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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
CityWide Pavement Condition Assessment
CITY OF BOZEMAN
14310 Sullyfield CircleSuite 600Chantilly, VA 20151www.rdmintlinc.com
Prepared for:City of Bozeman
September 2, 2020Proposal Date:
Engineering Technology Research
September 2, 2020
City of BozemanATTN: Mike Maas, City ClerkPO Box 1230Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
RE: Statement of Qualifications for Citywide Pavement Condition Assessment
Dear Mr. Mass and Members of the Selection Committee,
The RDM Team appreciates the opportunity to submit our Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) in
response to your Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to provide Professional services for the Citywide
Pavement Condition Assessment. This important project will assist the city in determining the
current condition of the city road networks with recommendations for cost-effective maintenance
and rehabilitation plans. The RDM team is committed to complete all work for this project on a tight
schedule and within budget.
RDM International, Inc. is a civil engineering firm specializing in pavement design and engineering
services. We are pleased to respond to the RFQ as the prime consultant to lead the assembled
professional services team. The RDM Team contains many of the core professionals worked together
on previous successful roadway projects.
We are joined by highly qualified engineering firms which bring a combination of local and national
expertise specific to the project needs. To meet the city’s requirements, RDM is joined by:
Gorrondona & Associates, Inc (GAI) (Houston, TX), providing full-service professional surveying,
geographic information systems, Mobile LiDAR, aerial photogrammetric/LiDAR, and HD laser
scanning.
Gaston Engineering & Surveying (GSE) (Bozeman, MT), a locally based, land surveying and engineering
firm and will provide cost estimating, records research and coordination.
We offer you a well-qualified and readily available team of professionals with flexibility and local
responsiveness dedicated to the City of Bozeman. Our team’s experience on similar projects
throughout the country, enable us to provide exemplary client service to the City in all facets of the
project. Our team has the requisite experience to successfully complete this project in the most
efficient and economical manner possible.
After reviewing our qualifications, we believe you will find that we are the best team to be selected to
this update to the Citywide Pavement Condition Assessment. Please do not hesitate to contact me at
703-709-2540 should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
RDM International, Inc.
Peter Yip, PE
President
pckyip@rdmintlinc.com
T: 703.709.2540 “You can count on us to deliver what we promise.”
Engineering Technology Research
RDM International,Inc.
16821 Buccaneer Lane, Suite 104, Houston, TX 77021 (703) 709.2540 Fax (703) 709.2535 www.rdmintinc.com
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Section Title
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Firm Background
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Project Overview
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Project Approach
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Management Approach
Proposed Schedule
Summary
Appendix A: Resumes
Appendix B: Attachment A
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Staff Qualifications
Related Experience
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. FIRM BACKGROUND
ABOUT US
Over the past decade, RDM has implemented or updated over 200 pavement management systems on highways, military installations, and airfields throughout the U.S. and abroad. RDM’s technical staff is certified in ASTM D6433-18 pavement distress identification. RDM has provided Beta testing for MicroPAVER and for multiple pavement management software packages and assisted the FAA in developing the pavement management software, PAVEAIR, utilizing ASTM D6433 and D5340. Along with testing and development of pavement management software packages, RDM has developed unique solutions for displaying, analyzing, and storing pavement management data in web-based GIS driven applications for many agencies. RDM’s expertise is in not only evaluating pavements, but developing a logical, cost effective method to rehabilitate and maintain pavements.
RDM will be joined by Gorrondona & Associates, Inc. (G&AI) to provide state-of-the art pavement and asset data collection system. G&AI has over 25 years of experience managing complex projects across the United States. Throughout G&AI’s history, they have consistently been a leader adopting and integrating cross-disciplinary technologies, and they continue that tradition of innovation today. Their fleet of data collection systems has the latest PathRunner 3D pavement imaging, and right-of-way imaging technology to deliver all aspects of the program requirements. G&AI owns and operates two data collections systems containing the PathRunner XP 3D pavement imaging system as well as mobile LiDAR technology. Their technicians have worked extensively across the country and have the experience and expertise to deal with any situation that may arise. G&AI’s systems may be outfitted with mobile LiDAR, which may be activated to collect an even more comprehensive, survey-grade 3D model of the City’s right of way, if requested for specific areas.
We are pleased have Bozeman based, Gaston Engineering & Surveying (GES) join the RDM team to assist with local coordination, cost estimating and any needed records research. GES is a full-service Civil Engineering firm and has served the Gallatin Valley and surrounding area for over 30 years. Their knowledge of bid
RDM International, Inc. is pleased to submit our proposal to the City of Bozeman, Department of Public Works, in response to the Citywide Pavement Condition Assessment RFP. We have assembled a qualified team of experts to meet the City’s needs as outlined in the RFP. Our team has the expertise, experience and qualifications to provide the City with the highest level of service and responsiveness.
Our proposal adheres to the format requested in the RFQ to make your review of our qualifications as easy as possible. We provide a detailed project approach and showcase the technical competence of our team members. A project organization chart is provided that may be easily referenced during review of our proposal.
RDM has more than 30 years of experience providing pavement management services to agencies across the U.S. and around the world. We have a staff of engineers and technicians trained in ASTM 6433-18 “Standard Practice for Pavement Condition Index Surveys”, and a strong record of working with MicroPAVER. RDM has worked on demanding, complex programs for Municipal, State, Military, and other government agencies. Our experience in pavement management and project management will be a key asset in delivering this project on time and on budget. We are proud to have engaged the services of expert sub-consultants for completion of this program.
RDM has performed research for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as other government and commercial clients, on statistical quality assurance specifications, mechanistic structural design methods, nondestructive testing, recycling, and new pavement materials. Our participation in these and other projects make us not just familiar with pavement evaluation, design, and construction standards, but an internationally recognized team that is developing these standards for the future. Most of our firm’s projects are related to pavement management, structural evaluation and construction services of highway pavements, and civilian and military airports.
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prices/practices and the Bozeman street system
will be invaluable to providing a highly detailed
project package with detailed tools for capital
project planning.
Our team is experienced performing similar
projects together and will perform the area of
expertise noted:
−RDM International, Inc. (RDM): Overall
Program Management, GIS and inventory
updates, Pavement engineering and
MicroPAVER Update/Implementation.
−Gorrondona & Associates, Inc. (G&AI):
Automated pavement distress data collection
and rating.
−Gaston Engineering & Surveying (GES):
Records research, up-to-date cost estimates
from recent bid tabs, as well as their
knowledge of the contracting market to
provide accurate CIP planning. GES will
also assist the team with coordinating field
operations to assure all needed surveys
are accomplished on time and with as little
disruption to normal traffic flows as possible.
The RDM Team provides all the required tools to deliver a full pavement survey
Kick-off Meeting Pavement Inventory PavementImaging ComprehensiveReport
Review Meetings PAVER Update Rating GISIntegration
Regular Status Updates Quality Control
Import to PAVER
PROJECT MANAGEMENT DATAINTEGRATION DATACOLLECTION DELIVERABLES
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Efficient management is essential to the overall success of any project. Keeping overhead costs low and under control results in an efficient field operation that does not waste resources or result in constant rework. This starts with a productive kick-off meeting and completed with a comprehensive report and full customer satisfaction. Each step along the way, RDM is committed to involving the key project personnel, and stakeholders to assure expectations are met. Below is a flow-chart that represents key milestones as a Project Overview.
Project UnderstandingOur team understands that for many municipalities, roadway pavements are one of the largest assets to be maintained. This task involves approximately 242 centerline miles of roadways that are vital to the operation and economic vitality of the City. Therefore, a Pavement Management Program is important to provide the City with a comprehensive understanding of the overall pavement
KEY MILESTONES
2. PROJECT OVERVIEW
inventory, condition of the pavement network, and the required funding to maintain and rehabilitate the pavement system. A successful Pavement Management Program not only catalogs the roadway network and current conditions but provides a comprehensive program for developing maintenance and rehabilitation planning and strategies to economically slow the deterioration and to extend the service life of pavement assets. Our team will work closely with the City’s team to ensure the goals and expectations of the project are exceeded.
Data Collection RequirementsThe City has specified that the pavement condition survey is to be performed in accordance with ASTM D6433 protocols. The RDM team has extensive experience with ASTM D6433 over the past decade. We have successfully integrated Automated Pavement Condition Data Collection in conformance with ASTM D6433 and the MicroPAVER software for several agencies.
OUR UNDERSTANDING
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Automated Pavement Condition Data CollectionThe RDM team has unparalleled experience performing automated pavement condition data collection projects for municipal agencies. Mathew Diffin, PE, our team’s project manager, Kurt A. Keifer, PhD, PE, our team’s data collection manager, and our technical staff of trained, certified, and experienced engineers and pavement condition inspectors have worked together for nearly ten years and have collectively performed hundreds of similar projects for agencies ranging in size from 50 centerline miles to more than 3,500 centerline miles.
Our team has performed multiple automated ASTM D6433 surveys and we have imported pavement condition data into several pavement management systems, including PAVER. Furthermore, Dr. Keifer worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers for more than ten years developing the image-based automated method for performing ASTM D6433 PCI inspections. He is currently working with ASTM to develop an official standard for this approach. Our PathRunner pavement condition data acquisition and processing workflow is straightforward, well documented, and has been successfully used for more than 5,000,000 miles of roadway pavement condition data collection across the United States over the past decade (500,000 miles annually).
In general, prior to the kick-off meeting, RDM, with assistance from GES, will review the data from the 2013 pavement assessment. This provides an understanding of the status of the program and eliminates redundant work of gathering or processing data that already exists and allows for any questions or concerns to be discussed and resolved.
The RDM team will schedule data collection field operations, with a plan to work on roadways during off-peak times. All required data will be collected and checked for quality while crews and equipment are on site, to avoid any extra trips. Work will be completed prior to or following the seasonal snow cover. A preliminary schedule is provided later in this SOQ, however a detailed schedule will be coordinated with the City.
Upon completion of the data collection our team will review and collate the pavement data. All sections will be examined, and initial PCI values will be assigned. This serves as an additional quality control check to find any data that appears to be out of line with similar roadways. RDM will perform a quality assurance field check of the collected and rated distresses. A preliminary report and the initial PCI values will be provided to the City for review and discussion. A review meeting will be held to gather comments and to resolve any questions or concerns.
Based on the preliminary data and through comparison with the 2013 assessment, RDM will prepare a draft evaluation of the effectiveness of the City’s current street maintenance program and recommendations for the program moving forward, based on the 5-year capital improvement program provided by the City. GES will research past bid tabulations for similar pavement projects, and project cost elements will be developed based on these trends. This The draft report will also be reviewed with the City. Any required edits, comments or changes from the draft documents will be incorporated into a final report.
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3. PROJECT APPROACH
Task 1 - Project Kick-Off MeetingThe kick-off meeting will involve key personnel, stakeholders, City technical and management staff , and will focus on, at a minimum, the following items:
−Review project goals and deliverables
−Review project schedule and milestones
−Open and complete information exchange
−Review key technical processes and procedures with City personnel
−Safety plan review and expectations
−QA/QC procedures
−Communication plan
During the kick-off meeting, a review of the required information from the City will be discussed.
Task 2 - Review City Street NetworkAll available information provided during or before the project kick-off meeting will be reviewed and updated prior to the start of the project. The provided GIS information will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Any existing sections will be split or combined as needed, as well as any new sections added within the GIS and PAVER database. During data collection, any further adjustments required to the GIS database will be noted and adjustments made prior to the upload of data. GES will provide any required research regarding construction or work histories of any pavement sections that may be lacking adequate detail.
Task 3 - Project MobilizationOur team is assembled with the purpose of being capable of meeting short duration project schedules with high quality and efficiency. Our field team consists of a team member with the equipment, capacity, and capability of meeting the project requirements. Consistency and quality of data is extremely important for this type of project. The field team will work closely with GES to assure all requirements are met to assure a successful field survey.
Task 4 - Mobile Image Data CollectionUpon finalizing the pavement inventory GIS and database, our team will begin the data collection phase of the project. Work will take place in normal traffic during off-peak travel hours. Our
team will develop a detailed data collection routing plan to maximize efficiencies in the field.
Following the detailed data collection routing plan, the City’s network will be driven with data collection vehicles equipped with PathRunner 3D imaging. The fieldwork task will involve data collection of pavement condition including the high-resolution 3D downward images, pavement rutting, longitudinal road profile, and international Roughness Index (IRI). Data will be collected to allow for full coverage of the entire roadway width.
Task 5 - Pavement Condition EvaluationImmediately following the data collection, Collected data will be checked for completeness and our team will begin the process of rating the pavement data images and extracting the ASTM D6433 pavement distress data from the pavement survey field measurements and georeferenced digital images.
The process of extracting the ASTM D6433 pavement distress data is a three-step process that involves:
1. AutoCrack Software – This software detects cracking in the pavement imagery.
2. AutoClass Software – This software classifies the type of cracking detected per ASTM D6433.
THE PROJECT
Initial Automated Crack Detection and Rutting Analysis
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3. Manual Rating – This step involves our team
of trained and experienced ASTM D6433
certified raters evaluating the imagery
and identifying any distress type that the
automated crack detection and classification
software did not identify, such as reflective
cracking. Our raters will also verify results of
the automated detection software.
The manual rating is the single most important
step in the process, and our team of raters
has collectively inspected more than 250,000
miles of data together. The figure below shows
that the PathView software that our team
uses for evaluating ASTM D6433 distresses
using both automated algorithms and manual
supplemental rating. Additional QC/QA is
performed using the PathView software. This
is the same software system that has been
successfully used for pavement condition
surveys for more than 25 state DOTs and
hundreds of municipal agencies.
Our team offers a convenient web-based
software system that allows the City to view
the data over the internet. Geo-referenced data
and imagery may be accessed from a handheld,
internet connected device in the field. This
allows a complete and accurate in field manual
quality assurance check of data. Our team will
deploy experienced and trained independent
inspectors to verify the results of the distress
data rated from the images.
Automated Crack Classification and Manual Rating and QC/QA using PathView
Task 6 - Final Report for Pavement Condition
Evaluation - Major and Local Streets
While high quality collection and evaluation
of data is the most important aspect of a
pavement management program, it is important
that this information be provided to the user
in a clear and understandable format for
implementation. A report will be provided with
a detailed comparison between the 2013 and
current pavement assessment. Information
regarding significant changes in condition and
events such as maintenance and rehabilitation
will be highlighted to assist in building an
understanding into the effectiveness of the
City’s current street maintenance program.
Recommendations and projections will be
provided to assist in adjustments for this and
future street maintenance programs.
These recommendations can be made for broad
adjustments or detailed treatment options,
timing, and estimates as requested by the City.
The Pavement Condition Evaluation Report will
detail the resulting PCI, IRI, and recommended
treatment options, estimated costs, and
treatment timing for all street segments.
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4. MANAGEMENT APPROACH
The success of this project starts with our team of qualified, experienced, and competent professionals, technicians, engineers, and managers. Our management team places emphasis on the monitoring and control phase. We monitor and control work elements throughout the duration of the project. Our project control system includes tools for monitoring, tracking, forecasting, and controlling project work data, plans and activities. Our project manager will hold internal bi-weekly progress calls with the task leaders to ensure any issues affecting the project scope, schedule, risks, and budget are continuously monitored and any potential issues are identified and corrected immediately. Our project management approach integrates the following key elements of project controls:
Quality Control RequirementsOur team understands the importance of quality and consistency throughout all facets of a pavement management program project. Our Quality Management Plan details the processes we will implement to ensure that quality standards are exceeded.
Quality Management PlanOur team firmly believes that quality is measured by implementing standard processes and procedures to ensure that defined quality standards are met. Our team is committed to providing quality solutions to our clients and we will implement this Quality Management Plan (QMP) for all field activities, data processing, and reporting. If desired, quality acceptance reviews by the City is strongly encouraged to ensure that expectations are met throughout the process. Our team has dedicated a quality control manager whose singular role on the project is to perform QC/QA checks at predetermined milestones during the project. By dedicating a quality control manager who is not assigned to other tasks on the project, we are better able to ensure unbiased quality control.
All personnel working on the project from the project manager to each pavement rater is trained and certified by Colorado State University in pavement inspections and ASTM D6433 pavement distress identification. Along with the training, our team holds recurrent internal training and communication to ensure consistency and accuracy throughout the
project. Quality control checks will include, at a minimum:
−In field manual quality assurance checks of 10% of randomly selected sections by independent trained pavement inspectors.
− Review of the distress rating for 10% of randomly selected sections by the QC/QA manager
−Review of the distress rating for 5% of randomly selected sections by the project manager
−Review by the QC/QA team of all sections with a PCI score of 100 – this may indicate sections that may have been skipped during the data processing phase.
−Review by the QC/QA team of all sections with no PCI score – this indicates either that a section was missed or could not be tested.
−Review of all distresses used to calculate the PCI score:
• Make sure that distresses do not surpass maximum possible quantities
• Review areas of excessive distress quantity or severity level
• Review of rare distresses that are not typical in certain situations
• Review that distress types are not consistent in the pavement classification
• Review of sample areas/sizes used in PCI calculation, which ensures that the PCI calculation is performed correctly.
−Ensure that mapped PCI scores are displayed on the correct segments with the correct score, which ensures that no data transfer error occurs when transferring to the GIS database.
In addition to the data review throughout the data processing effort, our QC/QA manager will review all deliverables prior to submittal to the City. The deliverables will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness.
Scope ControlThe best way to control scope on a project is to have a clear understanding of the full project scope and project expectations prior to the start of any work. As detailed above, our team will work closely with the City to ensure there is a mutual understanding on the project scope including which streets are to be included in the effort and the parameters for the data
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collection process. Throughout the project, our
project manager will track the project metrics
continuously. Any issues identified that may
affect the project scope will be immediately
identified and reviewed with the City to
determine the most appropriate plan of action.
Schedule Control
Our team will assign a task manager for each
of the major milestones. Our project manager
will hold bi-weekly conference calls with these
managers to discuss the progress of the work,
identify any concerns or anticipated/incurred
delays, coordinate upcoming work sequencing,
and discuss potential corrective actions required
to keep the project on schedule and on budget.
The project manager will provide regular
updates to the City detailing the progress of the
project, any delays incurred, and the corrective
actions taken to maintain the project schedule
and budget.
Risk Management
Risk management is the process of identifying
potential risks to the success of the project
and planning appropriate contingencies to
address or mitigate any of the risks that may
be reasonably expected to arise. Our team has
identified the following potential risks to the
success of this project:
1. Data collection delays due to unforeseen
issues such as, but not limited to, equipment
breakdown, operator illness, or weather.
Our team is assembled with multiple
layers of contingency for both equipment
and operator backup. Our team has the
capacity to supply additional equipment and
operators in the instance of any weather
delays or equipment breakdown.
2. Data rating delays due to unforeseen issues
such as computer or software malfunction,
rater illness, severe weather/pandemic
causing office shutdown, etc.
Our team consists of several pavement
rater stations and certified raters in
multiple locations. Establishing multiple
rater stations and having backup raters for
each station aides in mitigating any issues
that may arise. Our team understands that
relying on a single location or small group of
staff can become an issue when unforeseen
events are encountered.
3. Loss of data due to hardware/server issues.
Our team knows the importance of
developing backups of all of the extensive
data collected and analyzed throughout the
course of the program. Our collection data
will be backed up on multiple external drives
ensuring a copy of the raw data will always
be available. During the processing portion
of the effort, our team will create daily off-
site backups of all data to ensure no data is
lost due to hardware crashes. Our internal
servers are also backed up daily to secure
external cloud services.
Budget Control
Our team takes pride in being able to provide
high-quality projects on time and within the
agreed budget. The key factors to achieving this
are discussed above and include:
1. Clear and defined scope at the start of the
project
2. Project schedule tracking and corrective
action
3. Contingencies in place for risk management
4. Discussion and thorough review of any
scope changes that impact the original
budget. Our project manager will
continuously track the project schedule and
budget to ensure no issues arise that may
adversely affect the budget. Any potential
issues will be reviewed with the City to
determine the appropriate corrective action.
Safety Plan
Safety of the traveling public and safety of our
work force, during all phases is paramount to
the RDM team. Most data required throughout
the course of the program can easily and
accurately be collected by our vans traveling
at posted speed limits. The vans are equipped
with flashers and all standard vehicle safety
equipment. For those rare times when it may
be necessary to have personnel working on or
near roadways, the team will ensure all traffic
control devices are placed in accordance with
the Federal Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices.
All personnel working in the field will be
required to wear ANSI Class 3 safety vests, and
if work is taking place during hours of darkness,
these vests will be supplemented with high
visibility, reflective pants.
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OUR STAFF
We are proposing a team of professionals that will be dedicated to the City of Bozeman for the duration of this project. The following project organization chart identifies the key personnel on this project and associated support staff.
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PROJECT MANAGER
Mat Diffin, PE
QA / QC
MANAGER
Tim Mentel, CM, PMP
COST ESTIMATES / LOCAL COORDINATORGIS INTEGRATION
Jeremy Olson, PENicholas Ackley
DATA COLLECTION PAVEMENT ENGINEER
Kurt Keifer, PhD, PE Beida Xie, PE
Gorrondona & Associates, Inc.
All are RDM employees except:
Gaston Engineering & Surveying
SUPPORT STAFF
Field Technician
Don NoahToby Homuth
Pavement EvaluationShirin Mathakari, PEHarsh Patel, EIT
Visual SurveyConor Mullaney, EITZachary Goucher, EIT
Records Research / SurveyBrent Miller, CET
Pavement RatersLeah RamirezSamual DunkinBrian Lane
GISQuyen Ha
5. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
Mathew Diffin, PE (RDM) – Project ManagerMr. Diffin will serve as the Project Manager responsible for project coordination, budget tracking, scheduling, asset allocation and deliverables. Mr. Diffin will work closely with Dr. Keifer, our Data Collection Manager, to coordinate all project activities and ensure a high-quality project is delivered on time and within budget. Mr. Diffin has over a decade of experience in performing pavement management systems on roads and airport pavements. During the past ten years, he has managed roadway pavement condition surveys for several agencies including: U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Air Force at 66 different military installations. He served as the project manager on the automated collection and visual condition survey of 3,300 lane miles of roadway and over 30 million square yards of parking pavement for the Navy. Mr. Diffin worked with Dr. Keifer, who provided data collection services, throughout the project. Mr. Diffin has extensive experience with using ASTM D6433 distresses for calculating pavement conditions. He is certified in ASTM D6433 distresses by Colorado State University, and has provided several training courses on pavement management, pavement distress identification, and incorporation of GIS with different pavement software packages. Mr. Diffin received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine – Orono.
Tim Mentel, CM,PMP (RDM) – QA/QC Manager
Mr. Mentel will serve as the Quality Assurance / Quality Control Manager responsible for the
accuracy and completeness of project deliverables. Since joining RDM, Mr. Mentel has been
specializing in QC reviews for all types of client deliverables. He has provided field observations
of data collection procedures to ensure all requirements are satisfied and coordinates all work with
the FAA as well with local government agencies. Mr. Mentel provided construction oversight and
served as the Owner's Representative on numerous projects for the Columbus Regional Airport
Authority where he was a Program Manager for 13 years. Mr. Mentel graduated Columbus State
with a degree in Construction Management and is a certified Project Management Professional.
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Kurt Keifer, PhD, PE (G&AI) – Data Collection Manager
Dr. Keifer will serve as the Data Collection Manager responsible for the coordination of all data
collection. Dr. Keifer has worked in the pavement industry for nearly 20 years developing and
integrating automated pavement imaging and road surface profiling hardware and software
technologies and deploying these technologies globally. Prior to joining G&AI, Dr. Keifer was
employed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
(Champaign, Illinois) for several years where he served as Associate Program Manager of pavement
management research and development (R&D) team which was responsible for updating the
ASTM D6433 PCI standard and developing the automated PCI method. In addition to his R&D
activities, he was responsible for managing pavement management system implementations and
pavement condition surveys for many Department of Defense installations. For several years, he
managed the largest annual pavement condition survey on earth for TxDOT, which consisted of
collecting 92,000 miles of pavement condition data annually within a four-month window! During
the past five years, he has managed pavement condition surveys for several agencies, including:
City of Bismarck, ND; City of Mandan, ND; Kern County, CA; Manhattan, KS; Osceola County,
FL; and more than 30 municipalities in the Chicagoland region. Dr. Keifer received his Bachelor
of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Civil and Environmental
Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Beida Xie, PE (RDM) – Senior Project Pavement EngineerMr. Xie will serve as the Senior Pavement Engineer responsible for overseeing all data analysis and reporting. Mr. Xie has 25 years of experience in civil engineering, specializing in pavement design, evaluation, and maintenance. He is a senior engineer involved in various aspects of pavement engineering, including pavement management system implementation, nondestructive testing, structural evaluation and design for roadway and airport pavements in the U.S. and several foreign countries. He is familiar with all federal, state, and local standards for pavement design and evaluation. Mr. Xie is certified in ASTM D6433 pavement distress identification by the University of Illinois. Mr. Xie received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Nicholas Ackley (RDM) – GIS/CAD ManagerMr. Ackley has served as GIS Data Manager for RDM and provides project reporting support. Mr. Ackley has 8 years of experience in pavement management systems, including visual condition surveys, NDT testing, pavement evaluation and repair design, GIS implementation, MicroPAVER Training, development of PMS reports, and FAA standards and policies. Mr. Ackley is a senior GIS/CAD technician and a Lead field technician. He participates as an in-house QA/QC inspector to ensure the field operation is in accordance with RDM’s QA/QC procedures and method and meet the high-quality standard. He was trained to perform condition surveys on flexible and rigid pavement based upon MicroPAVER. In addition, Mr. Ackley has more than 10 years of land surveying, GIS and civil engineering experience. As the senior AutoCAD and GIS technician, he develops various approaches to integrate field data using GIS, AutoCAD and MicroPAVER.
Jeremy Olson, P.E. – Records Research, Cost Estimates & Local CoordinationMr. Olson is a graduate of Montana State University in Civil Engineering with a Masters Degree in Water Resources. He has worked on many different projects that include: roads, water and sewer mains, storm drainage, ponds, culverts, pumps, water storage tanks, booster station, bridges, retaining walls, steepened slopes, flow meters and SCADA systems. His office work includes hydraulic modeling and analysis together with AutoCAD design drafting. Jeremy has also functioned as a field engineer and quality control supervisor during construction. He has been responsible for recording all construction activities, test results during field testing, inspection reports and records for as-builts and project closeout.
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CASE HISTORY
6. RELATED EXPERIENCE
Our team has performed several automated pavement distress data collection and asset management projects, utilizing PAVER, for public agencies across the United States. The following projects demonstrate the experience and expertise to perform this project on time, within budget, and with high quality.
Pavement Condition Index Inspection of Roads and Parking Lot PavementsNaval Facilities Engineering Command (2011-2016)
Pavement Condition SurveyUnited States Army Corps of Engineers (2012-current)
RDM, as the Prime consultant, performed a PCI Inspection and developed a pavement management system at 34 Navy and Marine Corps installations throughout the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Diffin, our project manager, and Dr. Keifer, our data collection manager, worked together on this project to complete the following services:
−Automated data collection and video rating of 3,300 miles of roadway
−Visual pavement inspection following ASTM D6433 of over 30 million square yards of pavement
−Pavement inventory GIS development following ASTM D6433 procedures
−Incorporation of ASTM D6433 distress data with the PAVER software system for calculating PCI values
−Field verification and reconciliation with the Navy’s asset records
−Determining each installations pavement maintenance and rehabilitation requirements
−Evaluating the impact of several budget scenarios on future pavement performance
−Developing an optimized maintenance and rehabilitation plan including prioritized projects for implementation by the installations
During this project, RDM worked with Navy personnel to develop a standard for inventory development to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense guidelines. RDM developed a deliverable package that exceeded the Navy’s expectations and expedited the review and update of the property records.
Project Manager: Mathew Diffin, PE
Key Personnel: Kurt Keifer, Leah Ramirez, Zachary Goucher, Beida Xie, Nicholas Ackley, Christopher Decker, Peter Yip.
RDM performed a Pavement Condition Survey and developed a pavement management system at
13 Army installations throughout the U.S. The project included the following services:
−Visual pavement inspection following ASTM D6433 of over 50 million square yards of parking
pavement and over 4,000 lane miles of roadway.
−Pavement inventory GIS development following ASTM D6433 procedures.
−Incorporation of ASTM D6433 distress data with the PAVER software system for calculating
PCI values
−Field verification and reconciliation with the Army’s asset records
−Determining each installations pavement maintenance and rehabilitation requirements
Developing an optimized maintenance and rehabilitation plan including prioritized projects for
implementation by the installations.
Project Manager: Mathew Diffin, PE
Key Personnel: Zachary Goucher and Nicholas Ackley.
Pavement Rating and RehabilitationWashington Dulles International Airport / Dulles Toll Road (2020)
Pavement Condition SurveyCity of Ft. Collins, CO (2019)
RDM evaluated the pavements in accordance with ASTM D6433 for the entire Dulles Toll Road (DTR). The resulting pavement ratings were used to prioritize pavement repair projects for the road and all access ramps. The project consisted of approximately 11.5 miles of eight lanes wide roadway. This project included the following services:
−Conduct Nondestructive Testing on mainline and 16 ramp pavements to assess the in-situ subgrade strength
−Evaluation of existing pavement structural conditions
−Conducted automated pavement survey and using ASTM D6433 to rate the data images and PAVER software to compute the Pavement Condition Index (PCI)
−Conducted NDT Testing to determine pavement structural conditions and identify areas in need of deep rehabilitation.
−Developed a rating system based upon the PCI requirements for the DTR pavements
−Determined pavement thickness and composition through the use of pavement cores
−Developed design inputs from the provided traffic forecast
−Developed rehabilitation requirements for the existing pavements
−Developed pavement design sections
Project Manager: Peter Yip, PE
Key Personnel: Mathew Diffin, Beida Xie, Nicholas Ackley, Zachary Goucher.
In 2019, G&AI performed a semi-automated Pavement Condition Index (PCI) survey per ASTM D6433 of the City’s approximately 800 miles of roadways. International Roughness Index (IRI) data and rutting data were also collected for each roadway during the survey. The project team worked collaboratively with the City to customize the ASTM D6433 PCI calculation to account for different roadway functional classifications and surface types. The City considered only the pavement distress types that inform their M&R decision-making. The collected PCI and IRI data were also used by the City in developing a Pavement Quality Index (PQI) that provides a more holistic indication of pavement condition. The results from the pavement condition survey were used by the City’s engineering division for identifying and prioritizing M&R activities. The data were also used by the City’s planning division for reporting and illustrating the overall effectiveness of the City’s M&R activities over the years.
Project deliverables included: 1) Pavement management database complete with collected PCI, IRI, and rutting data, and 2) comprehensive set of pavement imagery along with viewing software.
Project Manager: Kurt Keifer, PhD
Key personnel: Don Noah, Toby Homuth, Mike Woodruff, Leah Ramirez.
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Pavement Management System Implementation and Condition SurveyChicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (2018-2020)
G&AI is currently working on Phase 3 of the CMAP Pavement Management Program, which includes the fourteen municipalities shown below. G&AI complete Phase 1 of the program last summer, and Phase 2 of the program is 98% complete, pending completion of two close-out presentations. Phase 3 has been delayed by approximately two months due to COVID-19 travel-related issues. To date, G&AI has assessed the condition of for approximately 1,200 miles of roadways.
Phase 1
Fall 2018, Pilot Study 207 Centerline Miles
1. City of Hickory Hills2. Village of Niles3. Village of Park Forest4. Village of Riverdale
Phase 2
Spring 2019229 Centerline Miles
1. City of Country Club Hills2. Sauk Village3. Village of Calumet Park4. Village of Dixmoor5. Village of Glenwood6. Village of Lynwood 7. Village of Midlothian8. Village of Posen
Phase 3
Fall 2019, Current759 Centerline Miles
1. City of Berwyn2. City of Crest Hill3. City of Northlake4. City of Oak Forest5. Town of Cicero6. Village of Alsip7. Village of Elwood8. Village of Lansing9. Village of Maywood10. Village of Merrionette Park11. Village of River Forest12. Village of River Grove13. Village of Robbins14. Village of Worth
For each municipality, G&AI is performing the following tasks: 1) implement a pavement
management system and develop a complete pavement inventory using the municipality’s GIS and
available historical maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) records; 2) perform a comprehensive
Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and International Roughness Index (IRI) survey of the
municipality’s roadways; 3) upload the collected condition data into PAVER; 4) develop pavement
deterioration trends using PAVER; 5) develop five-year pavement M&R plans for each municipality,
which include upcoming “fixed” projects; 6) develop a comprehensive “State of the Streets” report;
and 7) present the project findings at a formal, open meeting to elected officials and residents.
G&AI also provides on-site PAVER training.
Project Manager: Kurt Keifer, PhD
Key personnel: Don Noah, Toby Homuth, Sam Dunkin, Leah Ramirez, and Mike Woodruff.
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FULFILLING YOUR NEEDS
7. PROPOSED SCHEDULE
Our team will work with the City to further develop and refine a realistic schedule for this project. We have assembled a qualified and experienced team with the capability and capaCity of meeting the project schedule. Our team will employ the following strategies for keeping this project on schedule:
1. Mobile Image Data Collection of Street Data
Our team consists of a highly qualified staff with data collection vehicles equipped with the PathRunner XP pavement imaging system. If needed, our team can allocate additional equipment to ensure the project schedule is not compromised. Our team is prepared to adapt our operations due to any unforeseen delays such as equipment/sensor failure and weather delays. Our team is experienced in building logical collection sequence plans for data collection on local roads and highways in both urban and rural environments. Once all GIS information has been reviewed, a data collection sequence plan will be developed and reviewed with the City. Building a detailed collection sequence
plan prior to the start of data collection will ensure that the data is collected in the optimum sequence and that no areas are excluded or driven multiple times. Tracking the progress and schedule of data collection becomes more manageable when a collection sequence plan is established.
2. Pavement Condition Evaluations & Ratings.
One of the most time-consuming tasks of any Pavement Management Program is the pavement data rating. Our team has more than fifteen pavement raters certified in ASTM D6433 pavement distress identification This will ensure the pavement rating process is on track throughout the process.
3. Simultaneous Data Collection & Pavement Rating
To expedite the schedule, our team is prepared to begin pavement rating simultaneously with data collection. The pavement inventory will be divided into subnetworks for data collection and pavement rating. As data collection is
Task Name Duration (days)Start Date End Date
Notice to Proceed 1 10/9/20 10/9/20
Project Kick-off Meeting 1 10/19/20 10/19/20
Street Network Review 9 10/20/20 10/30/20
GIS Database Updates 10 11/2/20 11/13/20
Mobilization & Data Collection 10 5/3/21 5/14/21
Data Processing 20 5/17/21 6/11/21
Preliminary PCI Values 14 6/14/21 7/1/21
City Review 7 7/2/21 7/12/21
Maintenance & Rehabilitation Draft 30 7/5/21 8/13/21
Draft Report 15 8/16/21 9/3/21
Review Report with City 1 9/7/21 9/7/21
Compare Data to 2013 Assessment 4 9/8/21 9/13/21
Final Report 10 9/13/21 9/24/21
GIS Integration 10 9/13/21 9/24/21
Any Requested/Required Training for City Staff 5 9/27/21 10/1/21
Note: Schedule is based upon information provided in the RFQ. If there is a mild winter there would be an opportunity to complete the
field survey earlier than May and the schedule proportionally accelerated.
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In closing, RDM is pleased to submit our team’s qualifications to provide the Citywide Pavement Condition Assessment for the City of Bozeman. We have assembled a team of experienced and knowledgeable professionals committed to meeting the City’s expectations for this project. With the RDM team the City will receive:
−A team that understands the City’s needs and what is needed to ensure they are met or exceeded.
−Unparalleled data collection and analysis experience and capacity.
−Experienced professionals who have successfully worked together in the past to complete similar projects.
−Renowned experts, not only in automated data collection and pavement management systems, but in all aspects of pavements including testing, evaluation, design, research, construction, and forensic analysis.
Our team is positioned to offer more than just a PCI to provide the City with the expertise to put the results of the Pavement Management System to practical use. Throughout the body of the proposal, we have presented an overview of our qualifications and abilities,
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including how we will successfully apply Our team’s capabilities and skill set to completion of this project. Our team has excelled over the years providing the same high level of service and attention to detail on similar pavement management projects around the world. Our team looks forward to the opportunity to working with the City of Bozeman to complete a successful pavement management project.
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completed on a sub network, the rating process
will be started, ensuring the collected data is
being processed immediately. Identifying sub-
networks ensures that the data is complete
prior to the start of the rating process. Schedule
tracking on a project of this magnitude becomes
more manageable when it is broken into smaller
elements. The schedule for data collection and
pavement rating for each sub-network will
be tracked continuously to ensure the project
schedule is on track.
Schedule Tracking
Our team knows that establishing a method of
effectively tracking the progress of a project
schedule is important to ensure proper asset
allocation. Our team will build a Microsoft
Project schedule and workflow to track the
expected progress of each project task. Our
project manager will hold regular conference
calls with the project team to identify any delays
or concerns with the project schedule.
The project team will discuss the corrective
of action required to mitigate the delays and
get the project back on schedule without
affecting the budget. Corrective actions may
include allocation of additional staff and
equipment, establishing additional rating
stations, approving longer working hours, etc.
Our project manager will provide updates to
the City detailing any delays in the project
schedule and the corrective action that will be
implemented. Further, regular schedule updates
will be provided to the City identifying any
delays incurred and the corrective actions taken
to address these delays.
APPENDIX A
Key Personnel Resumes
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Mat Diffin, PE
Project Manager
FIRM
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATIONS
SKILLS
RDM International, Inc.
Gray, Maine
Years with Firm: 12
Total Years: 14
Bachelor of Science – Civil
Engineer University of Maine –
Orono - 2009
Professional Engineer – ME,
NC, VA, WY, MT (PEL-PE-
LIC-71096)
4 Runway and Airfield Inspection
Experience based on FAA and
DoD standards
4 PCASE/PAVER™ training from
USACE Transportation Systems
Center and Engineering Research
and Development Center
4 Level II PAVER™ training from
Colorado State University
4 PAVER™ Implementation
4 GIS Implementation
Mr. Diffin has over 14 years of experience in roadway and airport
pavement management and evaluation, construction and design,
materials testing, quality control, and construction management.
Mr. Diffin has extensive experience evaluating pavement and
determining and designing the optimum repair strategy. Mr.
Diffin has taken a lead role in integrating the results of pavement
inspections and Pavement Management System analysis with
GIS and websites developed to convey the information. He
has developed and provided training on pavement distress
identification and the MicroPAVER™ software for several clients.
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Relevant Experience
U.S.A.C.E. Pavement Condition of Roads and Parking Lots,
CONUS (2012-Present) Project Manager - for the Pavement
Management System Update of all roadway and parking lot
pavements. A total of 10 implementations and updates were
completed at Army installations over the duration of the contract.
ere evaluated over the duration of the contracts. The effort involved
inventory development/update, pavement condition surveys,
maintenance and rehabilitation analysis, GIS implementation, and
developing a Pavement Management System Report including a
5-year maintenance and rehabilitation program and project list.
Detailed rehabilitation options and estimated construction budgets
were developed based on the results of the pavement study.
Pavement Condition Survey and PAVER™ Pavement
Management System Update for Roads and Parking, U.S.
Air Force CONUS (2016-Present) – Project Manager - for the
Pavement Condition Survey and PAVER™ Pavement Management
System Update at several Air Force installations throughout the
U.S. Through five separate task orders RDM has performed a PMS
update at 17 separate installations. The work included pavement
inventory and GIS update following SDSFIE 3.1 standards,
pavement condition survey, PAVER™ update, prioritized 10-
year maintenance and rehabilitation plan development, and the
development of a comprehensive Pavement Management report.
The work included both airfield and roadway pavements. Mr. Diffin
was responsible for project oversite, ensuring the project was
performed on schedule and within budget.
Condition Inspection Services of Roadway, Driveway and
Parking Lot Pavements, U.S. Navy CONUS and OCONUS (2011-
2016) Project Manager for pavement inspections at 34 different
Navy and Marine Corps installations throughout the world. This
work included developing pavement inventories, video and
visual condition surveys and ratings of all roadway and parking
pavements, records research, GIS implementation, and developing
a Pavement Management System Report. A 5-year maintenance
and rehabilitation program with estimated construction budgets
to aid the installations in planning and scheduling future work was
also developed. RDM worked with Navy personnel to help develop
the Navy supplemental guidelines and procedures to help track
pavement inventory.
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Tim Mentel, PMP
QA/QC Manager
FIRM
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATIONS
RDM International, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Years with Firm: 5
Total Years: 18
Associate of Applied Sciences,
Construction Management,
Columbus State, 2008
Certified Member (C.M.)
American Association of
Airport Executives (AAAE)
since 2015
Project Management
Professional (PMP) certified
by the Project Management
Institute since 2009
Mr. Mentel has been with RDM since retiring from the Columbus
Regional Airport Authority in January 2015. Mr. Mentel was a
Project Manager for the CRAA and was responsible for oversight
of consultant and contractor work to insure all work items were
performed correctly and within contract requirements on multiple
projects. He has continued in this role at RDM and has provided
reviews of documents and field operations to assure all QA/
QC protocols are being followed. He provides plan reviews at
all milestones and resolved all inconsistencies and discrepancies
that were found. Mr. Mentel provided construction oversight and
served as the “Owner’s Representative” on numerous construction
projects.
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Relevant Experience
Airport Pavement Management System Implementation –
Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(2018-2019) QA/QC and Field Operation Manager - Mr. Mentel
coordinated all airfield operations by RDM staff for the NDT,
Pavement Survey and Pavement Core portions of the work with
OKC Operations staff. Mr. Mentel worked with the Project Manager
to develop schedules and durations for the project and to insure
all resources were allocated to accomplish the work on time. Mr.
Mentel reviewed all project reports and related deliverables for
quality and consistency as well as accuracy. Field work was
accomplished ahead of schedule.
Airport Pavement Management System Implementation – Waco
Regional Airport (ACT) Waco, TX (2018-2019) QA/QC and Field
Operation Manager - Mr. Mentel coordinated all airfield operations
by RDM staff for the NDT, Pavement Survey and Pavement Core
portions of the work with ACT airport management staff. Mr.
Mentel worked with the Project Manager to develop schedules and
durations for the project and to insure all resources were allocated
to accomplish the work on time. Mr. Mentel reviewed all project
reports and related deliverables for quality and consistency as well
as accuracy. Field work was accomplished ahead of schedule.
Update Pavement Management Program – Columbus Regional
Airport Authority - Columbus, OH (2015-2016) QA/QC and Field
Operation Manager - Mr. Mentel provided movement area escorts
at each airport and assisted with data collection for the landside
and airside pavements at John Glenn Columbus, Rickenbacker
International and Bolton Field airports. Mr. Mentel worked directly
with the Ohio Department of Transportation to coordinate transfer
of their airside survey at Bolton Field to RDM for inclusion in the
analysis and report. Mr. Mentel then reviewed all reports and
deliverables for accuracy and completeness prior to delivery to the
client. The project included the creation of a GIS web portal for the
pavement distress data that was implemented for use with GPS
enabled “smart” devices.
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Beida Xie, PE
Pavement Engineer
FIRM
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATIONS
SKILLS
RDM International, Inc.
Chantilly, Virginia
Years with Firm: 18
Total Years: 35
MS. Civil Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, 2002
BS, Highway Engineering,
Shanghai Tonji University, 1986
Professional Engineer – VA
4 Runway and Airfield Inspection
Experience based on FAA and
DoD standards
4 PCASE/PAVER™ training from
USACE Transportation Systems
Center and Engineering Research
and Development Center
4 Level II PAVER™ training from
Colorado State University
4 PAVER™ Implementation
4 GIS Implementation
Mr. Xie has 35 years of experience in civil engineering and has
specialized in all forms of pavement related engineering. His
engineering specialties are design, evaluation, and maintenance
of airport and roadway pavements. He has in-depth knowledge
and experience applying current pavement design standards from
the FAA, DoD, AASHTO and related industries with proficient
use of corresponding software packages. He has been involved
and performed in key roles for numerous pavement design and
rehabilitation projects related to civil and military airports while
employed with RDM. His roles have included pavement design and
evaluation, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) data analysis, Pavement
Classification Number (PCN) evaluation, pavement design traffic
analysis, and geotechnical data evaluation.
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Relevant Experience
2.9 Lane Miles Pavement NDT and Data Analysis – Southgate Dr.
and Rt. 460 Interchange, Blacksburg, VA (2013), Project Engineer
– Performed NDT data analysis and provided pavement structural
number (SN) and subgrade resilient moduli using AASHTO’s
procedures.
35 km Roadway Pavement Evaluation – From Madden Highway
to Transismica Highway, Panama City, Panama (2013),
Project Engineer – Performed NDT data analysis and provided
subgrade support parameters using AASHTO’s procedures.
Structural conditions were evaluated by comparing the existing
pavement sections with the required sections using AASHTO’s
PCC pavement design procedures. Rehabilitation options were
recommended in conjunction with the distress survey results.
Highway Pavement NDT and Data Analysis – Rt. 15 and I-64
Interchange, Louisa, VA (2012), Project Engineer – Performed
NDT data analysis and provided pavement structural number (SN)
and subgrade resilient moduli using AASHTO’s procedures.
Pavement Design – 8 miles of Rt. 364 Construction, St. Louis,
MO (2012), Project Engineer – Performed new PCC pavement
designs using AASHTO’s Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design
Guide (MEPDG). DARWIN-ME software was utilized for the
computations. Calibration factors validated by the MoDOT as well
as national calibration factors were considered when implementing
the MEPDG models.
Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) Structural Number Evaluation
– US 10 Westbound (MP 17.05 to MP 16.05), Chesterfield, VA
(2012), Project Engineer – Performed NDT data analysis and
computed pavement structural number (SN) using AASHTO’s
procedures. With the computed SN and the known thickness of
the FDR, the structural coefficient for FDR was evaluated. The
obtained coefficient can be used as a reference for evaluating SN of
future FDR materials.
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Kurt Keifer, PhD, PE
Data Collection
Manager
FIRM
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATIONS
Gorrondona & Assoc., Inc.
Austin, Texas
Years with Firm: 5
Total Years: 23
BS, MS, PhD, Civil Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Professional Engineer – TX, IL,
and ND
Dr. Keifer will serve as the Data Collection Manager and will assist
with the maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) planning activities
for this project. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects
of the pavement data collection and analysis, and will assist with
deliverables, schedules, and necessary labor and equipment
resources. Dr. Keifer is the Director of Pavement Engineering at
G&AI. He actively participates in project management to ensure
the delivery of high-quality data and practical, cost-effective
recommendations to our clients. He has managed pavement
management system implementations and pavement condition
surveys for TxDOT, several Texas agencies, and agencies across the
United States.
Dr. Keifer has worked in the pavement industry for more than 20
years developing and integrating automated pavement imaging
and road surface profiling hardware/software technologies
and deploying these technologies globally. Prior to becoming a
consulting engineer, Dr. Keifer was employed by the US Army
Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory,
for ten years where he served as Associate Program Manager of
the Pavement Management Research and Development (R&D)
Team, which was responsible for updating the ASTM D6433
Pavement Condition Index (PCI) standard and developing the
automated PCI method. Dr. Keifer has served as a pavement
management instructor for the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign Department of Continuing Education, Colorado State
University, and the Department of Defense. He has taught more
than 50 pavement management courses.
Relevant Experience
Eielson AFB, Alaska (2019). Principal Engineer. Responsible for
leading G&AI’s team of pavement engineers and technicians in
performing a comprehensive Pavement Condition Index (PCI)
inspection of the base’s airside pavements and ensuring the data
were entered correctly into the PAVER™ pavement management
system.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (2017). Principal Engineer.
Responsible for leading G&AI’s team of pavement engineers and
technicians in performing an automated Pavement Condition Index
(PCI) inspection of select roadways at the airport. Collected data
were imported into PAVER™ and used for developing detailed,
cost-effective pavement rehabilitation plans.
Airside and Landside Pavement Management System
Implementations and PAVER™ Development – US Army Corps
of Engineers (2012 – 2017). Project Manager. Dr. Keifer led the
team of pavement engineers and technical staff for the DoD
and has overseen PAVER™ development since 2012. Our team
implemented PAVER™ and performed both manual and semi-
automated pavement condition surveys and analyses for more than
30 Army, Air Force and Navy installations.
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Jeremy Olson, PE
Project Manager
FIRM
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATIONS
Gaston Engineering & Survey
Bozeman, MT
Years with Firm: 12
Total Years: 14
M.S., Civil Engineering - Water
Resources, Montana State
University, 2004
B.S., Civil Engineering, Montana
State University, 2001
Professional Engineer – MT
(# 15139PE)
Mr. Olson is a graduate of Montana State University in Civil
Engineering with a master’s degree in water resources. He has
worked on many different projects that include: roads, water
and sewer mains, storm drainage, ponds, culverts, pumps, water
storage tanks, booster station, bridges, retaining walls, steepened
slopes, flow meters and SCADA systems. His office work includes
hydraulic modeling and analysis together with AutoCAD design
drafting. Jeremy has also functioned as a field engineer and quality
control supervisor during construction. He has been responsible
for recording all construction activities, test results during field
testing, inspection reports and records for as-builts and project
closeout.
Relevant Experience
Pedestrian and Skier Bridges in Big Sky, Montana: These bridge
projects consisted of planning, geotechnical investigations, design,
bidding, inspection, project management, engineering, testing, as-
building and project closeout for pre-fabricated steel and concrete
bridges. The steel bridge was approximately 80’ in length and 20’
in width while the concrete bridge was approximately 110 feet by
20 feet. Jeremy’s specific role was to manage the project from start
to finish and act as the project engineer during construction. Each
project was approximately $850,000 total project cost.
Madison County RID Engineer – Madison County, MT: Jeremy
is the Engineer responsible for all rural improvement districts
(RIDs) and road improvements & maintenance within Madison
County. We are the Engineer responsible for creating, designing,
managing, testing, administering, inspection, tracking, etc. all RIDs
and their associated roads, parking lots, etc. in Madison County.
Our duties include meeting with the public, meeting w/ County
Commissioners, creating exhibits, scheduling & recommending
maintenance projects, reviewing budgets, preparing assessment
breakdowns, design of roads and paving improvements, soils
borings, drilling, geo-technical investigations, soils testing,
inspection, materials testing, & making recommendations for proper
long term care of improvements, and updating annual assessments,
subsurface road drainage investigation, etc.
Madison County – Centerline Soils Survey: This project consisted
of using our CME-55 drill rig to complete a subsurface investigation
along approximately 4 miles of road in the Mountain Village of Big
Sky. The purpose of the investigation was to collect soil samples
to be used to determine engineering properties of the road base
material.
310,318, and 404 Permitting Projects; Big Sky, MT: Jeremy
has been involved and coordinated many projects in Big Sky
requiring 310, 318, and 404 permits for installation of roads,
culverts, waters/sewer mains, weirs, bridge abutments, etc. We
are continually working with agencies such as DNRC, ACOE, and
MDEQ on projects such as these.
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Nicholas Ackley
GIS Integration
FIRM
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
RDM International, Inc.
Chantilly, Virginia
Years with Firm: 8
Total Years: 18
Drafting & Design Certification,
Northern Virginia Community
College, 2012
AS, Civil Engineering, Northern
Virginia Community College,
2018
Mr. Ackley will serve as the Lead GIS Analyst for the overall project.
Mr. Ackley has 7 years of experience in pavement management
systems. He has been a team leader for visual condition surveys,
NDT testing, pavement evaluation and repair design, GIS
implementation and use of PAVER. He has provided training on
software, development of PMS reports, and FAA standards and
policies. Mr. Ackley is a senior GIS/CAD technician and a Lead field
technician. In addition to pavement services, Mr. Ackley leads the
RDM GIS department in development and use of mobile inspection
platforms, streamlined PAVER support for distress mapping, and
web app development. Mr. Ackley has more than 10 years of land
surveying, GIS and civil engineering experience. As the senior
AutoCAD and GIS technician, he develops various approaches to
integrate field data using GIS, AutoCAD and PAVER.
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Pavement Evaluation – Phase I, Piedmont Triad International
Airport (GSO), NC (2016) - Mr. Ackley served as the GIS Analyst
for Phase I of the Pavement Evaluation program. This project
included a condition survey, record research, MicroPAVER
implementation, a detailed 5-year CIP development, and a
comprehensive Pavement Management Report. Mr. Ackley was
responsible for developing the MicroPAVER network and database
as well as post inspection data reduction, map & GIS deliverables.
Pavement Management System Implementation and Update
at Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles (IAD),
Dulles(2012-2016) Lead GIS Technician – Mr. Ackley provided
GIS support for visual inspections at IAD for the past 5 years.
RDM, as a sub-consultant, has been performing PMS Update for
Washington Dulles International Airport since 2000. We update
the PMS program in 3-year rotating periods. Mr. Ackley developed
a GIS web portal for IAD staff to view the condition of their
pavements and to report new issues or repairs.
NCDOT Division of Aviation Pavement Management System
– (Feb, 2016 – Aug, 2016 ) Lead GIS & Web Development -
developed a comprehensive database of pavement structures from
existing as-builts, surveys, tabular data, and imagery. Using ESRI’s
ArcPad, customized through VBScript & Python, a platform was
developed to facilitate pavement & paint marking condition surveys,
as well as collect pavement core and testing data while insuring
quality control standards. Automation of data consolidation
and migration was developed by Mr. Ackley to produce a XML
document for import of pavement conditions into the industry
standard PAVER software for further condition calculations,
predictions, and maintenance recommendations. RDM developed
and hosts a web application to disseminate the study’s findings
to NCDOT and the general public. Users can access pavement
information in chart, table, or geo-enabled map formats to include
pavement area, composition, use, age, condition, detailed distress
quantities, and photographs.
APPENDIX B
Attachment A: Nondiscrimination Affirmation
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Peter Yip, PE
President
RDM International, Inc.
14130 Sullyfield Circle
Suite 600
Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: 703.709.2540
Fax: 709.709.2535
www.rdmintlinc.com
for the opportunity
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