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Ready. Set. Grant!

Public works staff play a vital role in enhancing and elevating the probability of securing grant funding for their community and clients. They often engage in “grant readiness” efforts to…

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Recession and Labor Shortage: Using Fleet Automation To Attract and Retain Talent While Building Resilience

Since 2020 multiple calamitous disruptions have plagued the waste and recycling industry, from COVID-19 and an ongoing driver shortage to skyrocketing fuel prices and looming recession. Amid unprecedented changes, forward-thinking…

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One Water is the “Wave” of the Future, and Stormwater Reuse Can Be a Community’s Entry-Point

The One Water approach is expanding rapidly. Examples of successes are growing and are varied and numerous. This session will provide inspiring success stories and examples coming from different geographies,…

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Let’s Talk: How Clients Review Proposals, Score Interviews, and Select Firms

Evaluation factors. Scoring criteria. Differentiators. Page limits. Time clocks. Public procurement is challenging. This session will help designers and contractors understand how one public agency professional thinks through the procurement…

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Organizational Culture Change: Bridging the Gap Between Intention and Impact

Organizational culture has a profound influence on service outcomes. As esteemed members of the Public Works community, you understand the critical need to cultivate and sustain healthy cultures within your…

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Leveraging a County Transportation Asset Management System into a Roadway Maintenance Program

The “internet of things” era is officially here, and you don’t want to be left behind…but how do you make it work for you? The Maricopa County Department of Transportation…

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Phoenix Convention Center – Using Teamwork to Solve Design and Constructability Challenges in Dense Urban Environment

To expand the use of the Phoenix Convention Center, the City needed to replace an existing shoring wall with one that could support the load of a pedestrian bridge doubling…

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Leveraging Mobile, Online, and Enterprise Systems for Smart Stormwater Asset Management in Coastal Communities

Spatial data management is a key aspect of any successful asset management program. It is crucial to have a functioning spatial data management system to determine: where assets are located,…

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Pilot Program for Comprehensive Road Asset Identification and Evaluation Using GIS-Enabled, AI-Supported Image Processing

Over the past decade, several systems have been developed to collect digital imagery for evaluating the condition of paved surfaces. The techlogy has w expanded to include other road components.…

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Los Angeles County – SB 1383 Implementation

Organic waste management is a top priority for Los Angeles County and other local jurisdictions in California due to state law Senate Bill 1383 (2016). The purpose of SB 1383…

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