CIAP of NJ - Committees

The New Jersey Quality Initiative(NJQI)

The CIAP/NJDOT Construction Committee

New Jersey Quality Initiative NJQI)

The NJQI is New Jersey's response to the National Quality Initiative (NQI) established by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. CIAP has played a seminal role in fostering a vision of NJQI as a multi-agency, multi-modal model organization which has received national recognition for innovation to achieve quality. The mission of NJQI is "to promote implementation of quality principals throughout New Jersey's transportation industry through proactive leadership, communication, partnering and quality initiatives".

The NJQI does its work through a matrix of Committees and Task Forces under a Council which provides overall policy and direction. The key action oriented body is the Interagency Committee, which consists of Chief Engineers and other senior executives from the following agencies and associations:

Federal Highway Authority
New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey Transit
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New Jersey Highway Authority
South Jersey Transportation Authority
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
County and Municipal Engineers
Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey

NJQI Addresses Varied Issues

NJQI Committees and Task Forces address a variety of issues relating to delivery of transportation infrastructure projects throughout the State. Typical agency items include:

• Contractor Rating System
• Safety
• Traffic Control
• Prequalification
• Metrification
• CADD/GIS Standards
• Environmental Permits
• Bid Scheduling
• Innovation and New Technology
• Alternative Project Delivery Systems

Meetings of the Council and the Interagency Committee are held quarterly. Task Groups meet at the call of the Chair.

Contact John L. Clearwater, P.E., Managing Director, CIAP of NJ, for more information.

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The CIAP/NJDOT Construction Committee

This committee, co-chaired for the construction industry in 2003 by Michael J. Paquet, serves as the focus for a cooperative interchange between the construction industry and the New Jersey Department of Transportation on issues affecting design and construction of transportation facilities.

Meetings of the Construction Committee are held quarterly at NJDOT.

Contact John L. Clearwater, P.E., Managing Director, CIAP of NJ, for more information.

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