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Release No. 9815
SHA Contact: Valerie Burnette Edgar or David Buck, 410-545-0303
22 AWARD-WINNING STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS BUILT IN "MARYLAND WITH PRIDE"
Transportation Secretary Flanagan Presents 22 Awards of Excellence for Highway and Bridge Design and Construction at 13th Annual Maryland Quality Initiative Conference
(January 19, 2006) - The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) and the Maryland Highway Contractors Association (MHCA) today announced the Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) Awards of Excellence winners for State highway projects completed during calendar year 2005. Transportation Secretary Robert L. Flanagan presented 22 awards to State and private sector highway industry teams at the thirteenth annual Maryland Quality Initiative Conference, held at the Baltimore Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore. MdQI, a consortium of public highway agencies and industry associations, was initiated in 1990 to foster excellence in the quality of State highway construction projects. Highway design consultants and construction contractors participating in MdQI commit to exceed the minimum performance standards of a State contract and provide high-quality products and services.
“MdQI cultivates the partnership necessary to deliver the very best in roadway projects to Maryland motorists,” said State Highway Administrator Neil J. Pedersen. “This is particularly evident in the commitment to safety, which remains our number one priority.”
The MdQI mission is to provide the Maryland highway industry a forum that fosters coordinated and continuous quality improvement in order to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally sensitive highways that meet the needs of all transportation stakeholders.
MdQI is comprised of: SHA; Maryland Transportation Authority; Federal Highway Administration; American Council of Engineering Companies; Maryland Asphalt Association; Maryland Aggregates Association; Maryland Highway Contractors Association; American Concrete Paving Association-Northeast Chapter; County Engineers Association of Maryland; and Maryland Ready-Mixed Concrete Association.
A panel of experts representing both public and private sectors of the highway industry reviewed the 2005 Award of Excellence nominations. Awards criteria included: design, specification compliance, traffic maintenance, cooperation, contract administration, materials compliance, production equipment, erosion and sediment control, adherence to schedules, subcontracting and overall quality.
MdQI is affiliated with the National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ), founded in 1992 as the National Quality Initiative. NPHQ is a cooperative effort by the public and private members of the highway industry to place emphasis on quality improvement. Additional information on MdQI and NPHQ is available on-line at www.mdqi.org and www.nphq.org.
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2005 “Maryland Quality Initiative” Awards of Excellence
for Maryland State Highway Projects Completed in Calendar Year 2005
MAJOR ROADWAY PROJECT
Project: MD 216 Relocated from US 29 to I-95 – Detail Build in Howard County
Project Bid Cost: $20.4 million
SHA Design Project Engineer – Liaison: Catherine Agostino
Design Firm: Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineers: David S. James, Abdul Choudhary
Contractor: Corman Construction, Inc. of Annapolis Junction, MD
Superintendents: Roger White, Jeff Walton; Project Manager: Peter Bernat
PARTNERING – MAJOR PROJECT
Project: MD 216 Relocated from US 29 to I-95 – Detail Build in Howard County
Project Bid Cost: $20.4 million
SHA Design Project Engineer – Liaison: Catherine Agostino
Design Firm: Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineers: David S. James, Abdul Choudhary
Contractor: Corman Construction, Inc. of Annapolis Junction, MD
Superintendents: Roger White, Jeff Walton; Project Manager: Peter Bernat
CONSULTANT HIGHWAY DESIGN - LARGE PROJECT
Project: MD 216 Relocated from US 29 to I-95 – Detail Build in Howard County
Project Bid Cost: $20.4 million
SHA Design Project Engineer – Liaison: Catherine Agostino
Design Firm: Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineers: David S. James, Abdul Choudhary
Contractor: Corman Construction, Inc. of Annapolis Junction, MD
Superintendents: Roger White, Jeff Walton; Project Manager: Peter Bernat
MINOR ROADWAY PROJECT
Project: MD 445 and MD 20 in Rock Hall, Kent County
Project Bid Cost: $1.8 million
SHA Design Project Engineer: Tom Kubicz
Design Firm: State Highway Administration
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Phillip M. Conley
Contractor: David A. Bramble, Inc. of Chestertown, MD
Superintendent: Dee Dorsey
NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Project: Replace Bridges on MD 165 over West Branch and a tributary of West Branch in Harford County
Project Bid Cost: $1.2 million
SHA Design Project Engineers: Brian Martin, Joe Navarra
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Philip E. Hearn
Contractor: Dewey Jordan, Inc. of Frederick, MD
General Superintendent: Tom Eide, Project Superintendent: Eddie Chaney,
Project Manager: Greg Barnes
BRIDGE REHABILITATION
Project: I-70 over Great Tonoloway Creek in Washington County
Project Bid Cost: $6.5 million
SHA Bridge Design Project Engineer - Liaison: John W. Narer
Design Firm: Jacobs Civil Engineering of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Rance Ritchie
Contractor: Archer Western Contractors, Ltd. of Sandston, VA
Superintendent: Greg Young; Project Manager: Chris Goodin
HOT MIX ASPHALT RESURFACING
Project: US 50 from East Main Street to Walston Switch Road & MD 350 at Beaglin Park Drive in Wicomico County
Project Bid Cost: $1.9 million
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison: Hicham Baassiri
Design Firm: Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Edward T. Meredith
Contractor: American Paving Corporation of Salisbury, MD
Project Manager: David Webster
CONSULTANT HIGHWAY DESIGN – SMALL PROJECT
Project: US 50 from East Main Street to Walston Switch Road & MD 350 at Beaglin Park Drive in Wicomico County
Project Bid Cost: $1.9 million
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison: Hicham Baassiri
Design Firm: Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP of Baltimore, MD
Contractor: American Paving Corporation of Salisbury, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Edward T. Meredith
Project Manager: David Webster
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
Project: Fish Passage at Ruxton Road in Baltimore County
Project Bid Cost: $98,000
SHA Design Project Engineer: Jeffrey Knaub
Design Firm: State Highway Administration
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Ali Moini
Contractor: Consolidated Construction and Engineering Company, Inc. of Laurel, MD
Project Manager: Tim Grogan
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Project: I-83 Northbound from Seminary Avenue to Timonium Road in Baltimore County
Project Bid Cost: $5.6 million
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaisons: Gary Wantz, Maurice Agostino, Kate Mazzara
Design Firms: McCormick Taylor, Inc. of Baltimore, MD; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson of Sparks, MD; Century Engineering of Hunt Valley, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: David J. Bond
Contractor: The Six M Company, Inc., of Delta, PA
Project Manager: Bill Randow
PARTNERING – MINOR PROJECT
Project: I-83 Northbound from Seminary Avenue to Timonium Road in Baltimore County
Project Bid Cost: $5.6 million
SHA Design Project Engineers - Liaisons: Gary Wantz , Maurice Agostino, Kate Mazzara
Design Firms: McCormick Taylor, Inc. of Baltimore, MD; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson of Sparks, MD; Century Engineering of Hunt Valley, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: David J. Bond
Contractor: The Six M Company, Inc., of Delta, PA
Project Manager: Bill Randow
SUBCONTRACTOR
Project: US 1 from Sulphur Spring Road to Baltimore City Line in Baltimore County
Project Bid Cost: $800,000
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison: Ed Bokman
Design Firm: URS Corporation of Hunt Valley, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Ali Moini
Subcontractor: Gray & Son, Inc. of Timonium, MD
Paving Superintendent: Scott Zink
OTHER: EMERGENCY SLIDE REPAIR
Project: MD 36 south of Jealous Row (Mt. Savage) in Allegany County
Project Bid Cost: $600,000
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison: Craig F. Kenney
Design Firm: Kennedy, Porter & Associates, Inc. of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Rance Ritchie
Contractor: Excavating Associates, Inc. of Ellerslie, MD
Superintendent: John Henderson
OTHER: HIGHWAY DESIGN – INNOVATIVE CONTRACTING
Project: MD 36 at 0.16 south of Jealous Row (Mt. Savage) in Allegany County
Project Bid Cost: $0.6 million
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison: Craig F. Kenney
Design Firm: Kennedy, Porter & Associates, Inc. of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Rance Ritchie
Contractor: Excavating Associates, Inc. of Ellerslie, MD
Superintendent: John Henderson
OTHER: STREETSCAPE
IN-HOUSE HIGHWAY DESIGN – SMALL PROJECT
Project: MD 75 (Union Bridge) from the South Corporate Limits of Union Bridge to north of Little Pipe Creek in Carroll County
Project Bid Cost: $2.6 million
SHA Design Project Engineer: John Gover
SHA Construction Project Engineers: Ron Ritz, Brian D. Pickens
Contractor: Ross Contracting, Inc. of Mt. Airy, MD
Project Manager: Jim Barto
OTHER: IN-HOUSE HIGHWAY DESIGN – SMALL PROJECT
Project: MD 75 (Union Bridge) from the South Corporate Limits of Union Bridge to North of Bridge No. 6013 over Little Pipe Creek in Carroll County
Project Bid Cost: $2.6 million
SHA Design Project Engineer: John Gover
SHA Construction Project Engineers: Ron Ritz, Brian D. Pickens
Contractor: Ross Contracting, Inc. of Mt. Airy, MD
Project Manager: Jim Barto
OTHER: INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT
Project: US 219 at Lake Shore Drive, Deep Creek Drive and Fort Drive in Garrett County
Project Bid Cost: $700,000
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison: Barry Ritchie
Design Firm: Dewberry Inc. of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: William Rizer
Contractor: Keystone Paving, Inc. of Friendsville, MD
Project Manager: Vernon Wampler
OTHER – ROUNDABOUT
Project: MD 97 and MD 850H in Carroll County
Project Bid Cost: $700,000
Contractor: Machado Construction Inc. of Baltimore, MD
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Brian D. Pickens
Project Superintendent: Pat Leone
Design Firm: SHA
SHA Design Project Engineer: Sean Johnson
IN-HOUSE BRIDGE DESIGN
Project: Replacement of Bridge No. 2034 on MD 174 over I-97 in Anne Arundel County
Project Bid Cost: $7.8 million
SHA Design Project Engineer: John W. Narer
Construction Contractor: The Six M Company, Inc. of Delta, PA
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Joe Milchenski
CONSULTANT BRIDGE DESIGN
Project: Rehabilitation of Bridge No. 32290304 on I-70 over Patapsco River in Baltimore County
Project Bid Cost: $2.3 million
Design Firm: Whitman, Requardt & Associates, Inc. of Baltimore, MD
SHA Design Project Engineer - Liaison : Mark Glass
Construction Contractor: J.D. Eckman, Inc.
SHA Construction Project Engineer: Terry Holderby
HOT MIX ASPHALT PRODUCTION FACILITY
Contractor: Independence Construction Materials
Location: Aberdeen Plant, Harford County
Quality Control Manager: Ken Peffer
Plant Superintendent: Ken Peffer/Chris Berry
CONCRETE PRODUCTION FACILITY
Contractor: Thoro-Goods Concrete
Location: Fruitland Plant, Wicomico County
Quality Control Manager: Danny Dukes
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