2010 Capacity Building Workshops for Cost Estimation and Cost Management

Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 4:30pm
MN
United States

Workshop Purpose and Objectives

The objectives of the workshop were:

  • To build expertise and capacity for planning and engineering professionals to implement the NCHRP Report 574 guidebook on cost estimating and cost management
  • To learn how states are moving forward with the implementation of the guidebook or other initiatives related to cost estimating and cost management
  • To share advances and lessons learned from other states’ initiatives on cost estimating
  • To develop action plans for initiatives in support of cost estimating and cost management implementation

Workshop Materials

Workshop Presentations

Overview of NCHRP Report 574 Guidebook: Total Project Cost

Presentation: NCHRP Report 574 and Beyond

  • Stuart Anderson, Professor, Texas A&M University

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Minnesota DOT Experiences

Presentation: Mn/DOT’s Cost Estimating and Project Development

  • Mike Ginnaty, Director, Project Scope and Cost Management, Minnesota DOT

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Presentation: Project Scoping and Project Management at MnDOT

  • Jean Wallace, Director, Project Scoping Section, Minnesota DOT

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Findings from NCHRP 8-60 – Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs

Presentation: NCHRP Report 658

  • Keith Molenaar, Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

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Tools for Measuring Risk

 

Presentation: Probabilistic Cost Estimating using Crystal Ball Software

  • Jack Young, California DOT

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Handout: Comparison of Low Bid to Engineer's Estimate (43 KB PDF)

Handout: Caltrans Project Management Handbook (382 KB PDF)

Handout: Risk Management Report (3.0 MB PDF)

Presentation: Risk Based Estimating and Management at WSDOT

  • Terry Berends, Washington State DOT

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Presentation: FHWA Risk Based Cost Estimate Reviews

  • Craig Actis, FHWA

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Handout: FHWA Cost Estimate Review comparison (88 KB PDF)

Other Agency Experiences

Presentation: Office of Project Letting Cost Estimating Process

  • Raymond Mabey, Oregon DOT

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Presentation: Risk Measurement - Local Experience

  • Paul Judd, Nevada MPO

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Handout: Estimate Preparation Assistance (679 KB PDF)

Presentation: Cost Estimating & Cost ManagementFlorida DOT Approach

  • Greg Davis, State Estimates Engineer, Florida DOT

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Presentation: Cost Risk Management - a small program perspective

  • Lesly Tribelhorn, Montana DOT

Download Presentation Slides (1.26 MB PDF)

Handout (26 KB PDF)