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Edition:Final Report
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Abstract:It has become increasingly difficult for the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) to schedule available personnel to provide project inspection. In an effort to better plan and schedule manpower for assignment to construction projects, the SDDOT developed and implemented a Construction Engineering Manpower Management System (CEMMS). This project had two objectives: (1) to develop recommendations for the number of preliminary and construction tests and inspection levels necessary to provide a quality product; and (2) to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a reduction of testing and inspection levels on a construction project. The primary thrust of the study was toward construction materials testing and inspection activities. The research methodology involved a literature search, a review of applicable SDDOT policies and manuals, data collection on testing and inspection practices in South Dakota, collection and summarizing of information concerning testing and inspection practices in the six states surrounding South Dakota, a review and summarizing of the use of performance specifications in South Dakota, the six adjacent states, and selected other states, collection and summarizing of reported man-hour data and work quantities for selected new construction and resurfacing projects to determine the significant activities and evaluate the CEMMS planning standards, and field review of 18 on-going projects. This report is organized in four chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Research Findings; (3) Staffing Analysis; and (4) Conclusions.
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