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... This report provides a more in-depth analysis of the problems and practices of ROW cost estimating and cost management. Problem The NCHRP Project 8-49 findings, based on a critical review of estimating literature, recent estimating research, and current estimating practice, suggest that a component of project cost escalation is related to ROW cost.
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... A critical component to achieving accurate cost projections for transportation projects is an agency's approach to ROW cost estimating and the management of ROW estimates. The ability of an SHA to develop accurate ROW cost estimates and to effectively manage ROW cost depends on integrating a structured estimating and estimate management process into the project development process from concept through construction.
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... Consequently, this research concentrated on ROW cost estimates and cost management completed during each of the first four phases of project development. Four distinct but interrelated ROW cost estimating and cost estimating management processes are described in this Procedures Guidebook.
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... Updated estimates are reconciled with the Total Project Cost Estimate to help in managing ROW cost and its contribution to total project cost. 4 Procedures Guide for Right-of-Way Cost Estimation and Cost Management Determine ROW Estimate Basis Approve & Communicate ROW Cost Estimate Determine ROW Risk & Set Contingency Review ROW Cost Estimate ROW Cost Estimates ROW Requirements Input from Environmental, Utilities, Railroad Prepare ROW Base Estimate Real Estate Appreciation Rate Land Market Values Field Visit by Estimator (Improvements, Damages, Existing Conditions, etc.)
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... As the ROW scope is detailed during Preliminary Design, Updated ROW Cost Estimates should be prepared and the ROW cost identified in those future estimates should not be accepted as inevitable. Project management should use the established baseline cost for controlling project scope and for coordinating design decisions with ROW cost impacts.
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... Subsequently, these issues were addressed by specific questions in the interview protocol. Recommendations for Future Research This research focused on developing a framework for the ROW cost estimation and cost estimate management processes that would support the creation of accurate ROW cost estimates.
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