ACEC/MA's Transportation Agencies Liaison Committee (TALC) works closely with public transportation agencies to streamline and improve project delivery.
TALC usually meets monthly on the 3rd or 4th Wednesday of the month at lunchtime in Boston. When in-person meetings are hold, the cost of lunch is hosted by one member firm each month, as assigned by TECET staff, so that each member firm with employees on the TALC list pays for the cost of the sandwich lunch about once every 3-4 years, even if the employees from that firm are not in attendance.
Due to the size of the committee, with about 470 individuals from ACEC/MA Member Firms as of July 1, 2024, TALC in-person meeting attendance is limited to one person per ACEC/MA Member Firm, plus ACEC/MA Board members. Some TALC meetings are hybrid, but all are available on Zoom. All TALC member receive emails on transportation issues and are invited to participate in Zoom calls.
11/20/2024: November TALC at MG + M, The Law Firm
Presentation from Meredith Slesinger, Rail & Transit Administrator, MassDOT
Presentation from Liam McQuat, Joseph Barr, Amtrak
10/30/2024: October TALC meeting at Gannett Fleming Transystems
Presentation from Neil Boudreau, Assistant Administrator for Traffic & Safety, MassDOT
PDF of Presentation - on Project Development and Design Guide Update - Target Speed
MassDOT Cost Recovery SOP for reference only
9/25/24: September TALC meeting at AECOM
Modernization Program Management & MassDOT’s Scoping Procedure
7/17/24: July TALC meeting at Dewberry
7/1/2024: MBTA Scope and Compensation Matrix resources
MBTA Memo on Scope and Compensation Matrix
MBTA Project Controls Manual is here: https://www.mbta.com/capital-programs/project-controls-manual
- Scroll down to Appendices and then to Templates and expand
- Scroll down to Scope and Compensation Matrix (not linked here, but follow list below to reach current version of this Matrix)
- MBTA Training video on YouTube
Related links:
https://www.mbta.com/capital-programs
https://www.mbta.com/engineering/directives
Design Standards and Guidelines: https://www.mbta.com/engineering/design-standards-and-guidelines
6/25/2024: MassDOT Industry Day on Allston and Cape Cod Bridges
- MassDOT Industry Day Introduction pdf
- MassDOT Allston Multimodal Project Industry Day pdf
- MassDOT Cape Cod Bridges Industry Day pdf
6/20/2024: ACEC/MA TALC Guests from MBTA: Megan Chann, Shaunna Jammal, Cheryl Guiod
Resources:
ROW Access Considerations Overview
6/11/2024: FHWA and MassDOT Workshop on Progressive Design Build, held in cooperation with ACEC/MA and CIM
FHWA Presentation Deck: Alternative Contracting Methods - Progressive Design-Build - June 11, 2024
6/3/2024: The MBTA asked us to share the attached memo regarding non-traditional Hi-Viz apparel.
5/22/2024: Intersection Control Evaluation - Overview and Updates, Presented by: Lisa Schletzbaum, Assistant State Traffic Engineer; Sasha Wood, PE, Traffic Design Supervisor
Intersection Control Evaluation: Overview and Updates
5/16/2024: MassDOT Highway Design Build Project Executive Training
4/25/2024: Massport Lean Program: :Lean and Emerging Technologies from Luciana Burdi of Massport
3/21/24:: Regional Rail Modernization Update from Alistair Sawers of MBTA
MBTA Rail Modernization Slides
2/13/24: MassDOT Safety: Road Safety Audits: Virtual Briefing from Bonnie Polin and Ana Fill
Roadway Safety Audits in Massachusetts, PDF of Feb. 13, 2024 presentation
Helpful Links from MassDOT Highway
12/20/23: Virtual TALC Meeting: Presentation from Carrie Lavallee, P.E. Deputy Administrator & Chief Engineer, John J. Bechard, P.E. Deputy Chief Engineer for Project Development
9/22/2023: Virtual Session on Introducing: The MassDOT Stormwater Design Guide, presented by Henry Barbaro, Maria Briones, MassDOT and Lauren Caputo, VHB
MassDOT Stormwater Unit - for more resources
Direct Link to download MassDOT Stormwater Design Guide
9/20/2023: TALC Meeting Resources
Integrating PIMA Into MassDOT Highway Division Projects by Chris Kivior and William Woolford
8/16/2023: TALC Meeting Resources
MBTA Asset Management Presentation by W. Peter Seweryn
6/28/2023: TALC Meeting Resources
MassDOT Highway Division Environmental Review Checklist PPT PDF from Tim Dexter, MassDOT
Environmental Review Checklist on MassDOT's Website
5/2/2023 MBTA Memo: Capital Programs is requesting that any outstanding invoices be submitted by June 9, 2023 to allow sufficient time for review and processing prior to final payments being made on or before June 30, 2023. Memo
4/26/23: TALC Meeting Resources
MassTaxpayers Foundation presentation on MBTA from Andy Bagley, MTF VP
Digital signatures – Complying with the Regulations from Paul Tyrell PE, PLS, Chair, Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
3/27/2023: MBTA Safety Flash: Minimum PPE requirements for anyone working on MBTA ROW. the Safety Flash, contains the PPE requirements. These requirements apply to ANYONE working on or near the MBTA ROW.
MBTA Safety Flash PPE Requirements
3/15/2023: MBTA Safety Presentation from Katie J. Choe, CCM, Chief of Quality, Compliance & Oversight, MBTA
2/17/23: MassDOT, ACEC/MA & CIM Design Build Workshop
2/15 + 2/16/23: New MBTA Safety Requirements for Contractors Accessing MBTA
Construction Sites: Katie Choe, MBTA Chief of Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Office briefed consultants and contractors on upcoming changes in contractor safety requirements in
response to Federal Transit Administration’s Safety Management Inspection.
2/15/23: MBTA Session on Prompt Payment (updated)
12/15/22: MBTA Session on Prompt Payment
12/14/22: Update on MassDOT’s OPEO Activities
Speakers: Andrea D’Amato, MassDOT Assistant Secretary, Kate Riley, MassDOT Office of Public Engagement and Outreach (OPEO), Carrie Lavallee, MassDOT Highway Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer
9/21/22: EEO Documents for ODCR:
1 - Non-Discrimination Statement of Policy.doc
2 - Workforce Profile (EEO-4 Category).xls
8/17/22: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURELAW (BIL): Overview of Highway Programs and Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants with Ken Miller, Acting Division Administrator (MA), FHWA - PDF of PPT
6/15/22: MBTA Capital Programs Discussion with Jay Neider - PDF of PPT
4/27/22: MBTA Professional Services Selection Process – DEI Evaluation Criteria Training
PDF of PPT from MBTA and Armand Resource Group
3/30/22: MassDOT Virtual Public Meetings by MassDOT's Andrea D'Amato, Amy Getchell and others
1/25/22: MassDOT IMPACT is designed to encourage public safety initiatives and awareness specific to crash information. Within IMPACT you can engage with crash related data through easy to understand pre-built reports or conduct your own self-driven analysis.
1/19/22: TALC Meeting Resources: PDF of ACEC National Presentation by Matt Reiffer, ACEC, on the IIJA
Additional resources from Matt Reiffer at ACEC National:
- ACEC IIJA resource page: https://programs.acec.org/iija-resources/
- FHWA summary: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/docs/bil_overview_20211122.pdf
- Rail funding: here is the FRA implementation page: https://railroads.dot.gov/BIL
- On the appropriations question, AASHTO has a good article on it: https://aashtojournal.org/2021/12/17/continuing-resolution-complicates-highway-funding/
11/17/21: TALC Meeting resources: PDF of MassDOT Presentation on MassDOT Municipal Grant Programs
9/22/21: TALC Meeting resources:
- PDF of MassDOT Hybrid Meeting Draft Plan from Andrea D'Amato, MassDOT Assistant Secretary for Operational Excellence
- PDF of MALSCE Point Cloud Standards 2021 from Paul Feldman and Steve Wilkes for MALSCE
8/25/2021: PDF of Presentation from Marie Rose, MassDOT Director of Project Management
7/28/2021:
Liz Williams, Liz, Bob Frey, Kevin Lopes of MassDOT on MassDOT Data Resources
PDF of Presentation from MassDOT
Project Controls for Designers Presented by: Ken Johnson, Deputy Chief – Project Controls
7/21/2021: MassDOT List of Design-Build Project Identification-Next Generation Bridge (NGB)
5/7/2021: MassDOT-ACEC/MA-CIM-Briefing on Cape Cod Canal Bridges Project
PDF of Presentation from MassDOT
4/26/2021: MBTA Construction Contract Extended Overhead: Capital Programs Construction Contract Extended Overhead Policy
4/21/2021: Presentation by Cassandra Gascon Bligh, Community Grants Program Administrator MassDOT Highway Division
2/24/2021: Presentation by David Mohler, Executive Director of Planning, MassDOT
2/17/2021: Design Review Memorandum from Chief Engineer Patricia Leavenworth, dated February 12, 2021 on detailed guidance regarding the standard MassDOT project review times to be used for various types of design submissions at different stages of project development. This information should be used to help establish and maintain project design schedules in an effort to achieve on-time project delivery.
1/28/2021 Luciana Burdi, Massport, Briefing Co-hosted by ACEC/MA, AIA MA, WTS Boston, CMAA and BSCES: pdf of presentation
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12/16/20 ACEC/MA TALC Meeting Materials Shared:
EDC6 Every Day Counts 6 Innovations proposed by FHWA that were discussed at the national virtual summit in December 2020
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Capital Programs Support: Updated Design Errors & Omissions Evaluation Process
Preparing Invoices - Internal Training Guide: ACECMA TALC 11-18-20
Pre-Audit Findings: ACECMA TALC 11-18-20
2/26/20 David Hatem Donovan Hatem Briefing to ACEC/MA TALC
2/13/20 MBTA OCE Briefing to ACEC/MA TALC
10/30/19 TALC Meeting with Shannon Greenwell of MassDOT
10/18/19: Webinar with MassDOT Highway Deputy Administrator/Chief Engineer Patty Leavenworth and Team
Key notes on Webinar Presentation
7/17/19:
MBTA discussion of Project Development Group (PDG Process)
2-27-19:
Massachusetts Business Coalition on Transportation - slides presented at recent meeting
8-22-18: T4MA Presentation on Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) from Chris Dempsey
7-31-18: MassDOT Highway Issues Proprietary Products SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
MassDOT Highway shared their internal SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) on the Use of Proprietary Products: highlighted section is applicable to engineers. Also see:
6-20-18: MBTA System-Wide Accessibility and The Design Guide to Access Presentation
5-23-2018: ebuilder Presentation from MBTA
2/28/18- Exciting Things are Brewing at Boston Public Works with Katie Choe, Chief Engineer/Director of Construction Management
4-25-2018-TALC Meeting Presentation: Jackie DeWolfe, Michelle Danila, Andy Paul
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Associate Principal | Senior Civil Engineer
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Boston Office Executive
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617/528-6212
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VHB
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