An Investigation of the Preconstruction Project Development Process of State Transportation Agencies
State Transportation Agencies (STA) are under increasing pressure to deliver projects timely, cost-effectively, and improve the performance of their programs and projects to meet the needs of their constituents. The primary objectives for this study were to gain insight concerning the state DOT preconstruction Project Development Process (PDP) and the use of professional services consultants. Input was solicited from the fifty state DOTs in the U.S. using the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Committee (RAC) membership listing. An online survey containing forty-eight questions investigated the topics of scheduling, project planning and scope development, performance evaluation, development activities and timeframes, and the utilization and management of professional service consultants. Responses were received from 36 state Departments of Transportation (DOT) (72% response rate). The findings include that the duration of the (PDP) varies significantly amongst states. The use of consultants is widespread and increasing. Prequalification and use of on-call/IDIQ/continuing consultants for project design reduces procurement duration. Project scoping with cross-functional teams is widespread, state DOTs that develop a formal scoping document have fewer scope revisions, and agency preconstruction department organization and structure have an impact on the duration of the PDP.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AEP10 Standing Committee on Transportation Planning Policy and Processes.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Research Board
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Authors:
- Haidary, Tanin A
- Bausman, Dennis C
- Chowdhury, Mashrur
- Jadhav, Ajay S
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2021-1-5 to 2021-1-29
- Date: 2021
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 19p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Construction; Construction projects; Consultants; Infrastructure; Performance measurement; Programming (Planning); Project management; Road construction; State departments of transportation; State highway departments
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01763552
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: TRBAM-21-00496
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 4 2021 10:54AM