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Ontario Good Roads
Association
Presentation to NOMA ConferenceApril 26, 2012
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www.ogra.orgMarch 31, 2010
Our Mandate
To represent the infrastructure
interests of municipalities through
advocacy, consultation, training and
the delivery of identified services.
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5 Business Objectives
• Advocate for sustainable funding. • Advocate the collective interests• Provide education and training services. • Promote leadership in infrastructure
asset management.• Delivery of services
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Advocacy 2011 Issues
• Roads & Bridge Review• AODA – Built Environment Standards• “A” Licencing• Aggregate Royalties• Excess Soils• Source Water Protection• Road Pricing• Energy Rates (Class A Customer)• Smart About Salt
MMS Review• Two legal challenges• Appeal to Supreme Court
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Education• 2800 + public works officials trained in 2011• Award Winning Snow School• Guelph Road School - 837• Municipal Infrastructure Training – 535• Technology Transfer (T2)• Snow & Ice Colloquium• Pavement Rehabilitation Workshop• MDW Training• New – Asset Management Certification
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Member Services
• The Road Authority
• Municipal DataWorks
• The Weekly Detour
• E-Tendering
New
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The Road Authority
• OPS Standards now available
• Coming Soon
– CMATS
– E-Tendering
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www.ogra.org
• MTO Bridge Data Funding– $1,050,000 funds available – Bridge Data collection– Input into MDW– OGRA administered– 5,000 structures – 18,000
March 31, 2010
MDW Bridge Data Collection
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www.ogra.orgMarch 31, 2010
• E-Newsletter– Sent out every Wednesday– OGRA Content – Provided by staff– Canadian/World Content - Sourced by Web-crawlers
• OGRA sets search criteria
– User controls subscription
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e-TenderingMERX to deliver an Electronic Procurement Solution for Infrastructure to our membership at no cost to our membersPhased implementation planned;
Phase 1 in April 2012Phase 2 in November 2012
Pre-qualification of ContractorsContract Preparation
Include an integration with TRA and OIBC
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Plans for 2012Advocacy
OGRA Day at Queens Park
EducationAsset Management Certification Program
Member Servicese-TenderingSmartPhone Apps
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www.ogra.orgApril 26, 2010
Questions?
Joe Tiernay, Executive Director
Ontario Good Roads Association