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Provides review and management services on statewide highway construction and maintenance programs; reviews and consolidates district construction and maintenance budgets.
Provides services for the review of maintenance procedures, practices, procurement of supplies and equipment and budgeting; prepares specifications for the purchase of materials.
Analyzes unit costs by work items, estimates requirements of personnel, material and equipment budgets submitted by district engineers.
Administers the division's Affirmative Action Plan, Equal Opportunity, American Disabilities Act, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, and Civil Rights programs in conjunction with federal-aid program guidelines.
Construction Section
Reviews detailed plans and specifications, and administration of construction projects; develops uniform standards and procedures for construction control; conducts periodic inspections and evaluations of field activities; coordinates Attorney General's requests for investigation of construction contract litigation with the divisional branches and district offices.
Monitors construction contract administration with emphasis on areas involving interpretation of plans and specifications, contract change orders, contract and construction time extensions, progress payments, payment retainages, additional fund requests, contract amendments, material acceptance problems, labor compliance, force accounts, extra work item justification, contract work payment disputes, and project acceptance.
Reviews and processes federal-aid construction administration requests to the Federal Highway Administration for approval of contract change orders, time extension justifications, extra work item justifications, problem solutions or actions, and county federal-aid construction contracts; coordinates the review and approval of construction value engineering change proposals.
Highway Equal Opportunity Section
Develops procedures for and coordinates Civil Rights, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action activities; develops and monitors divisional Affirmative Action Plan and Civil Rights Program activities in conjunction with federal-aid program guidelines; develops, implements, and monitors highway construction project administration for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, American Disabilities Act, and Equal Opportunity programs; develops and administers training programs for minority contractors and clientele.
Maintenance Section
Develops, implements, and revises statewide maintenance policies, procedures, methods, standards, and guidelines; develops, implements, and monitors the highway maintenance management system; reviews district maintenance budgets and monitors the funding of the special maintenance program; coordinates with federal and county agencies and conducts inspections and evaluations of maintenance activities; prepares and manages maintenance contracts for the purchase of maintenance materials, motor vehicles, equipment, and services; develops, implements, and monitors statewide maintenance programs such as the integrated vegetation program, adopt-a-highway program, etc,; provides management and performance evaluation reports on statewide maintenance activities; reviews and coordinates the review of plans submitted by others for construction within or adjoining existing State highways prior to the issuance of construction permits; coordinates the divisional emergency response activities.
Equipment and Safety Unit
Analyzes and recommends procedures on equipment operation, maintenance and repairs; recommends equipment rental rates for vehicles and equipment owned by the division and for construction projects; prepares specifications for the purchase of new equipment and administers equipment purchase contracts.
Reviews, inspects and makes recommendations on safety practices; prepares safety manual and civil defense procedures.
Permit Construction Unit
Reviews plans for construction within or adjoining existing State Highway System to: 1) require conformance with State standards, regulations, and practices; 2) protect highway facilities from damage and maintenance problems; 3) review the impact on the environment; and 4) provide for the safety of the general public.
Coordinates construction permit plan reviews with the federal agencies, state agencies and/or departmental units as needed.
Contact Person:
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Jamie Ho
Engineering Program Manager
869 Punchbowl Street, Room 514
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 |
Phone: (808) 587-2185
FAX: (808) 587-2340
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