee restructuring can be found at the following link: Committee Restructuring Website.

  1. TCCE/TEA Combined

The TCCE discussed changing the annual meeting from two full days of meetings to a day and a half, starting the afternoon of the second day. Angela Smith will follow up with the 2018 TEA/PUG conference committee to determine if this change is possible.

  1. Practical Cost Estimating Training Course

An updated estimate to convert the existing Cost Estimating Training Course into an online course has been provided by the TC3. Next steps is for AASHTO Staff to discuss the potentials of a funding solicitation to cover the development costs.

AI: Meet with AASHTO Engineering staff to determine next steps to develop a Practical Cost Estimating Training online course.

  1. Next Meeting – March 2, 2017, 1:00 PM Eastern