Final Report for NCHRP Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction

This document details the steps followed by the research team in the development of NCHRP Report 574, "Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects during Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction." NCHRP Report 574 will examine highway cost estimation practice and cost estimation management with the goal of helping achieve greater consistency and accuracy between planning, programming and preliminary design, and final design. The Guidebook will explore strategies, methods, and tools to develop, track, and document realistic cost estimates during each phase of the process.

• Record URL:
  • https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22045
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309432139
• Authors:
  • Anderson, Stuart D
  • Molenaar, Keith R
  • Schexnayder, Clifford J
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Contractor Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 163p
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Web-Only Document
  • Issue Number: 98
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Cost estimating; Highway planning; Programming (Planning)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost management; Design consistency; Highway projects; Preconstruction
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042185
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309432139
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 8-49
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 28 2007 4:20PM