2024 PEPS Conference presentations
TxDOT’s Professional Engineering Procurement Services (PEPS) Division held a two-day conference on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, 2024. The focus of the event was to provide insight and updates on the PEPS procurement processes to the consultant community and TxDOT’s districts and divisions.
The table displays the conference agenda and links to any presentations given during each session.
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8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Shining Star Award
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9:00 - 9:45 a.m | Keynote Speaker: Chet Garner |
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. | Down the Rabbit Hole of Revolving Door Restrictions
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HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) and DBE Contract Provisions
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Best Practices for Interviews - Part 1
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Panel: Debriefs - Leveraging Feedback to Improve Your Proposal
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Prepararing to Work with TxDOT
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10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
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Conflicts of Interest - How to Avoid It and What to do When you Get Stuck
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Federal DBE Program Compliance
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Best Practices for Interviews - Part 2
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Panel: Ways to Provide Great Service on Construction Engineering Inspection Contracts
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Precertification and Administrative Qualifications Overview
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11:45 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Ethics Role in Risk Management
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AJAR – Labor Hours Modeling: Transparency and Accountability in Contract Negotiations
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Panel: A Winning Strategy - How to Know a Project is Right for You
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Panel: Successful Escalation in CEI Contracts
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Qualifications Based Proposals
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1:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Break |
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. | Ethics During the Procurement Process
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Top 5 Drone Myths and Misconceptions
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Construction Project Management/Best Practices in Public Involvement Activities
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Time | Description |
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Things I Wish I Knew about Consulting Before I Left TxDOT
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9:00 - 9:45 a.m | AJAR - Labor Hours Modeling: Transparency and Accountability in Contract Negotiations (duplicate presentation)
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Panel: Stay in the Game: Avoid Disqualification and Improve Submittals
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Legal Firm Name and Name Change
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Fundamentals of Invoicing (duplicate presentation)
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10:00 - 10:45 a.m. | Houston Comprehensive Engineering Consultant Contracts - Workflow and Tracking
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Work Authorization Project Management
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Staying Out of the Rejection Lane
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11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Conflicts of Interest - How to Avoid It and What to do When you Get Stuck
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11:30 - Noon | Break |
Noon - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Closing |