Central Regional Meeting Presentations
Westin at Crown Center / Kansas City, MO
Day 1 | |
3:40 – 4:30 p.m. | Central Region Transportation Funding Developments Hosted by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Council Marc R. Poulos, executive director, III FFC Pat Goss, executive director, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association Alan Reinkemeyer, vice president of the heavy/highway/infrastructure division, AGC of Missouri |
4:30 – 5 p.m. | Steve Hewitt, chief executive officer, Kansas Turnpike Authority |
Day 2 | |
8:50 – 9:30 a.m. | National and Regional Transportation Construction Market Conditions Report Dr. Alison Premo Black, senior vice president & chief economist, ARTBA |
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Damages Without A Cause - Liquidated Damages Are A Penalty When Contractors Are Not Allowed to Raise Concurrent Delay as A Defense Chris Brasco, senior partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald |
11 – 11:45 a.m. | Nebraska Flood Response Chris Hawkins, COO, Hawkins Construction Company Jeff Simkins, Midwest Regional Manager, Acrow Bridge |
Noon – 12:45 p.m. | Luncheon Federal Transportation Policy & Regulatory Update Nick Goldstein, vice president of legal & regulatory issues, ARTBA |
12:45 – 2 p.m. | Presentations from Missouri DOT and Kansas DOT Patrick McKenna, director, Missouri Department of Transportation Julie Lorenz, secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation |