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Chapter Five - Right-of-Way
Pages 18-21

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... Pay incentives to private sector companies performing acquisition services for your agency (0%)
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... Less than one month 0 0 Two to three months 14 5 Four to six months 43 0 Six months to a year 29 55 More than a year 14 40 TABLE 12 AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED WHEN CONDEMNATION IS REQUIRED ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY A final trend noted from the results is that 50% of agencies advertise projects before all the parcels are cleared. Although used frequently, this approach adds risk to the overall delivery of the project and could result in financial and schedule impacts.
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... Less than one month 0 0 Two to three months 5 5 Four to six months 33 0 Six months to a year 43 35 More than a year 19 60 TABLE 13 AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED WHEN CONDEMNATION IS REQUIRED ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FIGURE 12 Percentage of residential properties requiring condemnation on urban corridor projects (see Question 32)
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... Use private sector resources to fill critical roles and augment agency staff 75 61 8 Add additional staff to accelerate the acquisition process 55 55 0 Advertise projects before all parcels have been acquired or right of entry secured 50 44 15 Award projects before all parcels have been acquired or rights of entry secured 35 6 54 Other 30 56 0 Use of the construction contractor to acquire rights of entry after awarding the construction contract 15 0 38 Pay incentives to property owners that agree to sell early in the process 10 6 0 Use of the construction contractor to acquire property after awarding the construction contract 10 6 38 Pay incentives to private sector companies performing acquisition services for your agency 0 0 15 Owing to multiple choices percentages do not equal 100%.
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