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Construction Project Management Handbook. Report Summary.

PB2012113756

Publication Date	2012
Page Count	2
Abstract	The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) maintains oversight of grant projects and assigns grant administration and management responsibility to transit agencies, who are responsible for planning, managing, and implementing the federally-funded project. Agency project managers need handy tools for project management to make certain that projects are effectively contracted for, completed on time and within budget, and comply with all project specifications. FTA sponsored and developed this handbook to provide guidelines to public transit agencies undertaking substantial construction projects either for the first time or with little experience in construction management. This handbook is intended to assist the agencys responsible project manager or lead person to undertake multi-million-dollar construction projects and manage the complexities of specifying, acquiring, and managing contracts for such projects through utilization of in-house and consultant resources.
Keywords	Handbooks Transit systems Construction projects Project management Guidelines Planning Project development Checklists Public transit agencies Project phases
Source Agency	Federal Transit Administration
Corporate Authors	Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB2011-113636 (Main Report).
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201223

Construction Project Management Handbook. Report Summary.

Construction Project Management Handbook. Report Summary.
PB2012113756

Publication Date	2012
Page Count	2
Abstract	The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) maintains oversight of grant projects and assigns grant administration and management responsibility to transit agencies, who are responsible for planning, managing, and implementing the federally-funded project. Agency project managers need handy tools for project management to make certain that projects are effectively contracted for, completed on time and within budget, and comply with all project specifications. FTA sponsored and developed this handbook to provide guidelines to public transit agencies undertaking substantial construction projects either for the first time or with little experience in construction management. This handbook is intended to assist the agencys responsible project manager or lead person to undertake multi-million-dollar construction projects and manage the complexities of specifying, acquiring, and managing contracts for such projects through utilization of in-house and consultant resources.
Keywords	Handbooks Transit systems Construction projects Project management Guidelines Planning Project development Checklists Public transit agencies Project phases
Source Agency	Federal Transit Administration
Corporate Authors	Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB2011-113636 (Main Report).
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201223