Welcome to the MdQI Website
MdQI Description
MdQI is a cooperative effort by Maryland's highway
industry dedicated to the continuous quality improvement in the planning,
design, construction, and maintenance of Maryland's highway system. Formerly
known as National Quality Initiative (NQI), the quality journey began in 1994
when Maryland’s first "Road to Quality" conference/workshop was held.
Mission Statement
"To provide the Maryland highway industry a forum that fosters coordinated
and continuous quality improvement in order to ensure safe, efficient, and
environmentally sensitive highways which meets the needs of all transportation
stakeholders"
Overview
In the early 1990's, Maryland's State Highway
Administration (SHA) recognized the need to address quality at all levels and
areas of the highway community. SHA, along with other local industry members,
attended the preliminary National Quality Initiative Conference and came away
with a strong commitment to incorporate the concepts and strategies as a way of
doing business in Maryland. To this end, Maryland sponsored its first
"Road to Quality" Conference in 1994. A Steering Committee, comprised
of a diverse group of industry professionals, was established to organize and
present this conference. During this process, the committee recognized that the
conference itself was only one way of advocating quality as a way of doing
business throughout the industry. As a result, its mission was broadened beyond
the conference to foster ongoing dialogue among members of the industry.
SHA's four-year business plan is the document that
drives our efforts. The deployment of the business plan is strategically linked
to its quality initiatives. Fostering an atmosphere of open communication and
cooperation with our partners is critical to defining and achieving our goals.
The MdQI Steering Committee draws industry partners into the business plan as
we strive "to provide our customers with a safe, well-maintained and
attractive highway system that offers mobility and supports Maryland's
communities, economy and environment." The Steering Committee is the link
between our stakeholders and this mission statement, and guides strategic
thinking on a day-to-day basis.
The Chief Engineer chairs the committee, which has top
level commitment from all the members. It meets monthly to discuss a broad
range of quality-driven initiatives as well as deliver the annual conference,
which features a series of workshops on pressing issues and future focus of the
industry. Thus, the Steering Committee has evolved from conference organization
to industrywide driving force in the continuing quality journey. As a result,
Maryland has become a lead state in the quality initiative movement to
encourage other state transportation agencies to initiate quality movements of
their own, as well as support them in their efforts. The Steering Committee's
Organizational Structure reflects the breadth of this commitment.
National Partnership for Highway Quality
NPHQ is a groundbreaking partnership of the Federal
Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials, the American Public Works Association, the National
Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, and 9 of the nation’s
leading roadway construction trade associations, including:
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO)
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American Concrete Pavement Association
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American Council of Engineering Companies
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American Public Works Association
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American Road and Transportation Builders Association
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American Traffic Safety Services Association
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Associated General Contractors of America
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Asphalt Institute
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Federal Highway Administration
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National Asphalt Pavement Association
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National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
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National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Link: National Partnership
for Highway Quality
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MdQI
News Headlines
Updated:
April, 2008
Save the Date: 2008 MdQI Annual Career Day
April 10, 2008 at Aggregate Industries in Clinton, MD.
Maryland Quality
Initiative's
Construction & Engineering 2007 Career Day
Construction Management Services Pilot Project
MdQI Newsletter:
Fall/Winter 2007
Previous Newsletters:
Spring/Summer 2007
Fall/Winter 2006
Spring/Summer 2006
Fall/Winter 2005
Spring/Summer
2005
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