Senate Committee on Local Government
Senator Dave Cox, Chair
Faster, Cheaper, Better?
A Legislative Oversight Hearing on
How Counties Use Design-Build Contracting
9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
State Capitol, Room 112
9:30 to 9:35 a.m.
Introduction.
- Senator Dave Cox, Chair
Senate Local Government Committee
9:35 to 9:50 a.m.
Legislative Analyst’s Briefing.
- Mark Whitaker, Fiscal and Policy Analyst
Legislative Analyst’s Office
9:50 to 10:10 a.m.
County Governments’ Reactions and Advice.
- Hardy Acree, Airports Director
County of Sacramento
- Massood Eftekhari, Deputy Public Works Director
County of Los Angeles
- Kanon R. Artiche AIA, County Architect
County of Solano
- Lou Cavagnaro, Assistant General Services Director
County of San Diego
10:10 to 10:30 a.m.
Contractors’ Reactions and Advice.
- Seth Boles, Operations Manager
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
- Robert J. Close, Vice President
Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Barbara Wagner, Senior Vice President
Clark Construction Group
- Kevin Dayton, State Government Affairs Director
Associated Builders and Contractors of California
10:30 to 10:50 a.m.
Labor Organizations’ Reactions and Advice.
- Danny Curtin, Director
California Conference of Carpenters
- Cesar Diaz, Deputy Legislative Director
State Building & Construction Trades Council of Calif.
- Willie L. Pelote, Sr., Policy & Legislative Director
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees (AFSME), AFL-CIO
- Ted Toppin, Director
Professional Engineers in California Government
- Murtaza H. Baxamusa, Director of Research & Policy
Center on Policy Initiatives
10:50 to 11:00 a.m.
Advice and Comment.
- Time for public comments.
11:00 a.m.
Adjourn.
Revised: January 19, 2010 (2 pm)