Description:
Bring your construction-related quandaries and questions to this course on Management of Transit Construction Projects. FTA capital construction projects range in cost from a few to hundreds of million dollar major capital projects. FTA capital construction projects range in cost from a few to hundreds of million dolar major capital projects. However big or small the project, certain fundamental practices apply. Federal transit laws projects for a major capital investment (>$100 million) to have a Project Management Plan (PMP) approved by the FTA. The course will explain how this tool can be productive for all size capital projects. This course covers the basics of good project management for transit projects and encourages discussion of real world every day construction problems among participants. Depending on the projects of interest to the class, emphasis will be on either the requirements in the FTA-GRant-Project and Construction Management Guidelines or the new FTA Construction Project Management Handbook (May 2011 ed.)
Participants wil be enabled to use grant dollars wisely on public transit through effective management of transit construction projects learned at this clas.
Topics:
- Purpose of Project Management Planning
- Organization
- Project Management and Control
- Procurement
- Public Involvement
- Managing Design
- Managing Construction
- Quality Assurance & Quality Control
- Managing Testing and Start-up
- System Operational & Construction Safety
Audience:
Managers,planners and engineers involved in all phases of the management and construction of FTA-Funded projects. Any recipient of FTA funds funds, who is involved in the planning, design, construction, and post construction phases of major and non-major capital project, will find this course essential to their success.
