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From page 1... ... CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 5 Synthesis Objective, 5 Study Approach, 5 Federal-Aid Programs, 7 Applicability of Regulations to Specific Federal-Aid Programs, 9 Literature Summary, 10 13 CHAPTER TWO EFFECTIVE SMALL-SCALE PROJECT DELIVERY: BY FEDERAL-AID PROGRAM Introduction, 13 Effective Federal-Aid Program Delivery Practices, 14 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 16 Techniques for Administering Small-Scale Federal-Aid Projects, 17 Summary, 18 19 CHAPTER THREE EFFECTIVE SMALL-SCALE PROJECT DELIVERY: BY PROJECT PHASE Introduction, 19 Risk Analysis, 19 Planning Phase, 22 Environmental Phase (NEPA) , 23 Design Phase, 24 Right-of-Way Acquisition, 25 Construction Phase, 25 Project Closeout, 27 Summary, 28 29 CHAPTER FOUR TOOLS FOR STREAMLINING SMALL-SCALE PROJECT DELIVERY Introduction, 29 Educational Efforts at Federal and State Level, 29 Organizational Efforts at Federal, State, and Local Level, 31 Project Management Techniques, 35 Certification or Qualification of Project Sponsors, 36 Cost Requirements for Small-Scale Federal-Aid Programs, 38 Summary, 39 40 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS Observations and Conclusions, 40 Further Research, 41 42 REFERENCES 44 BIBLIOGRAPHY 49 GLOSSARY 50 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... 57 APPENDIX B FOCUS STATE INTERVIEW GUIDES 62 APPENDIX C SPECIFIC EFFECTIVE PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY FOCUS STATES 64 APPENDIX D LINkS TO RESOURCES IDENTIFIED 68 APPENDIX E APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 81 APPENDIX F APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 83 APPENDIX G SAMPLE DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORT STREAMLINING (Web Only Document) Read the entire page →

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... CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 5 Synthesis Objective, 5 Study Approach, 5 Federal-Aid Programs, 7 Applicability of Regulations to Specific Federal-Aid Programs, 9 Literature Summary, 10 13 CHAPTER TWO EFFECTIVE SMALL-SCALE PROJECT DELIVERY: BY FEDERAL-AID PROGRAM Introduction, 13 Effective Federal-Aid Program Delivery Practices, 14 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 16 Techniques for Administering Small-Scale Federal-Aid Projects, 17 Summary, 18 19 CHAPTER THREE EFFECTIVE SMALL-SCALE PROJECT DELIVERY: BY PROJECT PHASE Introduction, 19 Risk Analysis, 19 Planning Phase, 22 Environmental Phase (NEPA) , 23 Design Phase, 24 Right-of-Way Acquisition, 25 Construction Phase, 25 Project Closeout, 27 Summary, 28 29 CHAPTER FOUR TOOLS FOR STREAMLINING SMALL-SCALE PROJECT DELIVERY Introduction, 29 Educational Efforts at Federal and State Level, 29 Organizational Efforts at Federal, State, and Local Level, 31 Project Management Techniques, 35 Certification or Qualification of Project Sponsors, 36 Cost Requirements for Small-Scale Federal-Aid Programs, 38 Summary, 39 40 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS Observations and Conclusions, 40 Further Research, 41 42 REFERENCES 44 BIBLIOGRAPHY 49 GLOSSARY 50 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

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... 57 APPENDIX B FOCUS STATE INTERVIEW GUIDES 62 APPENDIX C SPECIFIC EFFECTIVE PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY FOCUS STATES 64 APPENDIX D LINkS TO RESOURCES IDENTIFIED 68 APPENDIX E APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 81 APPENDIX F APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 83 APPENDIX G SAMPLE DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORT STREAMLINING (Web Only Document)

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