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106 Appendix A Survey Questionnaire
107 ST AR T O F S UR VE Y. Us e t he Ta b o r a rr ow ke ys or m ous e c li ck s t o n av ig at e a m ong res pons e f ie lds. Le ft -c li ck th e m ous e t o e nt er or re mo ve ch ec k- box ma rk s, an d t ype nor ma lly in te xt fiel ds . P le as e t ak e a mo me nt to read th e f ol lowing. NC HR P S YN TH ES IS TO PI C 41-03 SU RV EY QU EST IO N NAI RE EN GI NE ER IN G E CO NO MI C ANA LY SI S P R ACT IC ES FO R H IG HW AY IN VE ST ME NT FE BR UA RY 2010 This NC HR P S ynthe si s w ill st udy cu rre nt pr ac tic es in e ngin eer in g ec onom ic an al ys is by U. S. stat e t ra ns por ta tion ag en ci es to s uppor t h ighw ay i nve st me nt d eci si ons . F or pur po se s o f t hi s s tudy, e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is is de fi ne d a s t he e xplic it c ons id er atio n o f t he mu lti-y ea r d isc ount ed co st s ( or di sc ount ed co st s a nd be ne fi ts ) o f a n i nve st me nt optio n w he n e va lua ting its me rits ve rs us t hos e o f c om pe tin g a lt er na tiv es . E ngine er ing ec onom ic met hods in cl ude , b ut are not lim it ed to , lif e-cy cl e c os t an al ys is , b en ef it âc os t a na lysis, an d m ea su re s o f c os t-e ffe ct iv en e ss. Th es e m ay be a pplie d a t one or mo re stag es of a p ro je ct li fe cy cl e, su ch as pl an n i ng, pr oj ect sc ope de ve l opm en t, pr og ra mm in g ( in cl uding ra nking an d p ro ject se l ec tion) , r es our ce al lo ca tion, be st-v al ue pr oc ur em en t, pr ojec t d es ig n a nd de ve l opm e nt , v al ue e ngine eri ng, an d ope ratio n a nd ma inte na n ce. The pur po se of this sc re en in g s ur ve y i s t o i de n tif y w he th er your ag en cy us es e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is ; i f s o, how ; a nd if not , w hy. Th e s ur ve y i s v e ry s hor t a nd s houl d t ak e onl y a fe w m om en ts to co mp le te . Th e s ur ve y c ons is ts pr im ar il y o f c he ck - boxe s t ha t s houl d b e qui ck to res pond to . E ach que stio n h as an optiona l C om me nt fi el d t ha t you can us e t o e xpl ai n pa rtic ular ci rc um st an ce s o r a dd it em s o r t opi cs th at may not be in cl ude d i n t he pr ep ar ed ta bles . I f you are not su re of a p ar ti cu la r u se of en gin eer ing ec ono mi c a na l ys is but ar e a bl e to pr ovid e c ont act inform atio n f or so me one in your ag en cy wh o m ay know , p le as e p ro vide hi s o r h er na me, phone num be r, an d e -m ai l a ddr es s i n Q ue stio n 5 . Th e s ur ve y f or m c an be fille d i n a nd su bm itte d e le ct ro ni ca lly . O r, if you pr efer , p ri nt th e f or m, co mp le te by ha nd, an d pos t m ai l t o m e a t t he a ddr es s b el o w. Plea se retu rn th e c om pl et ed ques tionna ir e v ia e- ma il or pos t m ai l b y [ da te ] t o: Mi ch ae l J . M ar ko w, P.E. E- ma il: mj mark ow @c om ca st.n et Ph on e ( 5 08) 540- 59 66 43 Ri ve rs En d R d Teat ic ke t, MA 02536- 5858
108 Pl ea se id en tify your c ontac t i nf or ma tion. NC HR P w il l a dve rt is e a lin k t o t he onlin e r e por t w he n i t i s c om pl et ed . Offi ce: A ddr es s: City : S ta te : Z IP : Y our Na me : Pos ition/Titl e: In cas e o f que sti ons , p le as e p ro vide : Te l: E- ma il: 1. Do es your ag en cy us e e ngine er ing ec onom ic an al ys es (e.g ., lif e- cy cl e c os t, be ne fitâ co st , c os t- eff ec tiv en es s) at al l fo r h ighw ay i nve st me nt d eci si ons ? YE S NO Co mm en t: If you ch eck ed YE S, plea se re s pond to Qu es tions 2â5. If you ch eck ed NO, plea se go to Qu es tion 6.
109 2. Please identify investment programs and stages of decision-making in which your agency typically uses engineering economic analyses. Check all that apply. Investment Program Planning Programming Resource Allocation Project Design & Development Bid Evaluation: e.g., for Best Value Procurement OtherâPlease Explain Below in Comment Do Not Use Engr. Economic Methods Here Pavements Bridges, Other Structures Other Asset Preservation Urban Congestion Relief: Capacity Expansion Urban Congestion Relief: ITS Strategies Urban Congestion Relief: Other Operations Improvements Rural Mobility Safety Economic Impact Environmental Mitigation Other: Comment:
110 3. Pl ea se i ndica te th e l ev el of th e t ra ns por ta tio n s ys te m a t w hi ch e ngin eer ing ec onom ic an al ys es ar e u se d f or e ach i nve st me nt pr og ra m. Fo r t his que st i on, âp ro gr am â le ve l a na lyse s w oul d i nc l ude an al ys es of al l p ro j ect s c ollec tiv el y w ithi n a si ngl e i nve st me nt pr og ram; fo r e xa mp le , P av em en ts , B ri dge s a nd Ot he r S tru ct ur es , I TS Stra te gi es , S af et y, et c. âN et wo rk â l ev el an al ys es a ddr es s t he e ff ect s o f a pa rt ic ul ar i nve st me nt (t ypica lly in ur ba n c onge stio n r el ie f o r r ur al mo b ility ) t ha t r es u lts in sp at ia l o r t em por al sh ifts in dema nd fro m one link or ti me pe ri od to a nothe r. In ve st me nt Progra m P ro ject Le ve l Co rri dor Le ve l Progra m Le ve l Ne tw or k Le ve l Cro ss- Pr og ra m Tr ad eo ff s OtherâPlease Explain Below in Comment Do No t U se E ngr . E c onom ic Me t hods He re Pa ve me nt s Bri dge s, Ot he r S truc tu re s Ot he r A ss et Pr es er va tio n Ur ba n C o nge stio n R el ie f: Ca pac ity E xpa ns io n Ur ba n C o nge stio n R el ie f: IT S S tr at eg ie s Ur ba n C o nge stio n R el ie f: Ot he r O pe ra tions Im pr ov em en ts Ru ra l M obility Sa fety Ec onom ic Imp act E nvi ro nm en ta l M itig atio n Ot he r: Co mm en t:
111 4. Fo r a ny of th es e a ppli ca tions of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys es , a re the ec ono mi c d at a a nd re su lts t ypica ll y a nd e xplic itly us ed by ex ecu tive -l ev e l m an ag er s i n t he ir d eci si on- ma king? YE S NO Co mm en t: 5. If othe rs in your stat e D OT ca n p ro vide mo re co mp le te inform at io n o n one or mo re us es of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is , p le as e p ro vide c ontac t i nf or ma tion: Na me : T el .: E-ma il: Us e( s) of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is : Na me : T el .: E-mail: Us e( s) of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is : Na me : T el .: E-mail: Us e(s) of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is : Na me : T el .: E-mail: Us e(s) of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is : Na me : T el .: E-mail: Us e(s) of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is : Na me : T el .: E-mail: Us e(s) of e ngin eer in g e c onom ic an al ys is : (In sert a dditiona l c ontac ts if ne ed ed ) SU RV EY IS COMP LETE D. TH AN K YOU FO R P AR TICIP AT IN G! 6. Yo u h av e r es ponde d t ha t your ag en cy doe s not us e e ngine er ing ec onom ic an al ys es fo r h ighw ay i nve st me nt d eci si ons . P le as e p ro vide be lo w t he re as ons fo r your not us in g t he se an al ys es , i nc l uding re se rv ati ons an d c onc er ns a bout ec onom ic met hods . R ea s ons c oul d i nc l ude , f or ex am pl e, im pe di me nt s t o i mp le me nt at io n o r pe rc ei ve d p ro blem s o r d ef ic ie nc ie s w ith th es e a na ly se s. Plea se de sc ri be th es e b ri ef ly . SU RV EY IS COMP LETE D. TH AN K YOU FO R P AR TICIP AT IN G!
