An Assessment of the Construction Advertisement Date Process Within the Virginia Department of Transportation: Final Report

Report No: 96-R15

Published in 1996

About the report:

At any given time, there are typically 3,500 highway construction projects being prepared for advertisement by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). To determine why some of these projects miss their projected advertisement dates, this study analyzed the process used to establish them. Because VDOT's preconstruction engineering process relies on the Program Project Monitoring System (PPMS) to relay information, the researchers devoted a significant amount of time to analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of this system. The researchers suggest ways for VDOT to (1) establish target dates that better reflect its real potential to get the work done, (2) minimize the number of preventable, last-second advertisement date delays attributable to job performance problems, and (3) build into PPMS and the overall scheduling process the realization that unforeseen problems will occur some percentage of the time.

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96-R15

_{Disclaimer Statement:The contents of this report reflect the views of the author(s), who is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or the Federal Highway Administration. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Any inclusion of manufacturer names, trade names, or trademarks is for identification purposes only and is not to be considered an endorsement.}

Authors

James S. Gillespie

Other Authors

Dixie T. Wells, Amy A. O'Leary, Ph.D.

Last updated: December 17, 2023