Optimizing utility owner participation in the project development and delivery process.

Details

• Creators:
  Quiroga, Cesar ; Li, Yingfeng ; Kraus, Edgar ; Le, Jerry
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Communication Conflict Management Construction Projects Cost Estimating Project Management Public Utilities Stakeholders Training
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-13/0-6624-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  Coordination with utility owners during the project development and delivery process involves multiple
  
  activities, such as requesting and collecting data about the location and characteristics of existing facilities to
  
  identifying and analyzing utility conflicts, coordinating with utility stakeholders for the resolution of those
  
  utility conflicts, preparing and executing utility agreements, coordinating and inspecting utility adjustments,
  
  and coordinating reimbursements and audits. Effective communication, cooperation, and coordination
  
  among utility stakeholders are critical to keeping transportation projects on schedule. Unfortunately, these
  
  elements are frequently lacking during project development and delivery to allow for the adoption of costeffective
  
  solution strategies. This report documents the results of research completed to develop strategies to
  
  improve the participation and response of utility owners in the project development and delivery process. To
  
  achieve this objective, the researchers (1) reviewed strategies that the Texas Department of Transportation
  
  (TxDOT) and other agencies use to engage utility owners, (2) developed a set of strategies designed to
  
  optimize utility owner participation, (3) conducted stakeholder meetings and workshops to gauge the
  
  potential acceptability of these strategies, and (4) developed recommendations for changes to business
  
  processes and procedures. The four sets of strategies are: (1) modernization of the utility process, (2) utility
  
  conflict matrix approach, (3) streamlining and standardization of utility cost data submissions, and (4) core
  
  skill training on utility topics. The research also included the development of an implementation plan and
  
  standalone guidebook and training materials to assist in the implementation of each of these strategies.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 0-6624
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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