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Construction Specification framework for utility installations
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Timothy Taylor, Edgar KrausAbstract:Utility accommodation policies nationwide contain requirements for the accommodation, location, installation, relocation, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right-of-way. The policies normally cover basic requirements, making it necessary to use additional Specifications and special provisions to handle situations not covered by the policies. Frequently, because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at transportation agencies, many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for determining the cost of utility relocation. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to prepare adequately for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This paper summarizes the work comp...
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Specification Framework for Communication Utilities and Estimation of Utility Adjustment Costs
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B Taylor, Eun Sug ParkAbstract:Report 0-4998-1, “A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations,” described a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. That report focused on water and sanitary sewer installations. Report 0-4998-2, “Construction Specification Requirements for Water and Sanitary Sewer Installations,” provided a detailed description of the corresponding Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. This report is a follow up to the 0-4998-1 and 0-4998-2 reports. It describes a prototype framework of Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for communication utilities. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table outlining the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provide a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements. This report also summarizes a methodology to develop utility adjustment cost estimates during the early stages of the project development process and a procedure for estimating the uncertainty and likelihood of exceedance of those estimates. The need for that methodology became apparent after realizing the limitations of traditional approaches that simply estimate utility adjustment costs as percentages of the highway Construction costs without providing a measure of uncertainty for those estimates.
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Construction Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of utility installation special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Those Specifications and provisions frequently contain very similar information. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, there is a wide range of ways in which utility companies submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the data utility companies provide and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. Report 0-4998-1, "A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations," describes a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. This report complements Report 0-4998-1 by providing a set of Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table that outlines the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provides a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements that follow TxDOT’s 2004 standard Construction Specification style.
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a unit cost and Construction Specification framework for utility installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:The Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) prescribe minimums relative to the accommodation, location, installation, adjustment, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right of way (ROW). The UAR only cover basic requirements, which makes it necessary to rely on additional guidelines, Specifications, and special provisions to handle situations that are not covered by the rules. Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, utility companies use a variety of ways to submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This report summarizes the work completed to develop a prototype framework of Construction Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. The report includes a review of utility relocation and reimbursement practices, describes a prototype unit cost structure framework, describes a prototype framework for water and sanitary sewer Specifications, discusses utility installation special provisions, and summarizes conclusions and recommendations for implementation.
Cesar Quiroga - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Construction Specification framework for utility installations
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Timothy Taylor, Edgar KrausAbstract:Utility accommodation policies nationwide contain requirements for the accommodation, location, installation, relocation, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right-of-way. The policies normally cover basic requirements, making it necessary to use additional Specifications and special provisions to handle situations not covered by the policies. Frequently, because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at transportation agencies, many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for determining the cost of utility relocation. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to prepare adequately for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This paper summarizes the work comp...
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Specification Framework for Communication Utilities and Estimation of Utility Adjustment Costs
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B Taylor, Eun Sug ParkAbstract:Report 0-4998-1, “A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations,” described a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. That report focused on water and sanitary sewer installations. Report 0-4998-2, “Construction Specification Requirements for Water and Sanitary Sewer Installations,” provided a detailed description of the corresponding Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. This report is a follow up to the 0-4998-1 and 0-4998-2 reports. It describes a prototype framework of Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for communication utilities. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table outlining the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provide a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements. This report also summarizes a methodology to develop utility adjustment cost estimates during the early stages of the project development process and a procedure for estimating the uncertainty and likelihood of exceedance of those estimates. The need for that methodology became apparent after realizing the limitations of traditional approaches that simply estimate utility adjustment costs as percentages of the highway Construction costs without providing a measure of uncertainty for those estimates.
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Construction Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of utility installation special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Those Specifications and provisions frequently contain very similar information. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, there is a wide range of ways in which utility companies submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the data utility companies provide and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. Report 0-4998-1, "A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations," describes a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. This report complements Report 0-4998-1 by providing a set of Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table that outlines the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provides a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements that follow TxDOT’s 2004 standard Construction Specification style.
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a unit cost and Construction Specification framework for utility installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:The Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) prescribe minimums relative to the accommodation, location, installation, adjustment, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right of way (ROW). The UAR only cover basic requirements, which makes it necessary to rely on additional guidelines, Specifications, and special provisions to handle situations that are not covered by the rules. Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, utility companies use a variety of ways to submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This report summarizes the work completed to develop a prototype framework of Construction Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. The report includes a review of utility relocation and reimbursement practices, describes a prototype unit cost structure framework, describes a prototype framework for water and sanitary sewer Specifications, discusses utility installation special provisions, and summarizes conclusions and recommendations for implementation.
S C Kranc - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Construction Specification framework for utility installations
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Timothy Taylor, Edgar KrausAbstract:Utility accommodation policies nationwide contain requirements for the accommodation, location, installation, relocation, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right-of-way. The policies normally cover basic requirements, making it necessary to use additional Specifications and special provisions to handle situations not covered by the policies. Frequently, because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at transportation agencies, many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for determining the cost of utility relocation. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to prepare adequately for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This paper summarizes the work comp...
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Specification Framework for Communication Utilities and Estimation of Utility Adjustment Costs
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B Taylor, Eun Sug ParkAbstract:Report 0-4998-1, “A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations,” described a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. That report focused on water and sanitary sewer installations. Report 0-4998-2, “Construction Specification Requirements for Water and Sanitary Sewer Installations,” provided a detailed description of the corresponding Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. This report is a follow up to the 0-4998-1 and 0-4998-2 reports. It describes a prototype framework of Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for communication utilities. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table outlining the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provide a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements. This report also summarizes a methodology to develop utility adjustment cost estimates during the early stages of the project development process and a procedure for estimating the uncertainty and likelihood of exceedance of those estimates. The need for that methodology became apparent after realizing the limitations of traditional approaches that simply estimate utility adjustment costs as percentages of the highway Construction costs without providing a measure of uncertainty for those estimates.
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Construction Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of utility installation special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Those Specifications and provisions frequently contain very similar information. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, there is a wide range of ways in which utility companies submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the data utility companies provide and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. Report 0-4998-1, "A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations," describes a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. This report complements Report 0-4998-1 by providing a set of Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table that outlines the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provides a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements that follow TxDOT’s 2004 standard Construction Specification style.
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a unit cost and Construction Specification framework for utility installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:The Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) prescribe minimums relative to the accommodation, location, installation, adjustment, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right of way (ROW). The UAR only cover basic requirements, which makes it necessary to rely on additional guidelines, Specifications, and special provisions to handle situations that are not covered by the rules. Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, utility companies use a variety of ways to submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This report summarizes the work completed to develop a prototype framework of Construction Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. The report includes a review of utility relocation and reimbursement practices, describes a prototype unit cost structure framework, describes a prototype framework for water and sanitary sewer Specifications, discusses utility installation special provisions, and summarizes conclusions and recommendations for implementation.
David N Ford - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Construction Specification framework for utility installations
Transportation Research Record, 2008Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Timothy Taylor, Edgar KrausAbstract:Utility accommodation policies nationwide contain requirements for the accommodation, location, installation, relocation, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right-of-way. The policies normally cover basic requirements, making it necessary to use additional Specifications and special provisions to handle situations not covered by the policies. Frequently, because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at transportation agencies, many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for determining the cost of utility relocation. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to prepare adequately for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This paper summarizes the work comp...
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Specification Framework for Communication Utilities and Estimation of Utility Adjustment Costs
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B Taylor, Eun Sug ParkAbstract:Report 0-4998-1, “A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations,” described a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. That report focused on water and sanitary sewer installations. Report 0-4998-2, “Construction Specification Requirements for Water and Sanitary Sewer Installations,” provided a detailed description of the corresponding Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. This report is a follow up to the 0-4998-1 and 0-4998-2 reports. It describes a prototype framework of Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for communication utilities. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table outlining the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provide a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements. This report also summarizes a methodology to develop utility adjustment cost estimates during the early stages of the project development process and a procedure for estimating the uncertainty and likelihood of exceedance of those estimates. The need for that methodology became apparent after realizing the limitations of traditional approaches that simply estimate utility adjustment costs as percentages of the highway Construction costs without providing a measure of uncertainty for those estimates.
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Construction Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of utility installation special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Those Specifications and provisions frequently contain very similar information. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, there is a wide range of ways in which utility companies submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the data utility companies provide and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. Report 0-4998-1, "A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations," describes a prototype framework of Construction Specifications and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. This report complements Report 0-4998-1 by providing a set of Specification requirements for water and sanitary sewer utility installations that could be used to prepare the Construction Specifications. The requirements for each Specification include a summary table that outlines the main characteristics of the proposed Specification and provides a listing of bid items, subsidiary items, and units of measurement, followed by a list of Specification requirements that follow TxDOT’s 2004 standard Construction Specification style.
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a unit cost and Construction Specification framework for utility installations
2007Co-Authors: Cesar Quiroga, S C Kranc, David N Ford, Edgar Kraus, Timothy R B TaylorAbstract:The Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) prescribe minimums relative to the accommodation, location, installation, adjustment, and maintenance of utility facilities on the state right of way (ROW). The UAR only cover basic requirements, which makes it necessary to rely on additional guidelines, Specifications, and special provisions to handle situations that are not covered by the rules. Because of the lack of standard utility installation Construction Specifications at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), many different versions of special Specifications and special provisions exist around the state. Closely related to the need to standardize Construction Specifications for utility installations is the need to standardize methodologies and procedures for the determination of utility relocation costs. In practice, utility companies use a variety of ways to submit utility relocation costs for reimbursement. This lack of standardization translates into difficulties such as how to verify the validity of the cost data submitted for reimbursement and how to adequately prepare for audits and other internal and external inquiries. This report summarizes the work completed to develop a prototype framework of Construction Specification requirements and corresponding unit cost work items for utility installations at TxDOT and recommendations on how to implement that framework in Texas. The report includes a review of utility relocation and reimbursement practices, describes a prototype unit cost structure framework, describes a prototype framework for water and sanitary sewer Specifications, discusses utility installation special provisions, and summarizes conclusions and recommendations for implementation.
J.w. Bailey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Project W-320, 241-C-106 sluicing: Construction Specification W-320-C2
1998Co-Authors: J.w. BaileyAbstract:This supporting document has been prepared to make the Construction Specifications for Project W-320 readily available. Project W-320, Waste Retrieval Sluicing System (WRSS), Specification is for procurement, fabrication and installation of equipment at the C Tank Farm, including Operator Station and some equipment just outside the C Tank Farm fence, necessary to support the sluicing operation. Work consists of furnishing labor, equipment, and materials to provide the means to procure materials and equipment, fabricate items, excavate and place concrete, and install equipment, piping, wiring, and structures in accordance with the Contract Documents. Major work elements include: Excavation for process and fire protection piping, electrical conduit trenches, and foundations for small structures; Placement of concrete cover blocks, foundations, and equipment pads; Procurement and installation of double walled piping, electrical conduit, fire and raw water piping, chilled water piping, and electrical cable; Procurement and installation of above-ground ventilation system piping between the (HVAC) Process building and Tank C-106; Core drill existing concrete; Furnish and installation of electrical distribution equipment; Installation of the concrete foundation, and assembly installation of the two Seismic Shutdown Systems with Environmental Enclosures; Fabrication and installation of in-pit pipe jumpers, including related valves, instruments and wiring; and Installation ofmore » a vertical submersible pump, horizontal booster pump, and winch assembly into tank access riser pits.« less
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Project W-320, 241-C-106 sluicing: Construction Specification W-320-C5
1998Co-Authors: J.w. BaileyAbstract:This supporting document has been prepared to make the Construction Specifications for Project W-320 readily available. Project W-320, Waste Retrieval Sluicing System (WRSS), Specification is for procurement, fabrication and installation of equipment at the C Tank Farm, including Operator Station and some equipment just outside the C Tank Farm fence, necessary to support the sluicing operation. Work consists of furnishing labor, equipment, and materials to provide the means to procure materials and equipment, fabricate items, excavate and place concrete, and install equipment, piping, wiring, and structures in accordance with the Contract Documents. Major work elements include: Excavation for process and fire protection piping, electrical conduit trenches, and foundations for small structures; Placement of concrete cover blocks, foundations, and equipment pads; Procurement and installation of double walled piping, electrical conduit, fire and raw water piping, chilled water piping, and electrical cable; Procurement and installation of above-ground ventilation system piping between the (HVAC) Process building and Tank C-106; Core drill existing concrete; Furnish and installation of electrical distribution equipment; Installation of the concrete foundation, and assembly installation of the two Seismic Shutdown Systems with Environmental Enclosures; Fabrication and installation of in-pit pipe jumpers, including related valves, instruments and wiring; and Installation of a vertical submersible pump, horizontal booster pump, and winch assembly into tank access riser pits.