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... The literature, case studies, and content analysis of solicitation documents of this project find similarities in the characteristics described. The literature and case studies provide most of the information, as the content analysis of solicitation documents remains fairly silent on the decision of project delivery methods (see Table 16)
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... . Appropriate CMR Projects The selection of a project delivery method for a particular project is dependent on a number of factors.
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... . Before making the decision regarding project delivery methods DOTs need "to create a project selection tool." This "would involve developing a process to align project goals and objectives with the alternative delivery, procurement, and contracting methods that would most likely achieve these objectives (Trauner 2007)
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... The difference is who is involved and how they are involved in the various phases. Within the UDOT concept development phase, the project delivery methods are evaluated (see Figure 9)
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... 31 Region Program Managers screen projects for DBB using Evaluation Guide Risk Analysis on nonTraditional projects Project Development Assembles Evaluation Team Evaluate Method Against Project Characteristics DBB DB Region submits projects twice a year (January and July) Project Development submits combined submittals to FHWA CMGC Compare Methods CMGC Traditional Project Dev Approval UDOT Approval State Funded FHWA Approval Yes Traditional CMGC Yes No No Yes No DB DBB FIGURE 9 UDOT evaluates contract delivery methods process (adapted from Alder 2007)
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... . This sub-process involves the 32 The final sub-process in the Concept Development Phase is to Organize and Plan CMR Project (see Figure 10)
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... Conclusions It is concluded from the literature, case studies, and content analysis that important characteristics for agencies that want to use CMR are as follows: • Sophisticated construction experience; • Adequate level of resources for current projects; and • Minimal policy, statutory, and political constraints on implementing CMR project delivery method. Additionally from the same analysis, the characteristics of a project that is a good candidate for CMR project delivery as found in the three study instruments are: • Requires integration of the design process with construction expertise, • Requires constructability, • Early cost certainty, • Control costs owing to financial constraints, • Meet schedule challenges, • Large project size, • Multiple construction phases, • Opportunity to promote innovation, • Ability to implement value engineering, and • Need/ability to manage third-party issues (utilities, railroads, business impact, public relations, etc.)
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Key Terms

  • work package
  • project delivery
  • preconstruction services
  • selecting cmr
  • cmr project

  • contractor involvement
  • technical complexity
  • delivery method
  • construction manager
  • solicitation documents

  • dot projects
  • project schedule
  • public relations
  • delivery methods
  • ing cmr

  • content analysis


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