2024 Construction, Materials, and Alternate Delivery Conference presentations
TxDOT’s Materials and Tests Division (MTD) has partnered with the Construction Division (CST) and Alternative Delivery Division (ALD) to host a three-day conference on March 25 - 27, 2024. The focus of the event was to provide insight into the best practices, latest innovations, and current developments for TxDOT’s project delivery, construction contracting, and materials and test methods impacting the heavy highway construction industry.
View the conference agenda or more information on speakers.
The table displays the conference agenda and links to the presentations given during each session.
| Breakout Session | Presentation Title | Presenters | Organization |
| Session 1 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
Construction Programs Update Digital Delivery Synchro & APCM | Jackie Benevides Adrian Martinez |
TxDOT |
| Session 1 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
Review of the MIG for Prefabricated Structural Materials | Miranda Unruh | TxDOT |
| Session 1 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
HPG Binder Use in Texas: Updates | Pravat Karki Amit Bhasin |
TxDOT University of Texas at Austin |
| Session 2 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Build America Buy America (BABA) | Eduardo Acosta Mark Weaver |
TxDOT |
| Session 2 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Soils & Base Materials – Cement & Lime Treatment | Randy Bowers Dale Rand |
Cement Council of Texas Lime Association of Texas |
| Session 3 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
HOU Alternative Delivery Program Update | Varuna Singh Grady Mapes Kenneth Shirley |
TxDOT |
| Session 3 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
Meeting the Minimum Requirements for Lane Line Delineation | Adam Pike
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Texas A&M Transportation Institute TxDOT |
| Session 3 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. |
Value of Data Interation Across the Project Lifestyle | Jenna Lash | TxDOT |
| Session 3 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. |
Drones | Sergio Roman | TxDOT |
| Session 4 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Concrete Testing Training Programs | Rachel Cano Christine Luther Joanna Lozano Parrilla |
TxDOT |
| Session 4 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
CST Claims & Support Round Table | Carlos Rodriguez CST Division’s Construction Section |
TxDOT |
| Session 4 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Design-Build Pre-Procurement Presentation – Taking a Proactive Approach | Daniel Worden Lance Bornstein |
TxDOT |
| Session 4 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. |
Fly Ash and Other SCMS: What is TxDOT doing to Ensure Supply | Andy Naranjo | TxDOT |
| Session 4 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. |
Performance Based Concrete Specifications for HPC (0-6958) | Anol Mukhopadhyay | Texas A&M Transportation Institute |
| Session 4 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. |
Handling Consultant Preclusions in Design-Build Projects | Becky Blewett Claire McGuinness |
TxDOT |
| Breakout Session | Presentation Title | Presenters | Organization |
| Session 5 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Managing Plan Changes & Plan Errors in Construction | Delmy Reyes | TxDOT |
| Session 5 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Quality & Materials in the Design-Build Program | Thomas Smith | TxDOT |
| Session 5 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Surface Aggregate Classification of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) | Fujie Zhou | Texas A&M Transportation Institute |
| Session 5 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
IH 610/US 59 – Lesson Learned | Hamoon Bahrami Fernando de la Garza |
TxDOT Texas A&M |
| Session 5 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Programmatic Updates and the Small Design Build Initiative (SDBI) | Joe Adams Juan Valles |
TxDOT |
| Session 6 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Panel: Design-Build Through the Eyes of the PM | Daniel Garcia Justin Thomey Prapti Sharma Robert Moya |
TxDOT |
| Session 6 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
TxDOT Survey, Construction, and Mapping Support – Solutions & Training Overview | Matthew Bryant | TxDOT |
| Session 6 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Post Letting – Justifications and Single/Zero Responses Explained | Construction Division’s Management Analyst Group | TxDOT |
| Session 6 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Spec Support – What’s in Store for 2024? | Jeanette Limon | TxDOT |