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Urban Engineer, Eryn Stone

Contact Information

Description of Duties


Albright, Joe
Project Development Technician
515-357-0205
Email Joe

Muench, Arielle
Project Development Technician
319-440-5524
Email Arielle
  • Plan development review and contract document preparation: includes all stages of project plan development for local agencies in the State which may include the concept statement and preliminary, check, and final plans. 
  • Submittal of the final plans and contract documentation for submittal to the Contracts and Specifications Bureau. 
  • Also perform plan reviews, reviews contract documentation, and offers guidance to the local entities for locally let projects.
  • Assist local agencies in programming and funding for Federal and/or State-aid projects so that their funding is in the correct fiscal year in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) at the time they wish to let a project.
  • May assist in the preparation of pertinent Federal and/or State-aid agreements for projects that involve Federal and/or State-aid funding.

Jenifer Bates Bates, Jenifer
Project Development Engineer
515-766-9402
Email Jenifer
  • Plan development review and contract document preparation: includes all stages of project plan development for local agencies in the State which may include the concept statement and preliminary, check, and final plans. 
  • Submittal of the final plans and contract documentation for submittal to the Contracts and Specifications Bureau. 
  • Also perform plan reviews, reviews contract documentation, and offers guidance to the local entities for locally let projects.
  • Assist local agencies in programming and funding for Federal and/or State-aid projects so that their funding is in the correct fiscal year in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) at the time they wish to let a project.
  • May assist in the preparation of pertinent Federal and/or State-aid agreements for projects that involve Federal and/or State-aid funding.
  • Develop guidance for local agencies to standardize their plans and contract documents.
  • Develop training for local agencies for standardizing their plans and contract documents.
  • Develop presentations and present at local agency meetings and conferences.

Doug Heeren Heeren, Doug
Agreements specialist
515-203-1365
Email Doug
  • City and county primary highway pre-design, preconstruction, right-of-way, and transfer of jurisdiction agreements
  • Bi-state and border bridge agreements
  • Park and institutional road agreements
  • TSIP agreements and project numbers
  • Mitigation agreements
  • Develop Staff Actions
  • Develop and maintain city and county agreement shells for various state and federal programs

Derek PeckDerek Peck
E-construction Administrator
515-239-1391
Email Derek

  • Administer Doc Express program for LPA projects
  • Administer Appia program for LPA projects
  • Administer E-ticketing for LPA projects
  • Develop and manage E-construction training and instruction manuals

Kennedy, Jim
Support Technician
515-233-7847
Email Jim
  • Upload Contract Documents and Letting Information to Doc Express for Local Agency construction projects
  • Assist with Funding Agreements on Federal-aid and Federal-aid Swap projects, as well as other State-aid funding
  • Update Iowa DOT Equipment Rates annually
  • Assist Secondary Roads Engineer with Annual Report review and Budget and Program Review
  • Assist Urban Engineer with the City Bridge Program

Nicole Moore Moore, Nicole
Director
515-460-0763
Email Nicole
  • Supervise office staff and administer office functions
  • Serve as liaison to local, state and federal agencies
  • Oversee administration of Federal-aid, federal-aid swap and state-aid programs for cities and counties
  • Legislative, regulatory, and policy research and analysis
  • Office administration and special projects
  • Oversee office web site

Sarah Okerlund Okerlund, Sarah
Deputy Director
515-239-1291
Email Sarah
  • Supervise Field Staff
  • Serve as liaison to local, state and federal agencies
  • Oversee administration of Federal-aid, federal-aid swap and state-aid programs for cities and counties
  • Coordinate revisions to office policy and procedure documents (Guidance Manual, IMs, PPM, and Funding Guide)
  • Legislative, regulatory, and policy research and analysis
  • Office administration and special projects
  • Oversee office web site
  • Oversee development and preparation of primary and local systems agreements
  • LTAP contract administrator

Eryn Stone Stone, Eryn
Urban Engineer
515-450-4103
Email Eryn
  • Administer Federal and State programs for cities (i.e. STBGP, TSIP, City Bridge, Curb Ramp, and Demo / Discretionary)
  • Resource point for the field engineers as they assist the cities with federal-aid projects
  • Liaison to cities and city organizations
  • Review and revise urban design criteria
  • Oversee Street Financial Report
  • Assist with reviewing IM's
  • Administer Inactive Obligations Report
  • Various committees: SUDAS, TSIP Advisory, APWA conference planning
  • ADA complaints and policy guidance
  • Title VI / EEO officer for Local Systems

Sprouse, Mary Beth
Reports Specialist
515-290-5431
Email Mary Beth
  • Administer Street Finance Report, including training and revisions
  • Assist with review and approval of county budgets, programs and annual reports
  • Prepare and submit FHWA 536 report
  • Office equipment coordination and tracking
  • Automation projects, including training
  • HIDARG committee representative
  • Sign Replacement Program for Cities and Counties Grant Coordinator
  • Contact for training sign up / DOTU
  • Assist counties and cities by answering basic questions and helping them locate reference information such as design guide, instructional memorandums or other procedural guides, funding information, report instructions, or other general information
  • Safety committee representative
  • Emergency responsive team
  • Assist/monitor bureau budget

Niki StinnStinn, Niki
Secondary roads engineer
515-239-1064
Email Niki
  • Administer and coordinate various Federal and State programs for counties (i.e. STBGP, FM, HBP, HSIP , ER, TSIP, and County Bridge)
  • Resource point for the field engineers as they assist the counties with Fed-aid, State, and FM projects
  • Liaison to counties and county programs, budgets, and annual reports
  • Oversee review of county programs, budgets, and annual reports
  • Review and revise rural design criteria
  • Assist with reviewing IM'sMonitor FM balance and cash flow

Region Contacts

Field Technicians by region

Jeff Shelton
Shelton, Jeff
Western region
515-509-8726
Email Jeff

Ross Wood
Wood, Ross
Western region
712-250-4456
Email Ross
Dennis Whittle
Whittle, Dennis
Central region
515-357-6114
Email Dennis

Noah Thomas
Thomas, Noah
Central region
515-357-9209
Email Noah
Eric Tjelmeland
Tjelmeland, Eric
Eastern region
515-509-9582
Email Eric

Jeremy Mclaughlin
McLaughlin, Jeremy
Eastern region
515-509-9398
Email Jeremy

What we do

  • Contract Administration of Federal-aid, Federal-aid Swap, and Farm-to-Market projects including:  site visits to projects, change order reviews, reimbursement request reviews/processing, item progress vouchers, and Weekly Reports of Working Days
  • Final Contract Reviews and Contract Close-out, including:  field documentation; project engineer’s office audit; and final pay quantities. Review “Statement of Completion and Final Acceptance of Work” (form 830435), “Final Payment” (Form 830436), and “Certificate of Completion and Final Acceptance of Agreement Work” (form 640003) on Federal-aid, Federal-aid Swap, FM and State-aid transportation contracts, where applicable.
  • Monitor close-out status of Federal and State-aid transportation contracts.

Field Engineers by region

Zach Gunsolley Gunsolley, Zach
Western region
712-250-0354
Email Zach
Brian Catus Catus, Brian
Central region
515-239-1555
Email Brian
Dillon FeldmannFeldmann, Dillon
Eastern region
515-290-5609
Email Dillon

What We Do

  • Serve as a liaison between the LPAs, the Department, and the Federal Highway Administration.
  • Contract Administration of Federal-aid, Federal-aid Swap, and Farm-to-Market projects including:  site visits to projects, change order approval/disapproval, and answering contract related questions from contractors, project engineers, project inspectors, consultants, and local governments.
  • Final Contract Reviews and Contract Close-out, including:  field documentation; project engineer’s office audit; and final pay quantities. Review or approve “Statement of Completion and Final Acceptance of Work” (form 830435), “Final Payment” (Form 830436), and “Certificate of Completion and Final Acceptance of Agreement Work” (form 640003) on Federal and State-aid transportation contracts, where applicable.
  • Monitor close-out status of Federal and State-aid transportation contracts.
  • Provide engineering advice, reviews, evaluations, and recommendations to LPA/consultant staff engaged in development and construction of projects and programs in cooperation with the Department.
  • Direct and oversee the work activities of multiple Engineering Technician Seniors assigned to assist this position.
  • Assist the LPAs as a general resource concerning many issues such as functional classification, jurisdiction, route number, right-of-way acquisition, condemnation, availability of funding programs and qualification, budget and programming advice, and transferring FM funds to secondary road funds.
  • Provide miscellaneous engineering and traffic safety support to LPAs.
  • Request and coordinate traffic engineering studies with the Department's Traffic Engineering Assistance program (TEAP) consultant to assist the LPAs with their more complex traffic safety and operational problems.
  • Develop or assist in the development of project funding agreements between the Department and the project sponsor.
  • Assist and provide guidance to agencies requesting to utilize Federal and State-aid for professional services, construction, and other transportation contract elements.
  • Respond to customers' concerns/questions about transportation contracts.
  • Act as the Regional representative of Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS).
  • On Federal-aid contracts, assist in the Federal-aid consultant selection process.

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