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Risk Assessment and Allocation for Highway Construction Management

Appendix C Design-Build Responsibility and Risk Allocation Matrix

Matrix

DESIGN-BUILD RISKS OWNER DESIGN-BUILDER
DESIGN    
Definition of scope    
Project definition    
Establishing performance requirement    
Preliminary survey/base map    
Geotechnical investigation-based on preliminary design in RFP    
Geotechnical investigation-based on proposal    
Establish/define initial subsurface conditions    
Initial project geotechnical analysis/report-based on preliminary design    
Proposal-specific geotechnical analysis/report    
Plan conformance with regulations/guidelines/RFP/proposal    
Plan accuracy    
Design criteria    
Conformance to design criteria    
Design review process    
Owner review time    
Design quality control    
Design quality assurance    
Changes in scope    
Constructability of design    
Efficacy of design    
Contaminated materials    
     
RIGHT-OF-WAY    
Establishing ROW limits    
Access hearings/findings and order    
ROW plan approval    
Appraisal/review    
Establish just compensation    
Acquire right-of-way    
Construction easements    
Permanent easements    
Condemnation    
Complete relocation    
Take possession    
Certification    
Additional ROW purchase due to alignment change    
     
ENVIRONMENTAL    
Define initial project environmental impacts    
Define parameters for impacts    
Environmental investigation    
Environmental permits    
Environmental mitigation    
Environmental compliance    
Known hazardous waste-mitigation    
Unknown/undefined hazardous waste-mitigation    
Obtain environmental approvals-construction related    
     
UTILITY RELOCATION, LOCAL AGENCY PERMIT, THIRD PARTY, PUBLIC    
Identification of initial local agency impacts    
Obtaining initial local agency permits    
Establishing initial local agency requirements    
Establishing final/actual local agency impacts    
Modifications to existing local agency permits    
Identification of initial utility impacts from preliminary design    
Establish initial utility locations/conditions    
Defining required utility relocations from preliminary design    
Relocation of utilities before contract    
Relocation of utilities under agreement during contract    
Modified agreement with private utility    
Modified agreement with public utility    
Damage to utilities under construction    
Payment to utility owners    
Verification of utility locations/conditions    
Coordination with utility relocation efforts during contract    
Unforeseen delays due to utility owner and third party    
Utility/third-party delays resulting from proposal/modified design    
Betterment to utility    
Other work/coordination    
Third-party agreements (Federal, local, private, etc.)    
Coordinating with third parties under agreement    
Coordination/collection for third-party betterments    
Coordination with other projects    
Coordination with adjacent property owners    
Performance of utility work    
Coordinating with other government agencies (FHWA, etc.)    
Community relations    
Public safety    
     
CONSTRUCTION    
Disadvantaged business enterprise compliance    
Safety/safety QA    
Construction quality/workmanship    
Schedule    
Materials quality    
Materials documentation    
Material availability    
Initial performance requirements of QA plan    
Final construction/materials QC/QA plan    
Construction/materials QA    
Construction QC    
Construction QA procedural compliance auditing    
Construction independent assurance (IA) testing/inspection    
Construction staking    
Erosion control    
Spill prevention    
Accidents within work zone/liability    
Third-party damages    
Operations and maintenance during construction    
Maintenance under construction-new features    
Maintenance under construction-existing features    
Extraordinary maintenance    
Maintenance of traffic    
Damage to utilities under construction    
Falsework    
Shop drawings    
Equipment failure/breakdown    
Work methods    
Early construction/at-risk construction    
Community relations    
Performance of defined mitigation measures    
Warranty    
     
FORCE MAJEURE/ACTS OF GOD    
Strikes/labor disputes-onsite labor    
Ordinary weather condition    
Extraordinary weather condition    
Tornado/earthquake    
Epidemic, terrorism, rebellion, war, riot, sabotage    
Archaeological, paleontological discovery    
Suspension of any environmental approval    
Changes in law    
Lawsuit against project    
Storm/flooding    
Fire or other physical damage    
     
DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS/CHANGED CONDITIONS    
Changed conditions    
Differing site conditions    
     
COMPLETION AND WARRANTY    
Establishment/definition of any risk pool    
Long-term ownership/final responsibility    
Insurance    

NOTE: Adapted from Washington State DOT's "Design-Build Responsibility/Risk Allocation Matrix" and Colorado DOT's "Southeast Multi-Modal Corridor Project's Contractual Responsibility Allocation Charts" for Recommended AASHTO Design-Build Procurement Guide (NCHRP 20-7/172).

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