QUESTION
Council Member Brooks Powers Asks How DDC Collaborates with Infrastructure Agencies to Ensure Deadlines Are Met
1:26:36
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Council Member Brooks Powers inquires about the Department of Design and Construction (DDC)'s collaborations with other infrastructure agencies to ensure effective procurement and project management. The discussion encompasses the partnership dynamics with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), highlighting regular meetings and coordination across departments to keep projects on time and within budget. The question also extends to DDC's efforts in M/WBE outreach and procurement with these agencies.
Speaker 1
1:26:36
And how does DDC's partnership with the other infrastructure agencies help ensure procurement and project deadlines are more effectively met.
Speaker 12
1:26:52
I'm sorry, Castleman.
1:26:53
Can you repeat Repeat the question, please.
Speaker 1
1:26:55
Sure.
1:26:56
How does DDC's partnership with these other infrastructure agencies aside from DOT?
1:27:03
Help ensure procurement and project deadlines are more effectively met.
Speaker 12
1:27:09
So our our primary sponsors and if structure, our DOT and DEP.
1:27:15
We do a little bit of work for parks.
1:27:18
But as Paul was saying, we had have regular meetings both at the high level and at the project level.
1:27:25
There's probably easily a half a dozen touch points between DOT and d and D.
1:27:30
D.
1:27:30
C.
1:27:31
Similar to DEP, you know, there's permitting, there's technical, there's capital, and we're meeting across all those groups to ensure that the projects stay on time and on budget to the greatest extent practical.
Speaker 1
1:27:52
Thank you for that.
1:27:56
Does DDC coordinate on its MWD outreach and Well, no.
1:28:01
Excuse me.