Reducing Construction Costs Through Effective Field Communication and Administration
Recent reductions in Road Fund receipts have placed additional strain on Kentucky's already underfunded highway program. This has increased the emphasis on improving the efficiency and cost savings of operations. One area to realize cost savings in is the improved administration of construction projects. Effective field communication and administration helps control construction costs, ensuring quality and minimizing delays and claims. Staff attrition has diminished institutional knowledge of these practices, however. This research will review current Kentucky best practices for project staffing, communication, and partnering. It will yield guidance on managing staff levels, field communication, and facilitating supplemental agreements in an effective and fiscally conservative manner.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $190000
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Contract Numbers:
SPR 18‐561
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Sponsor Organizations:
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY United States 40622 -
Managing Organizations:
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY United States 40622 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Kentucky, Lexington
Kentucky Transportation Center
College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
Lexington, KY United States 40506-0281 -
Principal Investigators:
Kreis, Doug
Gibson, James
Jasper, Jeff
- Start Date: 20170701
- Expected Completion Date: 20190630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Communication; Construction management; Construction projects; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Human resources management
- Identifier Terms: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Education and Training; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01677213
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Contract Numbers: SPR 18‐561
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 31 2018 11:38AM