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... 27 C H A P T E R 3 Managing the ATC design process can be likened to traditional value analysis conducted during the design phase of a project.
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... 28 Guidebook for Implementing Alternative Technical Concepts in All Types of Highway Project Delivery Methods tangible benefits. NCHRP Synthesis 455 includes the following list of project characteristics that indicated an ACM project would benefit from including ATCs in the procurement process (Gransberg et al.
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... Accounting for ATCs in Design 29 Finally, Figure 10 is the profile for P3 ATC projects. These differ from the other four ACMs in that a set of baseline requirements is established rather than a baseline design.
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... 30 Guidebook for Implementing Alternative Technical Concepts in All Types of Highway Project Delivery Methods ATC Project Development and Delivery Process - CMGC,*
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... Accounting for ATCs in Design 31 100% ATC Design Project Development and Delivery Process - DB 100% Design 30% Baseline Design CATC 1-on-1 Meetings Begin ATC 1-on-1 Meetings Begin ATC Approval ATC Proposal Period ATC Approval Period ATC Design Modification Period Construction Complete Project Plan & Concept Pe rc en ta ge o f T ot al P ro je ct C os t Total Project Cost Unrecognized Cost (Unknown/ Unknowns) Known and Quantified Cost (Known/ Knowns)
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... 32 Guidebook for Implementing Alternative Technical Concepts in All Types of Highway Project Delivery Methods The second issue regards the latitude for a proposed ATC to significantly alter the configuration of the project. The Colorado DOT uses an approach termed Alternative Configuration Concept (ACC)
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... Accounting for ATCs in Design 33 The third ATC scope risk issue deals with the degrading of overall project quality to find cost and time savings. This risk is typically an artifact from the low bid mentality that still pervades the highway construction industry, but it remains present in most procurements.
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... 34 Guidebook for Implementing Alternative Technical Concepts in All Types of Highway Project Delivery Methods 3.4 Design Packaging This section will cover the concept of packaging the design into several features of work that align with the anticipated subcontracting plan, to make it easier to evaluate changes imposed by a proposed ATC, as well as to facilitate the allocation of design risk. The SHRP 2 Report S2­R10­RW­1: Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects (Shane et al.
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... Accounting for ATCs in Design 35 stifle potential time and cost savings brought by ATCs. A typical clause from a DOT ATC guidance manual addresses the issue in this manner: All applicable laws must be followed for the project development including specifically, but not limited to, environmental clearance, ROW procurement and utility work.

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