VALUE ENGINEERING REVIEW ON THE DESIGN OF WASHINGTON METROBUS GARAGE FACILITY

This project employed value engineering techniques to the design of the WMATA Metrobus Garage facility at Springfield, Virginia. The purpose was to review preconstruction contract plans and documents to (1) Assist UMTA in the development of its Value Engineering Program as applied to bus maintenance facilities, and (b) determine potential cost savings in the areas of construction, operation and maintenance for WMATA. The study indicated that a potential initial construction cost savings of over $3,000,000 could be effected with no negative impact on the facility's capabilities. In addition, cost savings of over $400,000 per year could be realized in the operational and maintenance fields if all the recommendations contained in the final report were implemented. WMATA staff were impressed with the scope of the results obtained; it is intended that similar studies be applied to other WMATA facilities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  600 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Smith, H
  • Smith, G
• Publication Date: 1985-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus garages; Buses; Cost control; Design; Maintenance facilities; Value engineering; Vehicle maintenance
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance; Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455081
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-DC-06-0461-85-1
• Contract Numbers: DC-06-0461
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:54PM