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Advantages of Collaboration with Producers
March 7 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Location: Virtual
Speakers: Joe Black, P.E. – MnDOT
Riley Dvorak, P.E. – Rinker Materials
Presentation Description:
Updating standards can be a tremendously tedious process that inevitably involves many stakeholders. Over the past 6 years, the Minnesota DOT (MnDOT) and the Minnesota Concrete Pipe (MNCPA) have engaged in a joint technical committee focused on updating and improving concrete pipe and box culvert standards for the advancement of Minnesota infrastructure and the precast industry. The committee includes representation from MnDOT materials, bridge, and hydraulic departments as well as 4 different local precast producers. The committee has progressively been working through updates to different sets of standards including pipe, arch pipe, manholes, and box culverts, as well as the development of new product standards. Throughout this process, open communication and partnership have helped to find amicable solutions and advance standards in a direction that makes sense to MnDOT and the precast producers. This presentation will focus on lessons learned from this engagement and the realized benefits of regular collaboration between DOT and producers.
Speaker Bios:
Joe Black is a licensed professional engineer working for the Minnesota DOT (MnDOT) Bridge Office, Standards and Research division. Joe is in charge of the design of standards including precast concrete box culverts, concrete pipe, and other features such as CIP cantilever retaining walls. He has 13 years experience with MnDOT with 6 years of experience working with MnCPA. Joe lives with his wife and 5 children in North St. Paul, MN.
Riley Dvorak is a licensed professional engineer serving as the technical resource engineer for Rinker Materials in Minnesota. Riley holds over 9 years of experience in the reinforced concrete pipe industry with a diverse array of experience. Currently, his primarily role is standard development on both local and national levels. Riley and his wife reside in Prior Lake, MN with three boys under 5 years old.
