Contractor Corner ... What Can Owners and Designers Learn from Contractors?

Thursday, February 17, 2022

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: Expo Hall - Learning Zone

Credit: 2 PDH

Presentation Level: All: Suitable for a broad audience

Presenter(s)

Jonathan Koepke, MBA, MA

President
ENCAP, Inc.
Dekalb, Illinois, United States

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Co-Presenter(s)

Paul Mueller, CESSWI

Erosion Control and Stormwater Inspector
St Charles County Government
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States
Dwayne L. Stenlund, CPESC

Erosion Control Specialist
Minnesota Department of Transportation
St Paul, Minnesota, United States

This presentation will involve a roundtable and audience discussion on topics that influence what contractors can do on construction sites when it comes to Stormwater Compliance. Topics include:
"What does the low bid process accomplish for compliance?" "What is the value of environmental protection on projects?" "How does the design process influence contractor's actions for stormwater compliance?" and much more!

Learning Objectives:

better understand the bidding and tendering process from an owner, designer, and contractor's perspective and understand the stormwater compliance aspect of the process.
understand how owners and contractors can better collaborate to improve stormwater compliance on construction sites.
undertand and overcome the challenges in managing and directing contractors on construcion sites, while still allowing flexibility and fairness in their stormwater compliance efforts.