Risk Assessment and Allocation for Highway Construction Management

Appendix A Case Studies

A number of U.S. and international agencies were employed as case studies for the development of this document. In some cases, the authors visited the agencies or interviewed staff via phone and e-mail. In other cases, they reviewed agency documents and incorporated them into this document.

Publication of this document does not necessarily indicate acceptance by the agencies participating in the case study, either inferred or expressed herein.

The CM ETG and the authors of this document wish to convey their sincere appreciation for the volunteer participation of these agencies and their dedicated staff. Without their participation, the development of this document would not have been possible.

Caltrans Risk Management Program

The case study for the Caltrans Risk Management Program was developed primarily through a review of Caltrans risk management documents and procedures. Additional information was collected by the authors as part of a cost estimating and risk management review of the Skyway Extension Span for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

For documents and procedures relating to the Caltrans Risk Management Program, see the Caltrans Office of Project Management Process Improvement Web site at:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/projmgmt/guidance_prmhb.htm.

For documents on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, visit:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/baybridge/
http://www.dot.ca.gov/baybridge/archive.

Highways Agency Risk Management (HARM)

The case study for the Highways Agency Risk Management (HARM) was developed through the international construction management scan. To view a report on the scan, visit:
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/construction_mgmt/index.cfm.

Information on the Highways Agency in England is at:
http://www.highways.gov.uk/.

Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management Public Sector Comparator

The case study for the Public Sector Comparator was developed through the international construction management scan. To view a report on the scan, visit:
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/construction_mgmt/index.cfm.

Information on the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) in the Netherlands is at:
http://www.verkeerenwaterstaat.nl and www.rijkswaterstaat.nl

Additional information on the Public-Private Comparator and the Public Sector Comparator is on the PPP Knowledge Centre Web site at:
http://kenniscentrumpps.econom-i.com/uk/pps/otherpub.html.

FHWA Federal Lands Highway Division

The case study for the Federal Lands Highway Division was developed through correspondence with Dennis C. Quarto, technical services engineer for the Western Federal Lands Highway Division. For more information on the Western Federal Lands Highway Division or to contact Mr. Quarto, visit:
http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov.

Virginia DOT Route 58 Project

The case study for the Virginia DOT Route 58 project was developed through an interview with Thomas W. Pelnik, director of the Innovative Project Delivery Division for the Virginia DOT. The case study was derived from a June/July 2003 preliminary risk assessment for the Route 58 Public-Private Transportation Act project from Hillsville to Stuart, VA. For more information on the Virginia DOT and the Innovative Project Delivery Division or to contact Mr. Pelnik, visit:
http://www.virginiadot.org/
http://www.virginiadot.org/business/bu-ipd.asp.

Washington State DOT CEVP and CRA Programs

The case study for the WSDOT Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP) and Cost Risk Assessment (CRA) process was developed through an interview with Mark Gabel, design engineer for cost risk estimating and management, the CRA staff, and project managers using the processes. For more information on WSDOT and the CEVP and CRA processes or to contact Mr. Gabel, visit:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/ProjectMgmt/RiskAssessment/