DCA / Corps of Engineers Partnership

• DCA / Corps of Engineers Partnership 2007
The Corps hosted our fourth Partnering Session at Corps Headquarters on 27 September 2007.  Corps attendees included Major General Don T. Riley and senior HQ staff from Civil Works, Colonel Doyle and his staff from the PARCs office, and Angie Premo, Navigation Program Manager from the South Atlantic Division. A number of high-level representatives from DCA member companies, as well as Barry Holliday and Jim Rausch were in attendance. The following issues were discussed: Overdepth Dredging, FedTeDs, Hydrographic Surveying, Construction Partnering, Emergency Dredging, Pre-bid Communications, SAD MATOC, Continuing Contracts Clause, Turtles, Silent Inspector, and Dredge Cost Estimating.  To access the agenda and issue papers, please click here.  ~ October 2007

• DCA/Corps Q&A Session at WEDA Eastern Chapter Meeting – October 2007

• DCA / Corps of Engineers Partnership 2006
The Corps hosted our third Partnering Session at Corps Headquarters on 13 December 2006.  Corps attendees included Major General Don Riley, Director of Civil Works, Jerry Barnes, Chief Operations Division, Gary Loew, Chief Programs Division, Jim Walker, Acting Navigation Program Manager, Mike Kidby, Navigation Program Office, Tony Niles from the Engineering Topographic Laboratory, Paul Personeault from Engineering and Construction Division, and Jacque Faught, from the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting Office. Additionally, Division Navigation Business Line Managers were in attendance from Lakes and Rivers Division – Bill Harder, Southwest Division – Ronn Brock, South Atlantic Division – Angie Premo, and Northwest Division – John Larandeau.   DCA attendees included Eric Haug, Kurt Luedke, Rick Smith, Dan Hussin, Mark Sickles, Bill Hanson, Barry Holliday and Jim Rausch.

The following issues were discussed: Overdepth Dredging, FedTeds, Hydrographic surveying, Construction Partnering, Emergency Dredging, Pre-bid Communications, SAD MATOC, Continuing Contracts Clause, and Dredge Cost Estimating.  Gary Loew discussed future budget challenges and the FY 07 continuing resolution. ~ December 2006

•DCA / Corps of Engineers Partnership
The DCA has been at the forefront of efforts that include establishment of formal partnering at the highest levels of the Corps and other government entities on issues such as over-depth dredging, emergency response, funding, contractual policy issues, project estimating, and the environment.  The DCA has earned the respect of the Corps and other maritime groups for its ability to bring a broad base of industry decision-makers to the table for open and frank discussions of policy issues important to all stakeholders.  The DCA and the Corps held their first partnering meeting in May of this year and the second in July; the third is scheduled for December. ~ October 2006