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AASHTO Product Evaluation List (APEL) Technical Service Program Meeting Agenda Working Session #1 Monday, May 9, 2016 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Action Items in red below Please complete the electronic attendance sheet 10:00AM-10:20AM: Call to Order and Introductions (State Roll Call) 10:20AM-10:40AM: APEL 2.0 Module (Rothblatt) APEL is a technical service program funded by states, as well as evaluation fees paid solely by the manufactures. It is a listing for innovative, proprietary products for road and infrastructure construction. Online data base is composed of three different sections: o AASHTO Evaluated Products – manufacturers submit products for accelerated laboratory testing through AASHTO. Product information and final report posted to site. o State Evaluated Products – State DOTs able to post products they have evaluated either in the laboratory, field, or combination of both. o State Certifications – the title of this category will be changed to Proprietary Products List, to better reflect that this encompasses products which have been certified by State DOTs for synchronization, public interest findings, etc. APEL 2.0 is now live o The old interface and workflow are gone. o The flow and the feel have been updated and the module is more streamlined. o The database can be accessed by any state member; it is public facing thus there is no login required. In order to submit products, the site verifies user domain (must be a state DOT). AASHTO Evaluated products o Products are listed my product name, manufacture, and status. o Number of different filters to narrow search. o Products will have one of the four following statuses: Accepted – The product has been submitted, reviewed, and approved for testing. In Testing – The product is currently being tested. 2016 NTPEP Annual Meeting Amway Grand Plaza Grand Rapids, Michigan

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AASHTO Product Evaluation List (APEL)

Technical Service Program Meeting Agenda Working Session #1

Monday, May 9, 2016 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Action Items in red below

Please complete the electronic attendance sheet • 10:00AM-10:20AM: Call to Order and Introductions (State Roll Call)

• 10:20AM-10:40AM: APEL 2.0 Module (Rothblatt)

• APEL is a technical service program funded by states, as well as evaluation fees paid solely by the manufactures. It is a listing for innovative, proprietary products for road and infrastructure construction.

• Online data base is composed of three different sections: o AASHTO Evaluated Products – manufacturers submit products for

accelerated laboratory testing through AASHTO. Product information and final report posted to site.

o State Evaluated Products – State DOTs able to post products they have evaluated either in the laboratory, field, or combination of both.

o State Certifications – the title of this category will be changed to Proprietary Products List, to better reflect that this encompasses products which have been certified by State DOTs for synchronization, public interest findings, etc.

• APEL 2.0 is now live o The old interface and workflow are gone. o The flow and the feel have been updated and the module is more

streamlined. o The database can be accessed by any state member; it is public facing

thus there is no login required. In order to submit products, the site verifies user domain (must be a state DOT).

• AASHTO Evaluated products o Products are listed my product name, manufacture, and status. o Number of different filters to narrow search. o Products will have one of the four following statuses:

Accepted – The product has been submitted, reviewed, and approved for testing.

In Testing – The product is currently being tested.

2016 NTPEP Annual Meeting Amway Grand Plaza

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Completed – Testing is complete and report available to the public.

Withdrawn – The testing has been completed however the manufacture has determined not to have the testing results published. However per terms and conditions, all evaluation data is AASHTO property, thus all states are entitled to access this information. State just needs to contact the APEL Coordinator (Evan Rothblatt) to have the report furnished to them.

o The select product drop down area will allow you to navigate between products and will allow users to filter by manufactures and submittal year.

• DOT evaluated products and state certified products o The title state certified products will be changed to Proprietary

Products o There are a number of filters to narrow search, such as filtering by

state. Example: A user can filter to show all products posted by AZ

o To submit a DOT evaluated product or a state certified product the user will have to enter their email address (system verifies web domain) If the user is not a verified state DOT they will not be able to

submit a product If the user is a verified member they will be prompted to fill out

the information and enter information/upload report/cert A drop down tab will allow the user to easily find a

manufacture they are submitting data for. If the manufacture has never had their products entered before

the user can add a manufacture • Information on the APEL website is currently being updated • The APEL council is made up of at least one member from each of the four

AASHTO regions • If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to contact Evan Rothblatt • Question:

Can a list be made to see all state certified products in one place in one place? Yes you can. ACTION ITEM: Evan will look into this feature to verify that it is functioning correctly.

• 10:40AM-11:10AM: FHWA Perspective of APEL and the PIF Process (Huyer)

• Patented and proprietary product links were presented they will be made available on the APEL website after the meeting

• Competitive bidding o Extends to the induvial items in the contract o FHWA requires a justification to deviate from competitive bidding o Allowable deviations from competitive bidding would include:

2016 NTPEP Annual Meeting Amway Grand Plaza

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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(a) Special experimental projects (b) Emergencies (c) Proprietary products that have no suitable alternative

• See PowerPoint provided by the FHWA

• Greta Smith asked for an example of the FHWA stepping in and contesting a certification? o Has not heard of the FHWA doing this. o An example could be if the FHWA believed that a product was not unique.

• Keith Platte stated that approval happens at a division level from a manufacture level that would be difficult to do with each division. For example if a signal is being used in different state a PIF would be needed for each state is that correct?

Huyer Response: o Not necessarily an entire product can be addressed at one time by the FHWA o The FHWA has avoided national PIFs only one has ever been issued and o They are fearful of sending that kind of shock into the market place. They do not

know what it will do to other manufactures • 11:10AM-11:30AM: APEL Program Update (Paye)

• Barry became Chair in February 2016 • The APEL council was thanked for all of the hard work and dedication that

they have contributed. • 34 states contributed, will soon be 35 • The current fee is $1200 dollars a year this may go up in the future • Currently APEL is seeking more engagement from states and participation

from Canadian provinces. • Currently AASHTO product evaluation has three products submitted

o 1 is currently being tested o 2 have completed review o 1 has been withdrawn if you would like to see the data please

contact Evan • Why use APEL

o It is an easy way to evaluate proprietary products that don’t fit else ware

o APEL has a well-defined testing program with a national perspective.

o All results available to the DOTs • DOT evaluated products and Certified products

o Everyone needs to work together to make it easier o There are currently zero DOT evaluated products on the website o All DOTs can benefit from testing data posted on APEL website o It could open up the possibility of new NTPEP technical committees

if similar products continue to show up. • State certified products

o Covered in the APEL fee o States can use other states certifications to help the certification

process in their state

2016 NTPEP Annual Meeting Amway Grand Plaza

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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o The certification list can be easily searched and filtered for certain products from all the state DOTs

o The more states that use one site the easier it will be for everyone 11:30AM-12:00PM: Open Discussion • Oak Metcalf from MTDOT mentioned that most state DOTs are not keeping the links

up to date. Some do not work because they are routinely being changed and APEL can resolve this problem.

• Some DOTs voiced concerns that DOT employees have many responsibilities, not just the data base so they do not have time to migrate everything as well as maintaining their own list and doing their other job duties. They would like to see an easier way to load data onto the APEL database.

• Industry stated that it has made their job much easier because they do not have the

time to send their information to all states. Using APEL has made it easy for manufactures having one point of contact.

• When inputting data can the user only input one product at a time? If you have an

excel spread sheet can u drop all of the spread sheet in at one? How the database is currently set up the user must enter each product individually.

• Brandi Mitchell from KYDOT stated the KYDOT uses AASHTOWare site manager

and put their products in site manager and loads automatically to the internet. Is it possible to link it to APEL? ACTION ITEM: Evan will look into this option.

• Some products are very project specific it should be mandatory on proprietary

products to explain why it is being used. The justification can be added to APEL.

• Evan Rothblatt stated that not all information needs to be posted, maybe just information in the last 3 to 5 years. There will also be a sunset procedure for when older information will be removed so that APEL maintained current.

• Barry stated that now that the APEL database is up and fixed we now need to make

this program viable and make sure the states want this. Need to make the program self-sustaining; if it is not viable and being used then it will need to be sunset.

• Keith Platte stated that APEL is three things:

• Help manufactures get product to the states • Organizes state information • Organizes state certifications

We don’t have to lose the entire site, if just one or two of the capabilities (e.g. AASHTO Evaluated products) work then let’s use those.

2016 NTPEP Annual Meeting Amway Grand Plaza

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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AASHTO Product Evaluation List

Program Update & Report – May 2016

Barry Paye, WI DOTAPEL Council Chair

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What is APEL?• AASHTO Technical Service Program• Review and Evaluate Proprietary Products• Online Database foro AASHTO Evaluated Productso State Product Evaluationso State Product Certifications

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CHAIRBarry Paye (WI DOT)

Region 1Doug Gayne

(ME DOT)

At Large: Rodney Wynn (MD DOT)

Andrew Mroczkowski (CT DOT)

Region 2Terry Swygert

(SC DOT)

Region 3Brad Young(OH DOT)

At Large: Mark Gawedzinski (IL

DOT)

Region 4Ross Metcalfe

(MT DOT)

APEL CoordinatorEvan Rothblatt

(AASHTO)

APEL Council

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Where is APEL Now?• 34 states contributed FY’16

• Still have until June 30 to contribute!

• Currently $1200/year (BARGAIN!!)• New APEL Module Developed• Seeking more engagement from states and

participation by Canadian Provinces

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Benefits of APEL

• Product Evaluation• A way to evaluate proprietary products that don’t

necessarily fit elsewhere• Well defined testing programs vetted by the APEL

Council – national perspective• Each submittal gets its own work plan

• Georgene of GGfFA• All results available to DOT’s• Can help states evaluate unique products that they are

unequipped or unsure how to test

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TEAM Concept

•Together•Everyone•Achieves •More!!

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Benefits of APEL

• DOT Evaluated Products• Central repository of results – data sharing• Useful to help other DOT’s through Certification or

Public Interest Finding (PIF) Process• Multiple results in a category/group -> Future NTPEP

Technical Committee?• States need to start populating this section

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Benefits of APEL

• State Certified Products• User friendly repository of Certifications for DOT’s• One of the 3 recommended locations by FHWA for

posting Certifications

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Benefits of APEL State Certified Products List• Included in APEL Fee

• More economical than developing individual site

• Allows states to share information • Example: Certified in AZ, posted on APEL• Other states can use the AZ Cert to help the certification

process in their state• “Why re-invent the wheel”

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Benefits of APEL State Certified Products List• Included in APEL Fee

• More economical than developing individual site

• Allows states to share information • Example: Certified in AZ, posted on APEL• Other states can use the AZ Cert to help the certification

process in their state

• More that states use one site, the easier it is for all of us

• Can work in parallel with state list, without the need to look at 50 different websites

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Website/Contact InfoAPEL 2.0 Module:

http://apel.transportation.org

APEL Website:http://www.ntpep.org/Pages/APEL.aspx

Evan Rothblatt – APEL Coordinator [email protected]

(202) 624-3648

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FHWA Policy Basics: Patented & Proprietary Products

under 23 CFR 635.411

AASHTO 2016 NTPEP Annual Meeting May 9, 2016

John Huyer, P.E.Contract Administration Group

Office of Program AdministrationFHWA Office of Infrastructure

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• Construction Program Guide Web Page – Patented & Proprietary Products: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/cqit/propriet.cfm

• Revised Q&A – 23 CFR 635.411:http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/contracts/011106qa.cfm

• FHWA 11/30/2011 Memorandum: Information: Guidance on Patented and Proprietary Product Approvalshttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/111130.cfm

• FHWA 11/14/2012 Memorandum: ACTION: Patented & Proprietary Products: Database of FHWA Approvals http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/pnpapprovals/121114.cfm

• Database - FHWA Approvals of Patented & Proprietary Products: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/pnpapprovals/approvals.cfm

• AASHTO APEL State Certified Products:http://apel.transportation.org/CertifiedProduct/Index

Patented & Proprietary Products -References

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• 23 U.S.C. 112 – “…construction … shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding”– Extends to the individual bid items in a

contract.

Competitive Bidding

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FHWA requires a justification to deviate from competitive bidding principles

Competitive Bidding

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• Allowable deviations from competitive bidding principles include– Other Methods (with FHWA approval)

• Special Experimental Project No. 14

– Emergencies– 23 CFR 635.411

Competitive Bidding

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• Allows Federal Participation for Proprietary products when:– Bid competitively with equally suitable non-

proprietary products, or– State certifies:

• Essential for synchronization, or• No equally suitable alternative exists, or

– Experimental Use, or– FHWA makes Public Interest Finding even

though other suitable alternatives exist

23 CFR 635.411

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• Proprietary Products issues can come up during construction!!

• If a Contract Change Order specifies a proprietary product, it must meet criteria in 23 CFR 635.411 for Federal participation.– If criteria not met, funding for product must

come from non-Federal sources (State DOT, Local Agency, etc.)

Construction

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• Certifications– Certified by State DOT– No FHWA approval required– FHWA can contest the certification– State DOT option to accept Local Public Agency (LPA)

certification• Public Interest Findings

– FHWA Division Administrator approval required– In some States, delegated to State DOT via

Stewardship Agreement– Can be redelegated to LPAs.

Requirements

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• Must include:– Statement by the appropriate State official

certifying that the proprietary product is:• Essential for synchronization, or• That no equally suitable alternative exists

• Should include supporting documentation.– Unique need being addressed– Why other products cannot meet the need

Certifications

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• Includes:– Request from State DOT, including supporting

information– Approval by FHWA, which considers:

• Evaluation of equally acceptable products• Benefit to public• Additional costs, if any• Duration and extent of approval

– Approval may be delegated to State DOT

Public Interest Finding

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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/111130.cfm

• Clarifies differences between Certifications and Public Interest Findings

• Clarifies approval authorities for States and FHWA

• Clarifies experimental use when participating in certain programs

• Provides transparency

November 30, 2011 Guidance

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• Certification = Public Interest Finding– No difference in process– de facto process – Everything treated as a PIF– State DOTs had to request FHWA approval to use

proprietary products, even with certifications

• Problem – Process did not conform to language of regulation.

Certifications vs. PIFs(Old process)

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• Industry Complaint: – Process too Restrictive Asserted that regulation kept innovative

products from use Attempted legislative remedies that would

have prevented FHWA from contesting certifications

Certifications vs. PIFs(Old process)

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Certification ≠ PIF

Certifications vs. PIFs(New process)

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• Guidance = regulation language• Certification

– Essential for synchronization– No suitable alternative

• Public Interest Finding– Other alternatives exist

Certifications vs. PIFs(New process)

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• Proprietary products approved under special funding/evaluation programs do not require additional certifications or approvals under23 CFR 635.411

• Examples:– Highways for Life (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/ )– Every Day Counts

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/ )– Section 1304 of MAP-21

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/qandas/qaipd.cfm )

Experimental Use

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• However, additional use of these products on other Title 23-funded projects not funded under these special funding/evaluation programs must comply with 23 CFR 635.411.

Experimental Use

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• FHWA posts only FHWA-approved“Public Interest Findings” and Experimental Products on its website

• Sortable by:– State– Basis of approval– Product name– Product type– Extent (project, statewide, region/district, etc.)– Approval date– Expiration Date

Transparency

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FHWA Approvals of Patented and Proprietary Productshttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/pnpapprovals/approvals.cfm

FHWA Headquarters Contact: John Huyer, 651-291-6111

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• FHWA posts ONLY FHWA approvals of Proprietary Products on FHWA website – Total = 566

• Experimental products = 34• Public Interest Findings = 532

Transparency(as of 10/13/2015)

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• Other Lists of Specified Proprietary Products:– APEL Certified Product Listing website

• Certifications, Experimental Products, & PIFs = 43 (AZ, CO, CT, ME, MD, MT, NY, OH)

– State DOT websites• Certifications, Experimental Products, & PIFs = 370

(AK, CO, IN, MD, MO, MT, NC, OR, TN, WA, WI, WY)

– Not on any website• Certifications, Experimental Products, & PIFs = 480

– Total Products not listed on FHWA web site = 893

• Total Products from all sources = 1459

Transparency(as of 10/13/2015)

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• FHWA recommends that State DOTs post their Proprietary Products to either:– APEL Certified Product Listing website

(http://apel.transportation.org/CertifiedProduct/Index );or

– A publicly accessible website(State DOT website)

Transparency

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• FHWA cannot require that State DOTs post their Proprietary Product information to either:– The APEL State Certified Products website at

http://apel.transportation.org/CertifiedProduct/Index ;or to

– A publicly accessible website (State DOT website)

• Unless FHWA successfully changes the regulation at 23 CFR 635.411 through the rule making process.

Transparency

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• AASHTO APEL Site – State Certified Products– 8 State DOTs (AZ, CO, CT, ME, MD, MT, NY, OH)– http://apel.transportation.org/CertifiedProduct/Index

Transparency

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• State DOT Web Sites (12)– AK, CO, IN, MD, MO, MT, NC, OR, TN, WA, WI, WY

• Alaska - Public Interest Findings, Approved for Federal Funding • Colorado - Findings in the Public Interest• Indiana: Programmatic Proprietary Material Approvals • Maryland: State of Maryland Patented and Proprietary Products• Missouri - Proprietary Item Approvals• Montana - Public Interest Findings and Certifications• North Carolina - NCDOT Approved Proprietary Products• Oregon - Office of Project-Letting Public Interest Findings• Tennessee DOT - Proprietary Products• Washington State - Current Blanket Proprietary Approvals• Wisconsin – Approved Statewide Proprietary Products• Wisconsin – Log Sheet of Patented or Proprietary Products • Wyoming - Proprietary Products

Transparency

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23 CFR 635.407(d) Use of materials made available by a public agency— Manufactured Material— Material acquired on a competitive

basis• Commodity Contract

— Requires use of State DOT-provided Material

• State DOT Develops Public Interest Finding, FHWA Division Concurs

— Federal eligible cost ≤ cost to State DOT (include this in contract)

— May place State DOT in competition with the private sector

23 CFR 635.411 Material or Product Selection— Material acquired as a part of a

highway construction contract under 23 USC 112 and 23 CFR 635 Subpart D

— Unit price includes cost to construct— Federal Participation for Patented

or Proprietary Products • Competitive Bidding• Certification• Experimental Use• Public Interest Finding

Patented & Proprietary Products

23 CFR 635.407 vs 23 CFR 635.411

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Questions and Comments

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For further information please contact:

John Huyer, P.E.

—FHWA

—Contract Administration Group (HIPA-30)

—(651)291-6111

[email protected]

The FHWA Division Office in your state

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First Name Last Name Title Email Phone NumberAhmad Abu-Hawash [email protected] 515-239-1393Samuel Allen [email protected] 512-263-2101Kenny Anderson [email protected] 317-610-7251 x203Kean Ashurst [email protected] 859-257-7319Kim Ault [email protected] 517-373-3340Kyle Baranowski [email protected] Bassett [email protected] 512-506-5881Lori Belz [email protected] Bennett [email protected] 517-322-5043Art Bertol GM ZAM Marketing [email protected] 304.527.4855Aaron Bonk [email protected] 608-261-0261Jason Booth [email protected] 912-534-5757Eric Booth [email protected] 912-534-5757Mary Bramble [email protected] 517-335-2837Jerry Britt [email protected] 601-757-7008John Buchanan [email protected] Burch [email protected] 602-712-8085Karen Byram [email protected] 850-414-4353Brandon Carson [email protected] 717-787-2933Richie Charoenpap [email protected] Clark VP Member Services [email protected] 5408509869Darby Clayton [email protected] 304-558-9567William Corbett [email protected] 412-788-1300Preston Cox [email protected] 919-437-1007Kelli Davis President [email protected] 229-567-0751Amanda Dees [email protected] 502-564-3160Kidada Dixon [email protected] 334-353-6940Richard Douds [email protected] 404-608-4805Lawrence Durante [email protected] 216-515-4754John Eiche NV DOT [email protected] 775-888-7598Anne Ellis [email protected] 202-624-8563Ryan Fragapane [email protected] 202-624-3632Samuel Frederick [email protected] 919-814-2220

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Allen Gallistel [email protected] 651-366-5545Douglas Gayne [email protected] 207-624-3268Daniel Gerow [email protected] 216-308-7299Sabra Gilbert-Young [email protected] 775-888-7894Vince Glick [email protected] 202-624-7743Rebecca Golden [email protected]. Francisco Gudiel [email protected] 225-248-4111Maysa Hanna [email protected] 602-712-8888Tichaundra Harris [email protected] 202-624-5254Rodrigo Herrera [email protected] 850-414-4377Stephanie Huang [email protected] 602-712-6430Scott Hughes [email protected] 217-782-7208Ed Hughes [email protected] 217-825-7843Brian Hunter [email protected] 919-329-4092John Huyer Contract Administration Engineer [email protected] (651)291-6111Peter Jansson [email protected] 517-636-6265Brian Johnson [email protected] Johnson Director, Technical Services [email protected] Jones [email protected] 515-239-1237Peter Kemp Pavement Unit Supervisor [email protected] 608-246-5393Joseph Kerstetter [email protected] 615-350-4193Therese Kline [email protected] 517-241-0082Rodney Klopp [email protected] 717-787-7827David Kotzer [email protected] 303-398-6566Jason Krogman [email protected] 651-355-5546Kyle Larson [email protected] 785-291-3825Doug Leitch Armtec [email protected] 226-314-1253Guohua Lian [email protected] 404-608-4824Katheryn Malusky [email protected] 202-624-3695David Meggers [email protected] 785-291-3845Ross Oak Metcalfe [email protected] 406-444-9201Brandi Mitchell [email protected] 502-564-3160Shelby Mock [email protected] Morse [email protected] 217-782-7218

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Andrew Mroczkowski [email protected] Nahrwold [email protected] 317-232-5080Mark Nelson [email protected] 847-882-1146Joseph Olson [email protected] 608-266-8488Katie Overton [email protected] 937-294-8265Ibrahim Ozkan [email protected] 919-215-4345Randy Pace [email protected] 919-329-4000Mike Paipal Field Engineer [email protected] Palmer [email protected] 501-569-5185Mario Paredes Senior Research Enginerr [email protected] 352-231-0992Barry Paye [email protected] 608-246-7945Patrick Pendleton Vp Man [email protected] 3045274892Chris Peoples [email protected] 919-329-4000Gerald Peterson [email protected] 512-506-5821Keith Platte [email protected] 202-624-3697Igor Prado [email protected] Real [email protected] 603-428-3151Nikita Reed [email protected] 352-955-6654Todd Robertson [email protected] 903-424-2299Ernay Robinson-Perry [email protected] Romero [email protected] 405-436-0028Brennan Roney [email protected] 404-608-4816Natalie Roskam [email protected] 919Evan Rothblatt [email protected] 202-624-3648LaDonna Rowden [email protected] 217-782-4423Raymond Rowden [email protected] 217-622-5407John Rublein [email protected] 608-246-7953Kevin Sablan [email protected] Sarcinella [email protected] 512-791-5591Phil Shawk [email protected] 330-477-4800 x140Temple Short [email protected] 803-737-6648Jozsef Simon [email protected] 615-350-1011Eric Smith [email protected] Smith [email protected] 502-320-6341

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Tim Stallard [email protected] 517-322-6448John Staton [email protected] 517-322-5701Tracy Stegmaier [email protected] 334-242-6244Joseph Stilwell [email protected] 207-215-3643Michael Sullivan [email protected] 601-359-1666Jim Swisher [email protected] 804-328-3121Jeffrey Syar [email protected] 614-275-1373James Trepanier [email protected] 217-782-9607Alonso Uzcategui [email protected] 517-335-2624Paul Vinik [email protected] 352-955-6686Anita Vuckovska [email protected] 847-214-2100Dennis Warren [email protected] 517-322-5665Mark Wasil [email protected] 216-515-8974Richard Williammee [email protected] 817-370-6675Maribel Wong [email protected] 202-624-3559Scott Wright [email protected] Young [email protected] 614-351-2882Merrill Zwanka [email protected] 803-737-6682