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55 APPENDIX C Interview Questions C1 Florida Interview Questions 1) You noted that your agency uses the same procedure for all types of project delivery methods; are the estimates for delivery types other than design-bid-build treated differently? 2) How do non-design-bid-build project delivery methods impact the effectiveness of your contract time estimate tool? 3) If you could make one improvement to your existing contract time tool what would it be? 4) Do you have any lessons learned from using your current tool that you would like to pass on to other State Transportation Agencies? 5) You responded that your agency has performed analysis on the effectiveness of your contract duration estimate tool; how was the evaluation carried out? Has your agency revised the tool based on the evaluation results? 6) In response to the survey, you mentioned that you do not have a documented procedure for revis- ing contract time estimates. What does your agency do when the duration of a contract needs to be modified? 7) On the survey you indicated that the construction division estimates contract time. Do any design personnel provide any input? 8) On the survey you indicated that you use agency-specific historical production rates to estimate construction durations, and the rates are frequently updated. Generally, how often do you update these rates and what makes your agency feel necessary to update the rates? C2 New Jersey Interview Questions 1) You noted that your agency uses the same procedure for all types of project delivery methods; are the estimates for delivery types other than design-bid-build treated differently? 2) How do non-design-bid-build project delivery methods impact the effectiveness of your contract time estimate tool? 3) If you could make one improvement to your existing contract time tool what would it be? 4) Do you have any lessons learned from using your current tool that you would like to pass on to other state transportation agencies? 5) In response to the survey, you mentioned that you have an official procedure for revising contract time estimates. How often are contract times revised? Do these revisions affect the contract-specified project duration? 6) On the survey you indicated that design and construction both estimate contract time. How are the estimation efforts of these two groups coordinated? 7) On the survey you indicated that you use agency-specific static production rates to estimate construc- tion durations, but that the rates are not frequently updated. Generally, how often do you update these rates and what makes your agency feel necessary to update the rates? C3 Ohio Interview Questions 1) You noted that your agency uses the same procedure for all types of project delivery methods; are the estimates for delivery types other than design-bid-build treated differently? 2) How do non-design-bid-build project delivery methods impact the effectiveness of your contract time estimate tool? 3) If you could make one improvement to your existing contract time tool what would it be? 4) Do you have any lessons learned from using your current tool that you would like to pass on to other state transportation agencies? 5) In response to the survey, you mentioned that you do not have a documented procedure for revis- ing contract time estimates. What does your agency do when the duration of a contract needs to be modified? 6) On the survey you indicated that the design division estimates contract time. Do any construction personnel provide any input? 7) The spread sheet you uploaded indicates that you use agency-specific production rates to estimate construction durations. Generally, how often do you update these rates and what makes your agency feel necessary to update the rates? 8) On the survey you indicated that you also use regression analysis to estimate construction dura- tions. Can you describe the process or share the application with us?
56 9) On the survey you indicated you need to motivate your employees to use the tool; what do you feel is the main challenge to promote these tools? C4 South Carolina Interview Questions 1) If you could make one improvement to your existing contract time tool what would it be? 2) Do you have any lessons learned from using your current tool that you would like to pass on to other state transportation agencies? 3) You responded that your agency has performed analysis on the effectiveness of your contract duration estimate tool; how was the evaluation carried out? Has your agency revised the tool based on the evaluation results? 4) You noted that your agency uses individual procedures for different project delivery methods; how are the estimates for delivery types other than design-bid-build treated differently? 5) How do non-design-bid-build project delivery methods impact the effectiveness of your contract time estimate tool? 6) In response to the survey, you mentioned that you have an official procedure for revising contract time estimates. How often are contract times revised? Do these revisions affect the contract-specified project duration? 7) On the survey you indicated that the design division estimates contract time. Do any construction personnel provide any input? 8) The scheduling tool you uploaded indicates that you use static production rates. Generally, how often do you update these rates and what makes your agency feel necessary to update the rates? 9) On the survey you indicated you need to improve feedback/communication between agency divisions; can you elaborate on that? C5 Virginia Interview Questions 1) You noted that your agency uses the same procedure for all types of project delivery methods; are the estimates for delivery types other than design-bid-build treated differently? 2) How do non-design-bid-build project delivery methods impact the effectiveness of your contract time estimate tool? 3) If you could make one improvement to your existing contract time tool what would it be? 4) Do you have any lessons learned from using your current tool that you would like to pass on to other state transportation agencies? 5) In response to the survey, you mentioned that you do not have a documented procedure for revis- ing contract time estimates. What does your agency do when the duration of a contract needs to be modified? 6) On the survey you indicated that the construction division estimates contract time. Do any design personnel provide any input? 7) The spread sheet you uploaded indicates that you use the average production rates from five nearby states. Generally, how often do you update these rates and what makes your agency feel necessary to update the rates? 8) On the survey you indicated you need to improve the accuracy of your duration estimating tool, what do you feel is the main reason the current tool is not very accurate (base production rates do not reflect actual production rates or adjustment factors do not cover everything that causes variance in construction duration)?
