Partnering
partnering@mdqi.org
Mission
To develop, initiate, and promote partnering which offers opportunities to improve communication, provide structured issue resolution and timely follow-up throughout the transportation industry.
The Partnering Advantage
The Maryland Quality Initiative’s (MdQI) Partnering Subcommittee has steered the statewide Partnering effort for Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) construction projects since 1998. Every partnering venture is distinctive – each issue, each team and each project. There are many moving parts to a project and what’s in play today may be out of play tomorrow. By Partnering effectively, we can produce great project outcomes for all stakeholders.
The Partnering subcommittee provides Partnering training and support for MDOT SHA and now throughout all of MDOT’s Transportation Business Units (TBU’s). The subcommittee partners with stakeholders throughout Maryland’s transportation industry. They provide excellent opportunities and guidance for building positive working relationships which continue to turnout project success stories.
Partnering provides the user a successful path to follow as you weave through the process. It demonstrates the means for creating and sustaining an environment of trust, communication, motivation and teamwork. These efforts allow all project stakeholders to gain significant project benefits. MDOT SHA is transitioning to e-Construction technology, so converting to e-Partnering is the next logical next step. That means utilizing available technologies to exchange and share information and documents more rapidly to increase our pace of business. These processes will improve efficiencies in project management, help foster and improve safety, reduce construction time, manage costs and budgets more efficiently, and improve the quality of projects.
The true value of Partnering is the improved understanding for the project, scope of work, expectations, schedules, responsibilities, and teamwork through a formalized communication structure. The relationships built through Partnering reap benefits not only for current individual project, but in all future projects and efforts moving forward.
Partnering SUBCOMMITTEE Members
Co-Chairs
Chunca Bittinger, Statewide Partnering Coordinator
MDOT SHA OOC, (240) 609-8075
Mike Veid, Senior Project Manager
Joseph B. Fay Company, (410)-424-3380
Meredith Spicer, MDOT SHA OOC
Ron Ergott - MDOT SHA District 5
Karen Fiasco - MDOT SHA District 5
John Gover - MDOT SHA D3 Construction
Bret Hadzimichalis - Pennoni
Matt Harrell - WSP
John Huchrowski – AMT Engineering
Beth Ann Larson - MDOT SHA OOC
Ken Mattlin – Six M Company
Kevin Mullen – McLean Contracting
Shekhar Murkute - Pioneer CES
Alex Ollerman – MDOT MAA
Ed Seeley - JMT
Ed Shirk – Sunrise Safety Services
Eileen Sien - Airport Design Consultants, Inc
Mason Free - MDOT SHA OOC
Blair Jones - Federal Highway
Stephen McVeigh - Alpha
Jolene Morris, MDOT SHA District 7
Larry Hughes, True Inspection Services, LLC
Tyson Lesesne, AMT Engineering
Makeda Drake, RK&K
MdQI "EXCELLENCE in Partnering" Award Winners
2021 Project Under $5M Winner
MDOT SHA MD 845-A Keedysville Urban Reconstruction Project of Potomac River
2021 Project $5M to $10M Winner
MDOT MDTA Bradshaw Road Bridge over I-95
2021 Project over $10M Winner
MDOT SHA I-270 at Watkins Mill Road Interchange
2020 Project Under $5M Winner
MDOT SHA MD 224 Bridge over Branch of Potomac River
2020 Project $5M to $10M Winner
MDOT MAA Aircraft Gates at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
2020 Project over $10M Winner
MDOT SHA MD 261 Bridge over Fishing Creek
2019 Gold Winner
Severn River Bridge Widening
2019 Silver Winner
BWI Airport Aircraft Parking
2019 Bronze Winner
MD 404 Widening
2018 Gold Winner
I 695 Widening
2018 Silver Winner
MD 180 /MD 351
2018 Bronze Winner
BWI Airport Checkpoint