Experience

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  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  • Senior Contracts Administrator
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  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  • Canada
  • Professional Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • HHCTCP DB Contract Specialist

    • Sep 2007 - Present

     Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project, HI (Sept 2007-Present): The HHCTCP will provide high-capacity transit service (20 miles) in the travel corridor between Kapolei and UH Mãnoa on O’ahu. Marie recently assisted the City and County of Honolulu with the development of the Request for Proposals, Special Provisions, Technical Provisions, Management Provisions, and DB General Conditions for the West O’ahu/Farrington Highway Guideway Design-Build Contract (WOFH), Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF), Core Systems Design-Build-Operate-Maintain Contract (CS), and the Kamehameha Guideway Design-Build Contract (KHG), The City is in the final stages of selecting Contractors for CS and KHG. WOFH and MSF contractors were selected and the procurement process was not protested. Marie is also currently assisting the City in RFP Professional Service (two-step) procurement processes for: Real Estate Services, Cultural Resources Project Manager (Kako’o), and Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) contracts. These duties include RFP, Scope of Services, schedule, and budget preparation, Marie developed the Right-of-Way Acquisition Management Plan (RAMP) for FTA approval in February 2008 and participated in two updates since then. She is currently assisting with the development of the Contract Packaging Plan. Marie has extensive database working knowledge regarding Project Solve (PS), SharePoint (SP) and Contracts Management System (CMS). She has assisted in the rollout and training of other staff members to maximize use of these programs.

  • Doyle Drive DB Contract Administrator

    • Sep 2007 - Jan 2008

    Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) assisted PB project manager, Caltrans, SFCTA, FHWA, by preparing and presenting project delivery methods (pros and cons) presentations (DBB, DB, CMGC), prepared meeting minutes, prepared workshop agenda materials, prepared a findings and summary report for Caltrans, assisted with a DBB, DB, and CMGC timeline presentation for Doyle Drive team participant decision-makers, tracked CA DB legislation (housing and senate bills) and presented monthly status reports to team.

  • Hiawatha Light Rail Transit

    • Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

    Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) assisted with program management document preparation and document control. As part of the Design-Build Technical Excellence Center, Marie also assisted with miscellaneous procurement services to the client for the planning and procurement of the design-build contractor for the construction of an 11.4 mile, $548 million light rail transit project from Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis to the Mall of America in Bloomington.

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  Utah Department of Transporation

  • Greater Salt Lake City Area

  • Consultant Services Manager

    • Feb 2001 - Jun 2008
    • Greater Salt Lake City Area

    Served as UDOT’s chief procurement officer as Consultant Services Manager. Developed the RFQ and RFP boiler plates, assisted region project managers with establishing evaluation criteria and processes, oversaw the preparation and selection process for design, design-build, design-bid-build contr...

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  Fehr & Peers

  • Walnut Creek, CA

  • HR/Payroll Manager

    • Jun 2005 - Mar 2007
    • Walnut Creek, CA

    Human Resource and Payroll oversight and daily duty responsibilities.

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  Housing Authority of Salt Lake City

  • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Program Funding Coordinator/Grant Writer

    • Jan 1997 - Feb 2001
    • Salt Lake City, Utah

    Assisted the Executive Director in meeting agency goals by writing grants, responding to request for qualifications and proposals that would bring in housing monies for the agency. Worked closely with the City of Salt Lake in providing as much City funds as possible to the agency by responding t...

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  GRN of Salt Lake City South

  • South Salt Lake, Utah

  • Plan Reviewer II/Building Inspector I

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
    • South Salt Lake, Utah

    Assited Planning and Zoning Department with all plan reviews regarding new construction, residential and commercial changes, signage, etc. Also performed building inspections until the City was able to hire an inspector.

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  Salt Lake City Public Utilities

  • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Work Order Office Manager

    • 1989 - Jan 1996
    • Salt Lake City, Utah

    Oversaw Work Order Office functions which included preparation and processing of all water department activities including (mains, hydrants, meters, hydrology, etc.). Also oversaw all activities regarding GIS input from a manual card catalog system to the new City GIS system.