1-2026-2027_CMD_Contract_Proposal_Rev_6-18-25.pdf

Flexible Pavements of Ohio Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician Training

(Comprehensive Asphalt Mix Design)

• Primary Training Location Ohio University Lancaster Campus 1570 Granville Pike Herrold Hall, Room 102 Lancaster, OH 43130

• Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician Requirements To be approved as a Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) the following requirements must be met:

o Individuals taking this course must be an ODOT approved Level 2 Asphalt Concrete Quality Control Technicians or equivalent. Participants must be proficient in performing Level 2 Technician testing and calculations.

• FPO Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician Training Description (Attachment A:

Agenda) The FPO Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician training contains detailed information regarding technical knowledge of asphalt mixture design as required by ODOT’s Construction and Material Specifications. Participants will be provided a mix design training manual containing relevant ODOT Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, Supplements and American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standards. In addition, participants will receive the Asphalt Institute MS-2 “Asphalt Mix Design Methods” manual.

This course will include five consecutive days of training. The first four days will consist of classroom instruction. The fifth day will consist of a written examination written examination will be provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation as outlined in the proposal.

• FPO Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician Training Staff (Attachment B:

Qualifications) o Larry Shively, Primary Instructor o John Neenan, Instructor o James A. Marszal, PE, Flexible Pavements of Ohio o Industry Provided Proctors (As needed and available)

• Signed Affirmation and Disclosure Form: Attachment C

FPO Level 3 Asphalt Concrete Technician Training Attachment A: Agenda

2024 Comprehensive Mix Design Course

Monday (8:30)

• Housekeeping-

• Introduction-

• Schedule-

• Material distribution (MS-2, Supplements, 400 section CMS, applicable AASHTO standards, mix design packet), review of notebook & MS-2-

• Specification update and Supplement 1041-

• Introduction to Asphalt-

• Hot mix, asphalt, binder definition

• Desired Properties for mix design

• Pavement characteristics

• Volumetric characteristics-no calcs-

• Materials

• Aggregate

Gradation & .45 Graph-

• Specific Gravity

Basic calculations

• Asphalt Binder-

• WMA-

Chemical- Foaming (brief)-

• Anti-Strip Agents-

• Baghouse Fines-

Tuesday

• Since these tests are common for both Superpave and Marshall we will review each in detail:

Review of Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Specimens Review of Rice Test Gmm- Review of TSR- RAP Testing requirements-

• RAP Gse-how we determine it

• Blending Index Chart

• RAP Blending in mix design

• ODOT RAP specs

• Example of Aggregate/RAP blending-section 2 pages 10-12 Show example PPT Blending- & all (help class if needed)- Batch Calculations for a given amount of agg or binder-

• Mix Designs basic overview of the two design methods including specs-no calculations yet--

• Marshall Procedure-441-o Equipment o Procedures o Specs

• Superpave Procedure-442-o Equipment o Procedures o Specs o ADTT Calc- this is at the end of the SuperPave PPT or has a separate PPT if you want)

• Rut Test-when required- -

• Volumetric Properties of Paving mixtures-

• Definition- page 45 5.1

• Formula review-

• Problem Sets #1-#2 and #3-

• Introduction to the ODOT mix design packet-

• Where do we get the packet

• Just go page by page and explain the contents

Wednesday (8:00)

• Mix Design Example-

• Aggregate Blend page 3-

• Blending Method 1 & 3

• Calculate blend

• Determine Compliance with

• Extraction/Gradations

.45 Graph page 5-

• Plot

Blending Index page 6- Vol Data - Manual Graphs-

• Create graphs and trends-

Thursday (8:00)

• Review mix design and determine compliance with specs-

• Balanced Mix Design -o ODOT implementation plan o Performance tests

Equipment o Procedures o Importance o Relationship to Volumetric properties

• New Mix Design Packet (draft)

• Review-

Friday (8:00)-TEST

Attachment B: Qualifications

Larry Shively

Started in construction materials with the Ohio Department of Transportation District 7, as summer intern while attending Wright State University Systems Engineering degree program.

Quality control inspector for 2 dam projects (C.J. Brown Dam & Breech Fork Dam), with Holloway Construction of Michigan.

Quality Assurance Engineer (Lead auditor Civil Engineering QA Unit) for the Tennessee Valley Authority at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Chattanooga Tennessee.

1976 to present Vice President of Quality Control for The Shelly Company.

Served on various National Asphalt Pavement Association committees:

Member of the original NCAT steering committee.

Served on Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association’s Board of Directors and was co-chair of its technical committee for 10 years, still member of the committee.

Primary instructor for Ohio Department of Transportation Aggregate levels 1, 2 and 3.

Serve on the Flexible Pavements of Ohio technical committee. Primary instructor for Ohio Department of Transportation Asphalt Level 2 & 3.

Previous state asphalt certifications:Ohio (Level 3, Aggregate Level 3), W.Va (asphalt, compaction, and aggregate), Indiana (asphalt) and Kentucky (asphalt).

Assisted Ohio Department of Transportation Engineer of Tests with statistical training.

JOHN W. NEENAN

747 Cherry Wood Pl, Gahanna, OH jwneenan@yahoo.com

(614) 738-5578

Experienced expert and consultant in asphalt testing, construction and paving industry. Leverages deep operational experience to provide quality asphalt mixes. Strong practical problem solver in multiple venues.

Extensive Knowledge in Asphalt MaterialsStrong Relationship skillsLeadershipProblem Solver CommunicatorAsphalt Expert

EXPERIENCE

Mar-Zane Inc, Asphalt and Materials, Kenmore Construction, Flexible Pavements of Ohio & Franklin County of Ohio.

Consultant jwneenan LLC (January 2010 – Present)

• Deployed to various business sites for Asphalt plant calibrations, quality control and problem solving.

• Mentors asphalt technicians in all aspects of the business. Covers operational roles and procedures as needed.

• Serves as liaison between Mar-Zane Inc, State, City and County governments.

• Educator and primary teacher of Ohio Department of Transportation Level II & III approval/certification.

• Member of Flexible Payment of Ohio Technical Committee

Ohio Department of Transportation (September 1974 – January 2010) Transportation Manager 3 (September 1987 – September 2010)

• Oversaw production of Asphalt refineries, asphalt concrete production.

• Deployed resources and staff as appropriate

• Strong relationships with contractors, city and county colleagues to achieve high quality outcomes.

• Oversaw offices of Materials Management with quality outcomes.

• Manager of ODOT Office of Materials Management personnel in the Asphalt section (included both Lab and Field).

• Trusted advisor with district leaders and staff with technical challenges.

Asphalt Plant Supervisor (September 1977 – September 1987)

• Traveler throughout the state and surrounding states to Asphalt production.

• Facilitated multiple job inspections, plant and mix testing

• Supervised ODOT and contractor personnel

Asphalt Technician (September 1974- September 1977)

• Asphalt technician for ODOT.

• Tested asphalt mixes for design compliance.

• Assisted with asphalt mix designs.

• Cored asphalt roads for Federal compliance.

EDUCATION

Columbus State University, Columbus, OH. (September 1975- July 1977) Whitehall High School, Columbus, OH. (September 1971- 1974)

AWARDS and CERTIFICATION Certification in ODOT Level 3 approval Flexible Pavements Service Award, 1990 William W. “Bill” Baker Award, 2010 mailto:jwneenan@yahoo.com

James A. Marszal, P.E.

University of Akron, BSCE – 1985 Cleveland State, Certified Public Manager ODOT D-12, 32 years; various roles including Maintenance Engineer, Highway Mgmt./Roadway Services Maintenance & Pavement Engineer, Const. Final Inspector, Production Pavement & Geotechnical Engineer Flexible Pavements of Ohio, 8 years (2017-present) – Pavements, Materials and Field Applications Engineer Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio Active Member of numerous trade and professional organizations/associations

Attachment C: Signed Affirmation and Disclosure Form

Attachement C.pdf

2025 CMD Schedule 5-2-2025.pdf

Affirmation_and_Disclosure- FPO Signed 6-17-25.pdf