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Project AND PROGRAM Delivery Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction  
  1.1...................Purpose of Manual
  1.2...................Basics
  1.3...................Principles
Chapter 2: Project Initiation  

2.1

Basics

 
  2.1.1.................. Needs Assessment  
  2.1.2.................. Planning Studies  
  2.1.3.................. Concept Statements  

2.2

Project Nomination & Selection Processes

 
  2.2.1.................. Prioritization & Scoping Tool  
  2.2.2.................. Project Business Cases  
  2.2.3.................. Other requests  
  2.2.4.................. Monitoring Requested Projects  
Chapter 3 — Programming & Funding  

3.1

5-Year Program Overview

 

3.2

5-Year Program Development Cycle

 

3.3

Highway Program

 
  3.3.1 Non-Interstate Pavement Modernization (3R) Pavement Replacement  
  3.3.2 Non-Interstate Pavement Modernization (3R) Pavement Rehabilitation  
  3.3.3 Non-Interstate Bridge Modernization (BR)  
  3.3.4 Non-Interstate Capacity/System Enhancement (NR)  
  3.3.5 Safety Specific (SR)  
  3.3.6 Safety Specific (SR) Cooperative District and LPA  
  3.3.7 Interstate Stewardship (4R) Pavement  
  3.3.8 Interstate Stewardship (4R) Bridge  
  3.3.9 Interstate Stewardship (4R) Rest Area  
  3.3.10. Major Interstate Capacity/System Enhancement (MI)  
  3.3.11. Back of Program Line Items  
  3.3.11.1.................. Statewide Interstate Guardrail Repair  
  3.3.11.2.................. Statewide Interstate Lighting  
    3.3.11.3.................. Statewide Interstate Rest Area and Scale Contract Support and Building Repair  
    3.3.11.4.................. Statewide Interstate Signing  
    3.3.11.5.................. Statewide Interstate Pavement Maintenance (MPIN)  
    3.3.11.6.................. Americans with Disability Act (ADA)  
    3.3.11.7.................. Construction Industry Training Program  
    3.3.11.8.................. Cooperative City / County / State Highway Research  
    3.3.11.9.................. Emergency & Contingency (U-STEP, C-STEP, other)  
    3.3.11.10.................. Post Letting Project Cost  
    3.3.11.11.................. Prevocational Training and DBE Support Services  
    3.3.11.12.................. Scenic Byway Program  
    3.3.11.13.................. Statewide Consultant Services  
    3.3.11.14.................. Statewide Contract Maintenance (MP)  
    3.3.11.15.................. Statewide Contract Maintenance (MB)  
    3.3.11.16.................. Statewide Railroad Crossings  
    3.3.11.17.................. Statewide Roadside Improvement  
    3.3.11.18.................. Statewide Traffic Control Devices / Signs  
    3.3.11.19.................. Statewide Operations  
    3.3.11.20.................. Statewide ITS  
    3.3.11.21.................. Winter Operations Materials  
    3.3.11.22.................. Summer Infrastructure Rehabilitation Materials  
    3.3.11.23.................. Pavement Marking Materials  

3.4

Modal Programs (Aviation, Transit, Rail, Trails)

 

3.5

Other Local Programs (RISE, ICAAP, TSIP)

 
Chapter 4 — Project Development Scheduling  

4.1

Task Codes / Event Dates

 
Chapter 5 — COST ESTIMATING  

5.1

Estimating Overview

 
  5.1.1.................. Estimate workflow  
  5.1.2.................. Estimating roles and responsibilities  
  5.1.3.................. When is a new/updated estimate needed  

5.2

Setting up a new estimate

 
  5.2.1. Plan Items  
    5.2.1.1..................Add a bid estimate  
    5.2.1.2..................Add/edit/delete containers  
    5.2.1.3..................Add Plan Items  
  5.2.2.................. Estimate  
    5.2.2.1..................Estimate Items/MW Connection  
    5.2.2.2..................Unit price lookup  
    5.2.2.3..................Estimate review  

5.3

Budget approval

 
  5.3.1 Budget estimate revision feature review checklist  
  5.3.2 Budget estimate revision (BER) approval  
  5.3.3 Budget estimate update timing  

5.4

Reports

 
  5.4.1. Estimate report for final plan turn-in  
Chapter 6 — Project Management  

6.1

Project Management Process and Lifecycle

 
  6.1.1 Basics  
  6.1.2 Production schedule  
  6.1.3 Project review  
  6.1.4 Contract Review  
  6.1.5 Target review  
  6.1.6 Project Management Team  

6.2

Roles and Responsibilities

 
  6.2.1 Project Manager Responsibilities  
  6.2.2 Knowledge Areas  

6.3

Project Management Teams

 
  6.3.1 Internal team members  
  6.3.2. External team members  

6.4

Document Management

 
  6.4.1 Project Ground Rules  
  6.4.2 Critical project documents  

6.6

Risk Management

 

6.7

Humans Resource Management

 

6.8

Communications Management

 

6.9

Stakeholder Management

 
Chapter 7 — Stakeholder Involvement  
Chapter 8 — Optimizing Projects  

8.1

Understanding Project and System Needs

 

8.2

Planning Documents

 
  8.2.1 Long Range Plan  
  8.2.2 Interstate Investment Plan  
  8.2.3 Rest Area Plan  

8.3

Transportation Systems Management and Operations

 
  8.3.1 Right Sizing  

8.4

Asset Management

 

8.5

Flexibility in Design

 
Chapter 9 — Contracting  

9.1

Engineering Contracts

 

9.2

Construction Contracts

 
Chapter 10 — Software Tools  


Project Development Cost Estimating Manual

Chapter 1 — Intro to the Program  
  1A-1...................Access to the System
  1A-2...................Estimate Workflow
  1B-1...................Finding your projects
  1C-1...................Project filters and saving short cuts
  1D-1...................Cost Estimating Tab
Chapter 2 — Setting up a new estimate  
  2A-1...................Office Structure
  2B-1...................Estimate naming convention
  2C-1...................PSS relationship with Estimates
Chapter 3 — Adding Divisions to Estimates  
  3A-1...................Divisions
Chapter 4 — Project parameters  
Chapter 5 — Estimate Trend Filters  
  5A-1...................Estimate Trend Filters
Chapter 6 — Bid Items  
  6A-1...................Adding Bid Items
  6B-1...................Specialty Bid Items in the system
  6C-1...................Item Trend Lookup and Adjustment of Unit Prices
  6D-1...................Preliminary Review of Bid Items
Chapter 7 — Making adjustments to existing estimates  
  7A-1...................Adjustments to existing estimates
Chapter 8 — Estimate work flows  
  8D-1...................Selecting divisions, selecting estimates and marking complete
Chapter 9 — Reports  
  9A-1...................Estimate Item Report

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