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Title: DBOM Contract: Proper Delegation of Major Tasks
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering, Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Construction and Start-Up
Category: Management
Date: N/A
1. BackgroundThe Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System (...
Title: Creation and Benefits of Positive Public Relations
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering, Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Construction and Start-Up
Category: Management
Date: February 5, 1996
1. BackgroundIn 1988 Tri-Met, the transit...
Title: Control of Force Account Schedules and Budgets
Phase(s): Construction
Category: Management
Date: April 4, 1997
1. BackgroundMetro-North Railroad (MNR) has undertaken a major capital improvement program that includes the Grand Central Terminal...
Title: Computerized Change Control System
Phase(s): Preliminary Engineering
Category: Management
Date: N/A
1. BackgroundIn any multi-million dollar construction project, changes are inevitable. The management of changes consumes a large amount of...
Title: Co-Location of Grantee & Contractor Project Related Personnel
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering
Category: Management
Date: May 2001
1. BackgroundThe Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has embarked on the construction of fixed guideway transit...
Title: Key Factors of Successful Project Implementation
Phase(s): Project Development, Engineering, and Construction
Category: Management
Date: Revised November 2015
1. BackgroundAlthough many transit construction projects are ultimately completed on...
This information is intended to increase the effectiveness of transit capital expenditures through shared experience and lessons learned on major capital transit projects.
In its role of providing financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems nationwide, FTA oversees thousands of grants provided to states, tribes, and local public agencies to support public transportation. Grantees have a responsibility to comply with statutory and regulatory requirements associated with the management of federally assisted grants.
FTA's Project Management Oversight (PMO) is a continuous review and evaluation of grantee and FTA processes to ensure compliance with statutory, administrative, and regulatory requirements. The Office of Engineering, through the Regional Offices, performs oversight of grantee...