RETC
HNTB is partnering with UCA SME to support the 2023 Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conference, the nation’s leading tunneling and underground construction conference. Here, industry leaders, including HNTB’s Kumar Bhattarai, Raghu Bhargava and John Reilly, will gather to share their insights on this fast-evolving industry and discuss new ways to approach and deliver transformative tunnel projects.
Visit Sanja Zlatanic and other HNTB tunnel leadership at booth #216 during the conference.
Learn more about this biannual conference at www.retc.org.
Hourly Schedule
Wednesday, June 14
- 10:30 a.m. -
- Risk Baseline Report: An Innovative Risk Management Approach for a Complex Underground Project
- The increasing popularity of alternative project delivery methods in delivery of underground infrastructure projects has given rise to innovative contracting strategies to manage the unique risks associated with the work. This paper presents recent examples of how risk has been dealt with using various alternative delivery methods, including Construction Manager General Contractor (CMGC), Progressive Design Build, and standard Design-Build (DB). Based on the experience gained from these examples, recommendations for an innovative risk baselining approach using contingency sharing are presented that should advance the overall goal of equitable risk sharing and compensation.
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Speakers:
Kumar Bhattarai
- 11 a.m. -
- Planning for Sound Transit’s Proposed LINK Light Rail Expansion in Seattle Washington
- Sound Transit’s ST3 program will add 62 miles of light rail to the Puget Sound area, including connections to the neighborhoods of West Seattle and Ballard. These connections include considerations for both elevated and tunnel alternatives in West Seattle and Ballard, as well as a new tunnel and six underground stations in the densely developed parts of downtown Seattle. This paper describes the conditions and constraints along the corridor, and the latest developments in the ongoing process to plan the underground guideways and stations.
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Speakers:
Raghu Bhargava
- 11 a.m. -
- Planning for Sound Transit’s Proposed LINK Light Rail Expansion in Seattle Washington
- Sound Transit’s ST3 program will add 62 miles of light rail to the Puget Sound area, including connections to the neighborhoods of West Seattle and Ballard. These connections include considerations for both elevated and tunnel alternatives in West Seattle and Ballard, as well as a new tunnel and six underground stations in the densely developed parts of downtown Seattle. This paper describes the conditions and constraints along the corridor, and the latest developments in the ongoing process to plan the underground guideways and stations.
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Speakers:
John Reilly
Kumar Bhattarai
Senior Technical Advisor
