| Contract
Administration
Administration of all contracts for highway construction,
maintenance and resurfacing projects is comprised of a wide array of
multifaceted activities.
Responsibilities for each of these activities are assigned to a
variety of sections or groups each of whom in turn report either to
the following:
Regional and Administrative Engineering
Section
The Regional Engineers and the Special Projects Engineer, all of
whom report to the Division Director, are responsible for the
review, coordination and approval of engineering practices,
procedures and contract modifications related to field activities,
and the management and oversight of all consultant inspection
activities and the revision/updating of the Construction Manual.
External Contract Compliance/Labor
Compliance Section
EEO External Contract Compliance/Labor Compliance Group
investigates the contractor’s compliance with laws, rules &
regulations and contract documents. The conducting of Contractor EEO
compliance reviews, monitoring goals for minority and female
participation, Affirmative Action, conducting training reviews,
monitoring the On-the-Job Training Program, investigating external
complaints of discrimination and monitoring contractor compliance
with the Davis-Bacon Act are all the responsibility of this group.
The following groups report to or relate
immediately to the
Administrative Section Head:
Contracts Group
The Contracts Group handles the advertising of all upcoming
highway contracts, the sale and distribution of bidding documents
and publications to the contracting industry, the management of the
Electronic Bidding System (EBS), the posting of contract related
data to the DOT/DOH website and the coordination of work related to
the execution of contracts, contract bonds and insurance
certificates.
Prequalification/Accounting Group
All matters related to the prequalification of bidders and the
processing of payments for consultant agreements related to
materials inspections and payment of other invoices as assigned fall
under the tasks handled by this group.
Finalization Group
This group’s responsibilities concern oversight and review of
payments to contractors and the performance of on-going and final
contract review to determine compliance with all requirements
governing the quality assurance and certification of all materials
incorporated into highway contracts. Also, the concurrent technical
and mathematical review of quantities of work performed on major
contracts and the establishment and monitoring of policies and
procedures related to finalization to be adhered to at District and
project level are handled by this group.
Director
Todd Rumbaugh
Building 5, Room A722
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Charleston WV, 25305-0330
Phone: 304-558-3304
Fax: 304-558-3132
Email: stephen.t.rumbaugh@wv.gov
Contract Administration
Resources:
• Lettings
• Materials,
Controls, Soil and Testing
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