General
Legacy ID
36
Delegation of Authority
Title: Delegation of Authority
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering
Category: Cost
Date: January 17, 1995
1. BackgroundOn a major capital project there will be a number of design and construction changes, with construction changes encompassing the...
Reliability of Capital Cost Estimates Resulting from Early Planning Studies
Title: Reliability of Capital Cost Estimates Resulting from Early Planning Studies
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering and Preliminary Engineering
Category: Cost
Date: N/A
1. BackgroundThe evolution of the technical development of an urban rail...
FTA Procurement Regulations and Advanced Progress Payments
Title: FTA Procurement Regulations and Advanced Progress Payments
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering
Category: Cost
Date: March 2, 1998
1. BackgroundThe following lesson was learned regarding the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) and its...
Cost Benefits to Construction Manager/General Contractor Approach
Title: Cost Benefits to Construction Manager/General Contractor Approach
Phase(s): Final Design
Category: Cost
Date: N/A
1. BackgroundAlternatives to traditional low bid procurement are increasingly being pursued by public agencies that want to ensure...
Building and Updating Accurate Project Budgets
Title: Building and Updating Accurate Project BudgetsPhase(s): Preliminary Engineering, Final Design and ConstructionCategory: CostDate: September 16, 20081. BackgroundThe Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) South Corridor Light Rail Project (SCLRP) is located in Mecklenburg...
Westside Purple Line Risk Assessment Lessons Learned
Over 200 "Lessons Learned" were collected from the following sources:
Metro Project Delivery Team Metro Engineering PB Team (Design/Design Services) Construction Management Support Services ConsultantCollected from the following work:
Design/Build (Tunnels,...Recipients for Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Awards
State City Project Sponsor Associated Transit Project Amount TOD Project Description AZ Phoenix City of Phoenix Public Transit Department (Valley Metro) Tempe Streetcar $250,000 Valley Metro,...Colorado Department of Transportation
August 27, 2015
FTA granted a non-availability waiver for replacement gondola components procured by Mountain Village for a gondola refurbishment project.
Federal Register Notice (PDF)
Kansas City Streetcar
August 14, 2015
FTA granted a non-availability waiver for a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) HVAC system for the Kansas City Streetcar’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility
Federal Register Notice (PDF)