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Transportation Strategic Management and Operations

Advisory Task Force
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Final report

Submitted to the Governor and legislative leaders

 

Cover letter (Jan. 23, 2009, PDF)

 

Final Report Executive Summary

(Jan. 23, 2009, PDF)

 

Mn/DOT Response letter (Feb. 18, 2010, PDF)

 

Mn/DOT Peer Review (July 2, 2010, PDF, 605 KB)

 

Scan of Other DOT Structures (July 2010, PDF, 140 KB)


The task force concluded on May 31, 2009.

 

 

Preliminary report

Submitted to the Governor and legislative leaders

 

Cover letter (Dec. 15, 2008, PDF)

 

Preliminary Report - Focus Areas (Dec. 8, 2008, PDF)

 

 

 

Meetings


Jan. 5, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 12:00
Minnesota State Retirement Systems Building

Suite 400, 60 Empire Drive
St. Paul, Minn.

 

Tentative agenda

 

 

Meeting materials

 

Dec. 8, 2008

 

Nov. 25, 2008

 

Oct. 24, 2008

 

Oct. 2, 2008



Membership

 

Commissioner of Transportation or Designee

    • Bernie Arseneau

     

Chair of Met Council or Designee

    • Arlene McCarthy

 

Governor’s Construction Industry Representative

    • Larry Lair

     

Governor’s Academic Representatives

    • Dr. Jeanne Boeh
    • Laura King
    • Dr. Svjetlana Madzar

 

Governor’s Private Sector Representatives

    • Clay Parker, Chair
    • Darwin Voltin
    • Jeffery Gale

 

Members of the House of Representatives

    • Representative Melissa Hortman
    • Representative Frank Hornstein

 

House Organized Labor Representative

    • Robert  Hilliker

 

Members of the Senate

    • Senator Kathy Saltzman
    • Senator Dick Day

 

Senate Organized Labor Representative

    • Adam Duininck, Co-chair

 

Task Force Support

 

Department of Administration

    • Jim Rhodes

 

Department of Minnesota Management and Budget

    • Charlie Petersen

 

Department of Transportation

    • Ginny Crowson

 

 

Purpose

The 2008 Minnesota Legislature established a task force to advise the governor and the Legislature on management and operations strategies that will improve efficiency in transportation. Chapter 152--House File No. 2800

 

Scope

The task force must provide an assessment that identifies strategies and makes recommendations, including any proposals for legislative changes, to improve efficiency in:

 

  1. State transportation construction and maintenance projects, and
  2. Management of state transportation infrastructure.

 

In developing its assessment, the task force may consider best practices in business and construction management; efficiency concepts in academic, business, or other environments; and, how requirements under law affect transportation efficiency.

 

The assessment provided by the task force must include, but is not limited to, analysis of the project development process, cost estimation, bidding and award of contracts, contract management, cost overruns and construction project oversight by the Department of Transportation.

 

Approach

The Department of Administration will support the task force and the Department of Finance and Employee Relations Management Analysis Division will facilitate the task force work. A chair and co-chair have been selected by the task force and a work plan is being developed to complete the following tasks: