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From page 84... ... 82 Figure B1. Group/section in which survey respondents work Figure B2 displays the result for authority to use alternative project delivery methods. Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... 83 Figure B4 displays the results for the estimated percentage of projects associated with each delivery method that the agency uses. It is estimated that 93% of projects are associated with the D-B-B delivery method; 7% of projects are associated with the D-B delivery method; 3% of projects are associated with the CM/GC delivery method; and 1% of projects are associated with the P3 delivery method. Read the entire page →
From page 86... ... 84 Figure B5 displays the results for the agency currently implementing or considering program delivery: 63% (26 of 41 DOTs) are currently implementing program delivery, whereas 37% (15 of 41 DOTs) Read the entire page →
From page 87... ... 85 Figure B7 displays the results for the number of times the agency has used program delivery. Figure B7. Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... 86 – 12% (5 of 41 DOTs) use others, given as follows: – Fixed price/variable scope, ATC on D-B-B and D-B projects – Alternate bid – D-B-B best value, prequalification combined with D-B-B or D-B-B best value – A + bx Figure B9. Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... 87 Figure B11 displays the results for payment methods that the agency uses for program delivery: – 80% ( 33 of 41 DOTs) use unit price. Read the entire page →
From page 90... ... 88 Figure B13 displays the results for other transportation-related agencies that use program delivery: 24% (10 of 41 DOTs) have other transportation-related agencies using program delivery; 61% (25 of 41 DOTs) Read the entire page →
From page 91... ... 89 Twelve state DOTs also mentioned additional organizational barriers including lack of contractor ability to handle large volumes of work, legislative authority, and funding issues. Figure B15. Read the entire page →
From page 92... ... 90 Figure B18 displays the result of whether the agency has a strategic approach to select delivery methods. Of the 41 state DOTs, 21 (51%) Read the entire page →
From page 93... ... 91 Table B2 lists the program factors considered in decisions and as motivation for program delivery methods. The numbers given in the columns are the numbers of DOTs. Read the entire page →
From page 94... ... 92 Figure B20. Program factors considered in decision. Read the entire page →
From page 95... ... 93 Figure B21. Program factors as motivation for program delivery methods. Read the entire page →
From page 96... ... 94 Figure B24 displays the result of whether the agency has a process to measure the performance of program delivery: 42% (17 of 41 DOTs) measure the performance of program delivery, whereas 59% (24 of 41 DOTs) Read the entire page →
From page 97... ... 95 Figure B25. Benefits of program delivery. Read the entire page →
From page 98... ... 96 3. Effectively managing changes (13 responses) Read the entire page →
From page 99... ... 97 Figure B28 shows the top five benefits of the CM/GC delivery method to programmatic decisions. Only 18 state DOTs that stated in their responses that they have the ability to use CM/GC in their program delivery responded to this question. Read the entire page →
From page 100... ... 98 Figure B29. Benefits of P3 delivery method to programmatic decisions. Read the entire page →
From page 101... ... 99 The survey asked the respondents to list the lessons learned. The responses received are given below: – Educating the agency on the process of choosing program delivery methods – Requiring a great deal of training to ensure that agencies can take advantage of the ACMs in a programmatic way – A need to be flexible and take a step back to ensure that the path is the correct one – Having skilled, trained, and effective program managers within the agency is essential to coordinate the whole process with both internal and external stakeholders – Complete transparency and strong communication of the statewide goals to the regions – Managing consultants' contracts and managing program costs – Setting clear and consistent policies and procedures for how programs need to be delivered – Consulting with the industry and contractors to optimize a program – Involving the stakeholders in the process when developing and implementing program delivery – Intensive time and resources required to choose program delivery methods Read the entire page →
From page 102... ... 100 The goal of this synthesis is to provide a summary of the state-of-practice related to processes for choosing project delivery methods. The objectives of the case examples are to: (1) Read the entire page →

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... 82 Figure B1. Group/section in which survey respondents work Figure B2 displays the result for authority to use alternative project delivery methods.