About Us
Mission: To improve the quality of construction contracts by adding value in the design phase, construction phase, and post-construction phase.Primary Functions:
- Constructability Reviews – perform constructability plan and specification reviews during all phases (Study/30%/60%/90%/100%) of design
- Value Engineering Program – manage, track and administer the State Value Engineering Program for both consultant and in-house VE analyses
- Construction Project Closeout – track performance metrics and process the closeout of all Construction projects
- Records Examining – perform final project record audits of all Construction projects and perform intermediate project record audits for Construction projects over $25 million
Secondary Functions:
- Construction Manual Committee – maintain and revise the Construction Manual to reflect changes to specifications, design manuals, and Standard Operating Procedures
- Lessons Learned, Best Practices – solicit feedback from Construction, Maintenance, and Design units in order to improve plans, specifications, manuals, and business practices
- Standard Specification Committee – maintain, update, and create Standard Specifications, Owned Special Provisions, Directives, Guidance Documents, and Standard Drawings
Edwin F. Rodriguez, P.E.
Transportation Supervising Engineer
State Value Engineering Coordinator
Email: edwin.f.rodriguez@ct.gov
Phone: (860) 594-3227
Constructability Reviews and Construction Manual Revisions
Donna L. Salzillo
Transportation Engineer 3
Email: donna.salzillo@ct.gov
Phone: (860) 594-2718
Records Examining
Lynn M. Szkoda
Transportation Engineer 3
Email: Lynn.Szkoda@ct.gov
Phone: (860) 594-3270
Value Engineering and Post Construction Reviews
Michael D. Judson
Transportation Engineer 3
Email: michael.judson@ct.gov
Phone: (860) 594-2843
Final Project Closeout and Performance Metrics
Susan Orsini
Transportation Engineer 2
Email: susan.orsini@ct.gov
Phone: (860) 594-2691
Useful Documents
Equipment Weights & Dimensions (PDF 59 KB) |
FHWA Value Engineering Webinars |
Final Plan Review Checklist (PDF 439 KB) |
NHI Introduction to Value Engineering Course |
Pavement Design Catalog (PDF 1.24 MB) |
Plan Review Manual (PDF 766KB) |
QC Program Volume 3 Payment Worksheet 1-9-19 (XLSX 14KB) |
Value Engineering Manual (PDF 83 KB) |
Value Engineering Request Form - Design Phase (PDF 75 KB) |
Welding Symbols Guide (PDF 719 KB) |