Outside Speakers:
Jay Hietpas, Minnesota DOT
Tim Worke, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
Start Date: 18-March-2008
Start Time: 8:00 A.M. Central Standard Time
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
We will discuss the significant advantages and risks in using building information modeling in the construction and facilities management of complex structures. In additiona we will discuss:
- the inside story about how MnDOT developed the best value bidding criteria and evaluated the design-build proposals for the new 35W bridge project that captured headlines for months
- the other side of the story from leaders of the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of General Contractors as they attempt to persuade the Legislature to amend the best value statutes
- how plaintiffs' lawyers representing injured workers are trying to sue contractors and suppliers for asbestos-related injuries arising out of construction projects completed decades ago
- how the LEED platinum certification process worked in the real world during construction of a recent area building project