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Book Developing and Validating a Highway Construction Project Cost Estimation Tool

Download or read book Developing and Validating a Highway Construction Project Cost Estimation Tool written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2002, Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner tasked his Chief of Technology, Research & Innovation with leading an effort to develop a definitive, consistent, and well-documented approach for estimating the cost of delivering construction projects. A task force that included Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) central and district office staff, Virginia Transportation Research Council staff, Commonwealth Transportation Board members, and a metropolitan planning organization member was formed to either locate a well-founded, tested method for estimating project costs that could be adapted for use by VDOT or develop one. The task group found that a VDOT district had been using an estimation worksheet for several years that produced consistent and reliable results for certain types of roadway and bridge construction. The task group determined that no other method examined had the specificity and potential of this tool. The project team expanded the tool by collecting extensive project data and obtaining evaluations of VDOT project management personnel statewide to develop it further. The existing Excel worksheet with roadway and bridge estimates was expanded to include construction engineering, to be applicable for interstates, and to generate estimates for right-of-way and utilities costs. Data on completed projects were collected from all VDOT districts to help calibrate the model further to account for cost variations across the state. The task group also recognized early on that a very strong focus on project scoping was essential to accurate project estimation. A previous VDOT scoping committee had determined that VDOT did not have a consistent, uniform method that was being used statewide to scope projects. As a result, project cost estimates made at the scoping stage often did not hold up over time because key project features were invariably overlooked. The result was inaccurate estimates. Testing of the cost estimation tool was completed in the summer of 2003. Analysis of a sample of completed VDOT construction projects throughout the state showed that the tool yielded results that, on average, differed from actual final project costs by 22 percent. After further modifications, the Project Cost Estimation System (PCES), as it was named, became a fully operational system for VDOT in October 2003. The PCES is composed of three elements: a cost estimation tool, an improved scoping process, and a project development website. The responsibility for maintaining and updating the PCES now rests with VDOT's Scheduling & Contract Development Division.

Book Highway Construction Cost Estimating Work Station

Download or read book Highway Construction Cost Estimating Work Station written by Thomas P. Rothrock and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Price Trends for Federal aid Highway Construction

Download or read book Price Trends for Federal aid Highway Construction written by United States. Bureau of Public Roads and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Data for Cost Estimates of Highway and Street Construction

Download or read book Data for Cost Estimates of Highway and Street Construction written by Illinois. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning  Programming  and Preconstruction

Download or read book Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning Programming and Preconstruction written by Stuart D. Anderson and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction explores approaches to cost estimation and management designed to overcome the root causes of cost escalation and to support the development of consistent and accurate project estimates through all phases of the development process, from long-range planning, through priority programming, and through project design. NCHRP Web-Only Document 98 details the steps followed by the research team in the development of NCHRP Report 574"--Publisher's description.

Book Preliminary Cost Estimating for Highway Construction Projects

Download or read book Preliminary Cost Estimating for Highway Construction Projects written by Albert F Kaminsky (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A preliminary cost estimating procedure was developed using historical highway construction project bid data for the State of Alabama Highway Department (AHD). The preliminary cost estimating procedure developed requires only project length and preliminary engineering estimates of material quantity to calculate a project cost. This procedure has specific application in estimating future project costs for budgeting purposes. The procedure developed relied upon the fact that ninety percent of the bid total cost was comprised on one-third or less of the bid pay items. The dominance of a bid by specific pay items applies to large and small projects alike. The geographic location within the State of Alabama has a negligible effect upon the cost estimating procedure. The application of the preliminary cost estimating procedure to three distinctly different types of construction projects examined in this research confirm its usefulness. The preliminary cost estimating procedure developed for the AHD is workable and can be applied to a wide range of highway construction and maintenance projects. (Author).

Book Heavy Construction Cost Data

Download or read book Heavy Construction Cost Data written by Eugene R. Spencer and published by R.S. Means Company. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Means Heavy Construction Cost Data 2009, you get costs for all types of heavy construction-from highways, bridges, utilities, rails and marine projects, to sanitary and storm sewer projects-which lets you estimate a wider range of street and roadway construction. This cost data is excellent for D.O.C., J.O.C., S.A.B.E.R., and B.O.S. projects

Book Cost Estimating Guide for Road Construction

Download or read book Cost Estimating Guide for Road Construction written by United States. Forest Service. Intermountain Region and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Project Management for Construction

Download or read book Project Management for Construction written by Chris Hendrickson and published by Chris Hendrickson. This book was released on 1989 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Parametric Cost Estimating of Highway Projects Using Neural Networks

Download or read book Parametric Cost Estimating of Highway Projects Using Neural Networks written by Amr Samir Ayed and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Procedures Guide for Right of way Cost Estimation and Cost Management

Download or read book Procedures Guide for Right of way Cost Estimation and Cost Management written by Stuart D. Anderson and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 2009 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This procedures guide presents practical and effective approaches for developing right-of-way (ROW) cost estimates and for then tracking and managing ROW cost during all phases of project development, including planning, programming, and preliminary and final design. It is a resource for managers, practitioners, and decision makers interested in developing and managing realistic and accurate estimates of ROW cost from the earliest ROW cost estimate made during planning through to the management of ROW acquisition cost during final design.

Book Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs

Download or read book Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs written by Douglas D. Gransberg and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 826: Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs presents guidance for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other agencies for estimating preconstruction services (PCS) costs for transportation project development. PCS refers to a varied assortment of project-specific engineering and other professional services required before construction begins on a bridge, highway, or other transportation project, whether provided by agency staff or consultants. Volume 1: Guidebook addresses principal sources and components of PCS costs, PCS estimating methodologies, trends (such as changes in design and construction technology, design standards, program requirements, and professional workforce) likely to affect PCS costs, and advice on agency policies and practices that can help control program risk through improved PCS cost estimation. Accompanying Volume 1, Volume 2: Research Report documents the development, testing, validation, and packaging of an accurate, consistent, and reliable method for estimating PCS costs."--

Book Roadside Design Guide

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  • Author : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1989
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  • Pages : 560 pages

Download or read book Roadside Design Guide written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Transportation Infrastructure

Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 1965 Cost Estimates for Completion of Interstate and Defense Highway System

Download or read book 1965 Cost Estimates for Completion of Interstate and Defense Highway System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Public Roads and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews and clarifies 1965 cost estimates compiled by the 50 states and the Bureau of Public Roads. Also considers administration of the highway program, as it affects scheduled completion of the system.

Book Construction and Maintenance Cost Data

Download or read book Construction and Maintenance Cost Data written by Arizona. Highway Department. Planning Survey Division and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: