March Madness for Pavement Managers and Paving Companies!

$1,997.00 March Madness Giveaway

on 03/31/17 at Noon (EST)!

International Pavement Management Association™ &

IPMA™ Academy!

Enter to win YOUR APM Certification for FREE
We have started off 2017 with a SLAM DUNK!
Thank you to all of our supporters in the Quest to Save our Crumbling Roads with less money and less carbon footprint!
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Want to learn more about pavement management, in-place recycling, and pavement preservation? Do you feel like you’re setup for failure as an agency engineer with little or no money to spend on your roads?  Are you aware of the crumbling infrastructure and what you can do to help and become profitable?

We can help!

Lori

IPMA ACADEMY

lori@ipmaacademy.com

404-953-0131

Now YOU can become APM™ Certified on a BUDGET!

⚡️FIRST TIME EVER⚡️
Enroll in IPMA™ Academy for $157.00, TODAY!
and
Watch this NEVER released
IPMA™ Academy Webinar!

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1. Asphalt Pavement Management, In-Place Asphalt Recycling & Preservation Online APM™ (Accredited Pavement Manager) Certification Course teaches YOU how to Combine a Solid Pavement Management Plan with a Proactive Asphalt Recycling and Preservation Plan to Stretch Your Agency’s Infrastructure Budget.

2. This 21 week online APM™ Certification Course is designed to increase participants’ knowledge of a) pavement management and distress evaluation system, b) the three major asphalt pavement in-place recycling techniques (i.e. Hot in Place Recycling, HIR, Cold in Place Recycling, CIR, Full Depth Reclamation, FDR and their respective sub disciplines), and all of the major pavement preservation techniques available to local agencies.

3. Our IPMA™ Academy Learners are interacting with our IPMA™ Local Agency Members, other IPMA™ Academy Students and Alumni and our Charter Members (one Charter Member recently landed their largest contract for the year with one IPMA™ Academy Live Lunch and Learn!)

4. You are about to join one of the fastest growing Associations ever created for public works professionals, consultants, material suppliers, manufacturers, pavement managers, private sector and academia for literally pennies a day!

5.  In addition to my instruction we will have special guest lecturers that will include experts from all areas of our pavement management circle. You will also be provided bonus material above and beyond the 70+ hours of online training in your personal portal in the form of additional online learning material and periodic eBooks, CDs, MP3s, and DVDs if available at the time.

Please CLICK HERE to view detailed syllabus.

Or, please call Lori Miles at 404-953-0131 to learn MORE.

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QUESTIONS????  Get in touch NOW!

Running Out of Time for P.E. License Requirements?

OH BOY!

The year has passed us by once again and we have yet to satisfy our Professional Development Hour/CEU requirement for 2016!

Have no FEAR!

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DECEMBER 2016 WEBINARS

International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) PRESENTS LAST MINUTE PDH/CEU’s for P.E.’s

Blair Barnhardt, APM will be providing PDH’s for local agencies!

All Gov’t agencies can register up to 6 people for a nominal fee of $49.00 per Webinar (group class webinar in your offices via one registrant) or all 3 Webinars (10 Hours total) for $129.00.

 

We’ve have put together a webinar series for next week so you folks that need PDH credits before the new year can jump in for a few bucks!  Grab your entire team for one price.  Lots of knowledge to be had here as I share many of the golden nuggets on pavement management management, in place recycling and pavement preservation that I have taught at UC Berkeley ITS Department webinars, and in KU and Auburn curriculum over the years.  Hit me up if you have questions blair@ipma.co  CLICK on the LINK Below if you would like to register or find out more!  December 13, 14 and 15 (next week)  You can register for a single session  or two, or all three.  Session one is pavement management, session two is pavement preservation and session three is in place asphalt recycling.  See the links below to register.

Session One Pavement Management 101
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/-LI-December-13th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016

In this session the learner will quickly obtain information on how to set up their pavement management program at their local jurisdiction

–    Many former learners have gone on to successfully implement their PAVER™ or StreetSaver® pavement management program from scratch emulating the sample scope of work discussed in the webinar session
–    The good, the bad and the ugly will also be discussed at length as the instructor will share real life examples of some of the repair work that he and his team have provided to rescue local jurisdictions from suspect workmanship by other consultants
–    Learn the Distress Identification Manuals for PAVER™ and StreetSaver® for both PCC and Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete Mixes

Session Two Pavement Preservation 101
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/LI-December-14th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016

In this session the learner will quickly obtain information on how to properly preserve their millions of dollars in roadways with practical preservation techniques.  This session will be especially valuable to those engineers who feel like they are not being told about all of the treatments that are available to them!

–    Many former learners have gone on to successfully implement their pavement preservation programs from scratch based on the products and services discussed in this webinar session
–    The good, the bad and the ugly will also be discussed at length as the instructor will share real life examples of some of the less than perfect types of work and services that have been performed for local jurisdictions from suspect workmanship
–    Learn about all of the top of the curve treatments
–    Learn how to feed your Decision Tree in the pavement management software

Session Three In-Place Recycling 101
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/LI-December-15th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016

In this session the learner will quickly obtain information on how to set up their in-place asphalt recycling program at their local jurisdiction so they can do more roads for less money and less carbon footprint

–    Many former learners have gone on to successfully implement their in-place asphalt recycling programs from scratch emulating the sample techniques of Hot in Place, Cold in Place and Full Depth Reclamation discussed in the webinar session
–    The good, the bad and the ugly will also be discussed at length as the instructor will share real life examples of some of the horrible workmanship that has been done to local jurisdictions from suspect workmanship by various contractors
–    Learn how to align the most appropriate rehabilitation methods with the Distress Identification Manuals for PAVER™ and StreetSaver® for both PCC and Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete Mixes outlined in the first session
–    Learn how to take advantage of co-operative bidding to get better unit prices
–    Discover how to make a short non-technical presentation for your agency

BUNDLE LINK
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/LI-December-13th-15th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016-Bundle

Blair Barnhardt, APM
Author of the Amazon #1Best Seller
The Book on Better Roads

Call me to save millions for your local agency at 404-316-9792
All Attendance Times are Recorded

You must stay present for the entire webinar in order to receive the PDH Certificate.

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About Blair Barnhardt, APM

Over the last 7 years, our firm has set up over 2-dozen StreetSaver® fresh implementations and PAVER migrations in several states across this Great Country.

In addition he has designed and delivered technical training on pavement management, in place recycling and pavement preservation to thousands of agency engineers through IPMATM, IPMATM Academy, Asphalt Institute, National Highway Institute, FHWA, LTAP, TTAP, MTC User Week, APWA, World of Asphalt, NWETC, University of Kansas, UC Berkeley ITS Department and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University and countless webinars to name a few.

Satisfy Your P.E. License w/Blair

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He is one of a select few experts that actually has directed the forces of all three of the disciplines in outlined in the BARM, the Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual that he helped co-author for FHWA and ARRA. He also is the author of Amazon #1 Best Seller, The Book on Better Roads, a 400-page guide on How to Save YOUR Crumbling Roads with Practical Pavement Management. In addition to al things pavement management, recycling and preservation, he also knows how to professionally audit current practices, evaluate, train, recommend and prepare specifications.

 

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3 Businesses Have Unleashed Their Potential With IPMA Charter Membership

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We are SO excited to announce our new IPMA™ Charter Members. We have 3 professional paving, recycling, coating and concrete experts that are joining us to make our roads great again!

AND, they have enrolled a total of 19 Learners into IPMA™ Academy to earn their APM Certification (Accredited Pavement Manager). Boy will they have the learning curve…;-)

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#1 New Charter Member:

Powerhouse Paving is one of the newest to join IPMA™ (International Pavement Management Association) as a Charter Member. We want to welcome James Roy and the 11 Learners that he enrolled in IPMA™ Academy. These 11 Learners will receive the Certification of APM after 21 weeks of intensive online training.

Make sure that your technicians are APM Certified. This guarantees a better result in your paving and recycling needs!

Look for the upcoming webinar with James where he will discuss the latest and greatest in the Northeast sector’s paving industry.
Check out Powerhouse

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#2 New Charter Member:

Ah, Ah, Ah…You’ll have to wait. I can’t steal Powerhouse Paving’s THUNDER!

We’ll let you know soon! Hint: this one is going to ROCK the PNW!
But, you can click the question mark to see the benefits of Charter Membership for YOUR business…
Click for Powerhouse Paving
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#3 New Charter Member:

Yep, same thing here…this is all about Powerhouse!

Watch for the update. Hint: this one is a “cutting-edge” application to restore roads!
But, you can click the question mark to see the benefits of APM Certification for YOUR Technicians…
So Go SEE Powerhouse Paving
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Do Not Forget the FREE BOOK!
Learn More

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Pavement Technical Assistance Program (P-TAP) and MTC Rater Certification

In this week’s session, Blair and Jason discuss their thoughts on getting pre-qualified for the Pavement Technical Assistance Program (P-TAP) and their MTC Rater Certification completion.

As an added training bonus Jason walks you through how to set up a third of your network in the StreetSaver pavement management software so that you can gear up for the next round of inspections with your Mobile Rater IOS or Android device.  Jason’s nickname is McGiver, he always has plenty of nuggets to share with you.

PS, if you are struggling on how to get your pavement management program set up or fixed up, give me a call at 404-316-9792 or email blair@thebarnhardtgroup.com.  Don’t waste a single moment in despair when you could be spending two cents a square yard and saving ten bucks a square yard!  You see on the technical training side of our business, we get to see the horrible set ups that other firms do and do our best to fix the bad data that they have been left with. Don’t let that be you!  But if it is, we also provide live help!

PSS, every time around Thanksgiving we offer up to three agencies half price on our already fair unit prices for pavement management.  One spot has already been taken, leaving two spots for you and your jurisdiction.  That means if you would like hire one of only a handful of expert pavement management firms who have passed the rigorous hurdles of P-TAP Pre-qualification with MTC Certified Raters at a ridiculous price, well you get the picture….

PSSS, as we head into the festive season we at IPMA™, IPMA™ Academy and The Barnhardt Group wish everyone an amazing time with their families, be HAPPY!

PSSSS, special shout out to the two large private firms who have recently enrolled over 24 employees in the IPMA™ Academy Online Pavement Management Certification Program!!!!

PSSSSS, SEE OUR BOGO SALE!!!!!!

Blair

Here is the link where you can
 
watch this video immediately:

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Enjoy!

Blair Barnhardt APM
IPMA™ Founder & Executive Director

Duluth is Growing Their PCI, You Can Too.

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Nothing, and I mean nothing makes us happier than going out and saving local agencies millions of dollars year after year by implementing an accurate inventory, pavement management program and budget for them. Except for one thing, going back each year there after and doing a third of their network for them!!!!!

We have seen the TBG crew on the consulting side of our business travel over 150,000 miles over the last three years to set up and train cities and counties on how to get their pavements under control and avoid those sleepless nights.

We have also seen the ugly side of the business in our role as a technical trainer where we have had to go in and clean up some rather lack luster pavement management implementations. Perhaps we know too much yikes.

On a positive note, the thing that gets us most excited for sure is going back to see our annual clients, and continuing to see them do more roads for less money and less carbon footprint using MicroPAVER™ or StreetSaver® and following the Three Legged Stool System of Pavement Management that I outline in the Book on Better Roads and teach at IPMA™ Academy.

In this IPMA™ Tip of the Week you are going to get a chance to see an example of this as Audrey Turner, Public Works Director from the City of Duluth walks you through how her PCI is rising each year with the same little budget! Then as a bonus you can watch Jason Spencer APM Master demonstrate how you can input your work history each year in the MTC StreetSaver® software.

Please sit back and enjoy this week’s episode! Be ready to hit the rewind button as there are tons of nuggets here for you to learn from so that you can become the next Pavement Management RockSTAR!!!!

Don’t hesitate to contact me at 404-316-9792 for any reason!

PS We have the half price special on for the next three counties and cities to get started anywhere in USA (actually there are only two spots left as one City in GA just took advantage of that this morning!

PSS TBG is one of only a handful of consultants that have passed the rigorous MTC Prequalification Examination so we are now official P-TAP Prequalified. If you want Certified and Prequalified expert pavement management let’s talk!

PSSS We have had a surge of calls lately to do live training for MicroPAVER™ and StreetSaver® and our schedule is filling up quickly for the cooler months. If you would like to do some online or live training with us, let us know!

PSSSS Don’t forget the AZ Co-Op Agreement can be used to “tag on” and contract with us lickity-split!

PSSSSS If you are at NWPMA in Portland stop by booth #15 and let’s have a chat, my presentation is on Thursday morning!

OK here is the video link again!

Blair

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Come see us in Portland!

 

NEXT WEEK!
NWPMA Fall Conference!
BOOTH 15

Come Celebrate with Blair Barnhardt…we a have lot to be thankful for!

1. Our loyal listeners, watchers, readers and learners (always thankful)!

2. Our passing of the P-TAP Pre-Qualification test from the MTC!

3. And our new Seattle office for your convenience!

And on Thursday at 9:10 AM, Blair will be presenting: “Pavement Management Best Practices : The Good the Bad and the Ugly”
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Here are the Driving America for Better Roads Episodes from the PNW:
EPISODE 1
EPISODE 2
EPISODE 3
We have implemented and updated systems for states across the US and Canada.
Come talk to US!
In fact when Blair is not out on his hands and knees looking at distressed roadways, he is teaching others how to do it through Private Classroom Training and IPMA Academy Online Training!
Over the last 5 or 6 years, our firm has set up 2-dozen StreetSaver® fresh implementations and PAVER migrations in several states across this Great Country. In addition, we have designed and delivered technical training on pavement management, in place recycling and pavement preservation to thousands of agency engineers through IPMA™, IPMA™ Academy, Asphalt Institute, National Highway Institute, FHWA, LTAP, TTAP, MTC User Week, APWA, World of Asphalt, NWETC, University of Kansas, UC Berkeley ITS Department and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University and countless webinars to name a few.
Scope of work is attached.
And here is a link to a Sample Final Report that The Barnhardt Group has prepared: CLICK HERE
We have a solid reputation for providing accurate and dependable consulting services that have helped local jurisdictions better manage and maintain their roads. In fact, we have a list of clients that have historically saved one million dollars annually for each 250-center lane miles they have. You can read more about our plan from a CNN report at this link http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1243694.
Here is a testimonial from the Mayor of Wellington last month: https://ipma-1.wistia.com/medias/q9qtijhjaz
And, here is the most recent TV spot that Blair was in: https://ipma-1.wistia.com/medias/32gs5ghka7
Please call me so that we can discuss.
Lori Miles ( lori@thebarnhardtgroup.com )
Chief Happiness Officer (CHO)
The Barnhardt Group
404-953-0131
www.blairbarnhardt.com
www.ipmaacademy.com
www.thebookonbetterroads.com

Let OUR EXPERTS Update your Database,

You will be glad you did!
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Tick-Tock and HA5 | HIR News

Watch this TIP with Andale Construction on HA5…and join IPMA™ Academy for free.
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One week left to get Module 1 (full seven weeks) for FREE!

This series will be a “funducational” experience for all. You will receive the most comprehensive video training program available today and perhaps at any time. During IPMA™ Academy training you will receive online curriculum taught by world-class pavement management experts.

IPMA™ Academy will teach agency engineers how to do more with less, while increasing their authority, expertise, and income.

All videos will be high-definition with precise detail on how to implement the three-legged stool system, which marries in-place asphalt recycling, pavement preservation, and a proactive pavement management program.

Consultants and contractors are also encouraged to join our training, along with any other suppliers or vendors who feel it would be beneficial to furthering their career. Each week new material will be released.
If you aspire to further your education in these core competencies listed above, and you have a burning desire to become a pavement management RockSTAR, then this Accredited Pavement Manager certification program is for YOU.

And we are offering for the 1st TIME EVER: Get Started for FREE!
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Tip of the Week and 7 Weeks of IPMA™ Academy for FREE!

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YOUR IPMA™ Tip of the Week | Darold Wiggins of Heard County, GA discusses the advantages of Manual Pavement Rating.
I asked Lori to send this out today to our entire list as everyone and anyone who is interested in doing more roads for less money and less carbon footprint can benefit from this candid discussion! And a ONCE in a LIFETIME OFFER!

“News Flash”

Spend a few cents per square yard to manage your pavements, save millions, this is the biggest no-brainer in all of mankind.

At the very minimum, claim YOUR free copy of The #1 Amazon Best-Seller, “The Book on Better Roads”
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