WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

8-8:25

Critical Role of Documentation and Inspection in Construction Success

Speakers: Reyna Johnson, Associate/Team Lead; Kyle Griffith, EIT, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.

Learn how effective documentation, field inspections, and quick responses can turn construction challenges into success.

 8:30-8:55

Utility Contractor Goes Above and Beyond to Honor Pledge to City

Speakers:  Carl Craigo, Utility Director, City of Midland (TX); Don Rigby, Director-Marketing & Education, Madewell Products Corp.

Learn how to resolve and budget for an urgent problem. To save a project, contractors need to get creative. When possible, specifying engineers need to know the 10-year history of a product/solution.

9-9:25

Construction Methods Driving Utility Design Along TxDOTs IH35 CapEx Central (LBL Section)

Speakers: Francisco Guerrero, Vice President; Lorraine Liu, Project Engineer, Pape Dawson Engineers

Present lessons learned and opportunities when working with a DOT road expansion project in a dense urban environment, and the role construction methods play in the design and decision making.

9:30-10:30

Preserving Casper’s Infrastructure: Large-Diameter Pipeline Trenchless Rehabilitation Project

Speaker:  Mark Wade, President, Bluewater Solutions Group Inc.

Get a close-up look and understanding of how the City of Casper, WY, and its engineering and construction teams resolved a failing wastewater interceptor system on time and under budget.

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1:30-1:55

Pipe Bursting Success: Identify and Mitigate Risk

Speaker:  Robert Morrow, President, Faction Fusion

Explore a dive into the different items that can make or break a pipe bursting project: pipe-up size, crossing utilities, soil conditions; how to evaluate and mitigate risk.

2-2:25

Advances in Remaining Useful Life Analysis for Large-Diameter Pipelines

Speaker:  Veronica Alvarez, General Manager-US West, Redzone Robotics

Learn about industry concerns in regards to remaining useful life analysis in large-diameter pipelines.

2:30-3

Surviving Submittals

Speaker: Ashley Van Keer, EIT, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.

Take a look at a few best practices and suggestions that will help even the most disorganized engineer prepare for submittal season.