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Several respondents replied that although there are no independent funds allocated for geophysics, there are very large annual budgets for geotechnical investigations from which geophysics does get funded. Table C4 presents comments regarding budgets and funding at the respondent agencies.
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. • Cost, skepticism, and lack of management buy-in are the primary reasons that transportation agencies limit the implementation of "leading edge or state-of-the-art geophysical methods" on their geotechnical projects (Figure 17)
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N/R Previous examples/usages N/R Consulting with specialty subcontractor N/R In-house Based on previous contracts AKDOT AZDOT CALTRANS CFLHD CODOT CODOT CTDOT DCDOT Edmonton FLDOT GADOT HIDOT IADOT IDDOT ILDOT INDOT KSDOT KYDOT MADOT In-house Supervising geologists or engineers Geotechnical design engineers Designated project lead Geotechnical engineer It varies -- project design staff, geotechnical staff, or others Staff It is usually someone at a project engineer level, from whatever group is interested in getting the information. It could be the geotech, structures, or pavement of design group that could develop the RFP Design consultant Project manager Geotechnical engineer Geotechnical engineer/manager Design Office Project manager Design Branch Geotechnical engineer Project engineer Geotechnical engineer Chief geologist Designers FIGURE 18 Costs related to geophysics hinder or help your highway engineering staff.
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21 MTDOT N/R In-house personnel perform work NDDOT Researchsection N/R New Brunswick Me N/R NHDOT Research geologist Supplemental provisions NJDOT In-house/consultants N/R NMDOT Geotechnical manager On-call contracts OHDOT Our office or district managing engineer Text document ORDOT Project geologist/engineer N/R ORDOT Project geo-personnel Case-by-case basis Port Authority NY/NJ Geotechnical engineer Discussion with geophysical specialist or engineer Quebec Geotechnical engineer N/R Saskatchewan Pavement engineer for GPR Past experience SCDOT Consultant written, reviewed by geotechnical engineer N/R SDDOT Unsure N/R TNDOT Geotechnical section As needed TXDOT University writes project statement Through interagency contracts UTDOT Geotech division engineers and geologists Define the scope of work and estimate, then utilize the existing pool contracts VTDOT Project manager, project engineer Generally in cooperation with vendors WFLHD Project geotech N/R WSDOT Chief engineering geologist Provide to the consultant liaison Notes: N/R = no response; RFP = Request for Proposal; GPR = ground penetrating radar. MDDOT Chief, Engineering Geology Division N/R MEDOT N/R MIDOT Project manager Mostly boiler plate format tailored to specific project Ontario Regional supervisor Standard RFP MODOT Geotechnical section Working with university personnel orwith consultant personnel for firms on contract list Geotechnical engineer Manitoba Geotechnical engineer Use the department's template TABLE 3 (continued)
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22 In addition to the type of solicitation (see Figure 21) there is value in understanding what type of contracts transportation agencies award for geophysical services.
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