PAT BERGMAN

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PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

JUNE 2005      QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

PRESENT          H. C. Peck & Associates, Inc.

2000                STATEWIDE RIGHT OF WAY MANAGER (ROW)                                          

2004                Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)                       

Manage all functions and activities of the ROW program specialty units in the central office.  Approve all acquisition, relocation, incidental warrant requests to acquire real property and relocate displacee’s.  Signature approval on ROW plan authorization.

Coordinate the preparation and completion of the Request for Proposed (RFQ) and the contracting  process for real estate services for consultants.

Liaison between CDOT region ROW offices, Federal Highway Administration and Attorney General’s Office on policy/procedural matters.  Develop and implement statewide guidelines and procedures for acquisition of real property.

Approve and/or  recommend acceptance or rejection of real property administrative settlement proposals to the Chief Engineer.

Develop/manage budget. 

1989                ASSISTANT RIGHT OF WAY MANAGER

2000                Direct work activities of the acquisition, relocation, appraisal, appraisal review,                          plans/survey and access units.

Signature approval for acquisition/relocation plan study.  Coordinated and served as chairman of the relocation appeal board hearings.

Review environmental impact statements.

Interpret technical and administrative procedures and advise CDOT personnel or consultants concerning application of these procedures.

Negotiate as official CDOT representative at court ordered real property settlement conferences. 

1985                REVIEW APPRAISER

1989                Review CDOT and landowner appraisal reports to establish compensation.

Advise legal counsel  and CDOT management prior to and during trial.

Provide ROW cost estimates. 

1980                APPRAISER

1985                Perform real property appraisals for project acquisition.

Provide expert witness testimony. 

EDUCATION

                        University of Northern Colorado

                        Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences, 1971