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48 A P P E N D I X A Survey Questionnaire NCHRP TOPIC 50-12 SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE NOVEMBER 2018 Synthesis [Topic] 50-12 seeks to document how as-built plans are developed, used, and updated for State Transportation Agencies (STAs). The synthesis will attempt to document how STAs define as-built plans. It will also attempt to document what information is being included on STA as-built plans and methods used to capture such information. Additional information gathered will include platforms and entities used to develop as-built plans, approval and preservation of as-builts, uses of approved as-built plans, retrieval of as-built information for legal purposes, transfer of as-built information from third-party agencies, and differences in as-built plans for various project types such as DesignâBidâBuild, DesignâBuild, Construction Manager/General Contractor, and Public-Private Partnerships. General Information 1. Does your agency use a documented procedure for developing as-built plans? Yes No 2. Please attach any as-built development documentation below. Click here to enter text. 3. Does your agency use a documented procedure for approving as-built plans? Yes No 4. Please attach any as-built approval documentation below. Click here to enter text. 5. Does your agency use a documented procedure for storing as-built plans? Yes No 6. Please attach any as-built storage documentation below. Click here to enter text. 7. Does your agency have a documented definition of as-built plans? Yes No Unsure 8. Please attach your agency's definition of as-built plans. Click here to enter text. As-Built Development Questions 9. Which entity is responsible for developing your agency's as-built plans? Construction Design Contractor Design Consultant Other Click here to enter text.
Survey Questionnaire 49 Grade revisions Corrections and adjustments to stationing Changes to typical sections Utility locations, depths, elevations, offsets, and clearances Changes to right-of-way lines, distances, and markers Changes to drainage structures such as length, flow line elevation, station or offset dimensions, sizes, thicknesses, and types of inlets and manholes Location and elevation of monuments, benchmarks, freeway fences, and gates Locations and dimensions of all structures Foundation elevations and subsurface structural details Other Click here to enter text. 12. What methods or procedures does your agency use to capture and document as-built information? (Please check all that apply) Hand written notes Electronic notes Photographs Google Earth LiDAR Ground Penetrating Radar Drones 3-D Models Other Click here to enter text. 13. What platforms (technologies) does your agency use to establish as-built plans? (Please check all that apply) Microfilm/fiche Paper mark ups Mylar sheets Adobe Bluebeam AutoCAD MicroStation 3-D Modeling Other Click here to enter text. 14. In reference to percent of project completion, when does your agency begin to develop as-built plans? Beginning of project 25% project completion 50% project completion 75% project completion After project is complete 10. Does the entity responsible for as-built development vary according to delivery method (e.g. DesignâBidâBuild, DesignâBuild, Construction Management/General Contractor, Public-Private Partnership)? Yes, entity varies No, same entity for all delivery methods 11. What information is recorded on your agency's as-built plans? (Please check all that apply) All changes made during construction Changes in horizontal and vertical alignment 15. Does your agency assign quality and/or accuracy levels to as-built plans to inform users of the degree to which the information was recorded? Yes No Unsure
50 Development and Use of As-Built Plans by State Departments of Transportation Yes Click here to enter text. No As-Built Storage Questions 18. Where does your agency store approved as-built plans? (Please check all that apply) Central Office as hard copy prints District Offices as hard copy prints Central Office as electronic files District Offices as electronic files Electronic Document Management System Project Archives Other Click here to enter text. 19. If your agency stores as-built plans electronically, please list the system (e.g. ProjectWise, FileNet, Computer Hard Drive, etc.) used by your agency. Click here to enter text. 20. Are your agency's as-built plans updated to reflect changes made to facilities after construction completion? Yes No Unsure As-Built Usage Questions Who has access to your agency's as-built plans? (Please check all that apply) Certain departments within the agency Anyone within the agency Other State Transportation Agencies Federal agencies (e.g. Federal Highway Administration) General Public 22. For what project types is your agency using approved as-built plans? (Please check all that apply) Highway Maintenance Highway Design Bridge Maintenance Bridge Design Other Click here to enter text. 23. What information is your agency using from approved as-built plans? (Please check all that apply) Pile Tip Elevations Beam Set Information X Dimensions Culvert Fill Heights 16. Please attach any documentation describing your agency's as-built quality and/or accuracy levels. Click here to enter text. As-Built Approval Questions 17. Do you have any comments you want to provide about your agency's as-built approval process? Foundation Layouts Actual Courses Placed Typical Sections Subgrade Details ADA Ramps Information
Survey Questionnaire 51 Footing Information Pile Lengths Stationing Information Bearing Details Rock Cut Slopes Cut and Fill Slopes Subsurface Utility Information Depths and clearances Other Click here to enter text. Future Opportunities 24. Does your agency plan to develop or refine as-built procedures in the near future? Yes No Unsure 25. Which aspects of the as-built process (check all that apply)? Entity developing as-built plans Information being included on as-built plans Method used to capture as-built information Platform used to establish as-built plans When as-built plans are developed Approval process for as-built plans Storage location of completed as-built plans Naming convention of stored as-built plans Uses of as-built plans Other Click here to enter text. 26. Which of the following do you view as necessary improvements to your current as-built procedures? Improved accuracy of as-builts Improved usability of as-builts Updated procedures to reflect newly available technology Adaptability to multiple delivery methods Increased feedback/communication between agency divisions Better linkage to asset management Other Click here to enter text. 27. What key challenges is your agency facing in making improvements to as-built procedures? (Please check all that apply) IT Issues Lack of technical staffing Lack of management support Intersection Grades Maintenance History Right-of-Way Plans Pictures and/or LiDAR Scans Alignments Uncertainty on where to begin Lack of available technology Other Click here to enter text. 28. Is there any information you would like to add about as-builts? Yes Click here to enter text. No
52 Development and Use of As-Built Plans by State Departments of Transportation Yes No The survey is complete. Thank you for your participation! Case Example Participation 29. This synthesis will include six case examples to document different as-built practices being used. Would your agency be interested in participating in a case example?
