Practices for Establishing Contract Completion Dates for Highway Projects (2017) / Chapter Skim
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6 This chapter examines literature related to estimating contract time methodologies. The focus of this section is on literature related to estimating contract time in general rather than specific state practices, which are covered in chapter four.
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7 options and each could have a different logic and/or production rate associated with the individual work activities. Integrated scheduling was the most abundant category utilized by STAs for determination of contract time examined in the literature review.
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8 FIGURE 2 Example of an input screen for an integrated scheduling system. in as great detail.
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FIGURE 3 Example of a bar chart output of an integrated scheduling system.
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10 FIGURE 4 Time to achieve cost certainty for alternative contracting methods (from FHWA Research Project Quantification of Cost, Benefits and Risk Associated with Alternate Contracting Methods and Accelerated Performance Specifications, DTFH61-13-R-00019 2013)
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11 Another factor to consider in the estimate of contract time for non-traditional project delivery, or Alternative Contracting Methods (ACM) , is the juncture when the design is sufficient to estimate the construction contract time beyond a low level of accuracy.
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