FHWA REPORT TEA/TUG CONFERENCE DAYTONA BEACH, FL NOVEMER 2-4, 2005 OFFICE OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION HIPA-10 Hwy Ops Div ESTIMATING THE GENERAL CONDITIONS General Conditions: cost of trailer, temporary utility, cost of.
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Transcript FHWA REPORT TEA/TUG CONFERENCE DAYTONA BEACH, FL NOVEMER 2-4, 2005 OFFICE OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION HIPA-10 Hwy Ops Div ESTIMATING THE GENERAL CONDITIONS General Conditions: cost of trailer, temporary utility, cost of.
FHWA REPORT
TEA/TUG CONFERENCE
DAYTONA BEACH, FL
NOVEMER 2-4, 2005
OFFICE OF PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION HIPA-10
Hwy Ops Div
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ESTIMATING THE GENERAL
CONDITIONS
General
Conditions: cost of trailer, temporary utility,
cost of supervision.
Sharpen
your pencil; It can kill you
Process
reviews indicate that some states are not
estimating the cost of general conditions. Same cost is
used for all projects.
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ESTIMATING THE GENERAL
CONDITIONS
Use CPM to justify completion date.
Bring together the Estimator, Superintendent,
Project Engineer, and Scheduler to properly
cost the Liquidated Damages.
Do not use same LD amount for all projects
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REPORTING REQIREMENTS
FOR FHWA-45, FHWA-810,
AND FHWA-47
FHWA-45:
Is required for all projects on the NHS =
> $500,000.
Submit two weeks after the award of
contract and no later than the fifth of the
month after the end of the quarter.
Information on bid prices for major items
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REPORTING
FHWA-810:
Bid tabulation
Is required for all F-A const. project on
the NHS.
Submit to Division Administrator.
Certified by STA official.
Show details on 3 low bidders.
Submit within two weeks of the award of
contract.
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REPORTING
FHWA-47: Record of materials
Is required for all projects on the NHS that are
$1 million or more.
Contractor completes at end of contract and
submit to STA.
Information on final costs of wages, salaries
and materials used by the contractor.
State DOT personnel verifies information.
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Common errors made on
form FHWA-47
Failure
to complete all the pre-marked
items on the form with asterisk
Unreasonable
gross labor earnings
Lumber
reported in board feet instead of
thousand board feet
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COMMON ERRORS CONT’D
The
cost of materials and labor is
greater than the final construction cost
(with no indication that the contractor
lost money)
Culvert
sizes reported which do not
exist
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Office of Program
Administration
UPDATE
Vince
Barone Is the team leader.
The price trend historical data is
available on web site.
FHWA Form-45/47 study is still on
going.
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Office of Program
Administration
The routing symbol is HIPA-10.
Send all forms to Claretta Duren till further
notice.
Mr. Dwight A. Horne is the Office Director.
The office staff directory can be found on the
fhwa website www.fhwa.dot.gov
Submit forms to FHWA, HIPA-10, Rm. 3134.
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Office of Program
Administration
GASB 34 data request:
If you need the historical data for price trends,
send an e-mail to Ms. Duren;
[email protected]
Or fax to 202-366-3988 with your name,
company name, and address.
Obtain software for imputing the data at
www.fhwa.dot.gov/fedaid
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USEFUL HINTS
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Always report your project in a timely manner.
Make sure all information is completed on the
forms.
Include your name and the State in the
subject line of the e-mail.
Not reporting the data may cause your State
to lose funding.
FHWA forms:
www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/contracts/
The States are to use the new FMIS
Improvement type codes, not the work type
codes.
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QUESTIONS ?
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