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Title: Unplanned Delays Can Provide an Opportunity to Review Design
Phase(s): Final Design
Category: Schedule
Date: April 4, 1997
1. BackgroundIn San Jose, California, the 7.5 mile Tasman West Light Rail Project has strong local support. The light rail...
Date: 2013
Project Name: PMO Effort for SW Moody Ave Street Reconstruction and Streetcar Project
Abstract: This paper seeks to provide insight and guidance on the design, testing and installation of a new type of running rail used on streetcar projects. Problems...
Title: Railcar Procurement Schedule Recovery
Phase(s): Preliminary Engineering and Final Design
Category: Schedule
Date: April 4, 1997
1. BackgroundThe "Lessons Learned" statement presented is derived from PMOC experience with the Metro-North Railroad...
Date: 2011
Project Name: Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit (HBLRT) Extension to 8th Street, Bayonne, NJ Hoboken Ferry Terminal Rehabilitation – Phase III, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: This lesson looks at two projects undertaken by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT) and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) South Corridor Light Rail Project (SCLRP) is located in Mecklenburg...