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
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR 18‐561

• 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