Meeting Agenda 01-26-17

Caltrans District 4 Office

Joint Professional Liaison-Calmentor Program

Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Business Meeting:

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Park View Room, 15th Floor, 15-700
111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California

Informal Business Networking Mixer:

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Drake’s Dealership, Utica Room, 2325 Broadway, Oakland

Agenda

Item Topics Presenter(s)

 1

Welcome and Introductions (10 min.)

  • Executive Staff Welcome Remarks
Bjian Sartipi, Caltrans District 4 Director
 2

Approvals (3 min.)

  • Approval of the 10/27/16, meeting minutes

Ali M. Banani, Office Chief

 Consultant Services Unit
 Caltrans District 4

 3

District 4/Statewide Reports and Updates (10 min.)

  • Caltrans A&E Procurement Look Ahead
  • Participant Questions

Ali M. Banani, Office Chief

 Consultant Services Unit
 Caltrans District 4

 4

Calmentor Steering Committee Report (10 min.)

  • Caltrans D4 Calmentor Program Report
  • May 5, 2017, 10th Anniversary Celebration

David Lundgren, Principal, Stantec 

Caltrans District 4 Calmentor  
Steering Committee 
Chair, Pairings Subcommittee

 5

Public Agency Partner Reports (15 min.)

  • Luz Campos, Purchasing Procurement 
    Specialist, Metropolitan Transportation 
    CommissionMeasure KK Implementation
  • Artemise Davenport, DBE Program Analyst,
    Golden Gate Bridge, Highway &
    Transportation District
  • Olga Medina, Management Analyst, 
    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Romy F. Fuentes, Branch Chief

Calmentor Program Manager
Consultant Services Unit
Caltrans District 4

 6

Special Presentation: “The Triple Bottom Line 
and Social Responsibility Framework for 
Public Sector Management"
(30 min.) 

  • Meeting Participant Questions

Matthew Ajiake, PhD, Sonika Corporation

Caltrans District 4 Calmentor  
Steering Committee Member

 7

Adjourn Regular Meeting (2 min.)
Upcoming Caltrans District 4 Events

  • Caltrans District 4 Jt. Professional Liaison-
    Calmentor Program Quarterly Meeting,             
    April 27, 2017
  • Caltrans District 4 Calmentor Program
    10th Anniversary Luncheon, May 5, 2017

 Romy F. Fuentes, Branch Chief

Calmentor Program Manager
Consultant Services Unit
Caltrans District 4

 8

 Procurement Process Workshops (60 min.)

  • Workshop #1: Introduction to the Caltrans
    Procurement Process & Required Forms


    Presenters:
    Saad Samani
    DPAC District 4 A&E Coordinator
    Caltrans District 4
    Tom Fung
    Contract Manager
    Consultant Services Unit/Caltrans District 4

  • Workshop #2: The A&E Financial 
    Documents Review


    Presenters:
    Linda Laubinger
    Senior Management Auditor, Caltrans
    Mohammad Eslamian
    Staff Management Auditor, Caltrans
    Nancy Shaul
    Senior Management Auditor, Caltrans

  • Workshop #3: The Interview & Best 
    Practices in Proposal Writing, Interview
    and Negotiations


    Presenters:  
    Christi Fu
    Deputy Operations Manager 
    Contract Solutions West/Arcadis Inc.
    Robert C. Wong
    Principal   
    Aliquot Associates, Inc.
    Romy F. Fuentes 
    Branch Chief    
    Consultant Services Unit/Caltrans District 4

 

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Mountain View Room, 15th Floor