1、158 23 CFR Ch. I (4111 Edition) Pt. 626 documents may be obtained from the following organizations: (1) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Suite 249, 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001. (2) American Welding Society (AWS), 2501 Northwest Seve
2、nth Street, Miami, FL 33125. 62 FR 15397, Apr. 1, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 6395, Feb. 12, 2002; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004; 71 FR 26414, May 5, 2006; 74 FR 28442, June 16, 2009 PART 626PAVEMENT POLICY Sec. 626.1 Purpose. 626.2 Definitions. 626.3 Policy. AUTHORITY: 23 U.S.C. 101(e), 109, and 315; 49
3、CFR 1.48(b) SOURCE: 61 FR 67174, Dec. 19, 1996, unless otherwise noted. 626.1 Purpose. To set forth pavement design policy for Federal-aid highway projects. 626.2 Definitions. Unless otherwise specified in this part, the definitions in 23 U.S.C. 101(a) are applicable to this part. As used in this pa
4、rt: Pavement design means a project level activity where detailed engineering and economic considerations are given to alternative combinations of subbase, base, and surface materials which will provide adequate load carrying capac-ity. Factors which are considered in-clude: Materials, traffic, clim
5、ate, maintenance, drainage, and life-cycle costs. 626.3 Policy. Pavement shall be designed to ac-commodate current and predicted traf-fic needs in a safe, durable, and cost ef-fective manner. PART 627VALUE ENGINEERING Sec. 627.1 Purpose and applicability. 627.3 Definitions. 627.5 General principles
6、and procedures. AUTHORITY: 23 U.S.C. 106(d), 106(f), 112(b), 302, 307, and 315; 49 CFR 18. SOURCE: 62 FR 6868, Feb. 14, 1997, unless otherwise noted. 627.1 Purpose and applicability. (a) This regulation will establish a program to improve project quality, re-duce project costs, foster innovation, el
7、iminate unnecessary and costly de-sign elements, and ensure efficient in-vestments by requiring the application of value engineering (VE) to all Fed-eral-aid highway projects on the Na-tional Highway System (NHS) with an estimated cost of $25 million or more. (b) In accordance with the Federal- Stat
8、e relationship established under the Federal-aid highway program, State transportation departments (STDs) shall assure that a VE analysis has been performed on all applicable projects and that all resulting, ap-proved recommendations are incor-porated into the plans, specifications and estimate. 62
9、FR 6868, Feb. 14, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 75924, Dec. 10, 2002 627.3 Definitions. Project. A portion of a highway that a State proposes to construct, recon-struct, or improve as described in the preliminary design report or applicable environmental document. A project may consist of several contra
10、cts or phases over several years. Value engineering. The systematic ap-plication of recognized techniques by a multi-disciplined team to identify the function of a product or service, estab-lish a worth for that function, generate alternatives through the use of cre-ative thinking, and provide the n
11、eeded functions to accomplish the original purpose of the project, reliably, and at the lowest life-cycle cost without sac-rificing safety, necessary quality, and environmental attributes of the project. 627.5 General principles and proce-dures. (a) State VE programs. State transpor-tation departmen
12、ts must establish pro-grams to assure that VE studies are performed on all Federal-aid highway projects on the NHS with an estimated cost of $25 million or more. Program VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PR
13、OD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-159 Federal Highway Administration, DOT Pt. 630 procedures should provide for the iden-tification of candidate projects for VE studies early in the development of the States multi-year Statew
14、ide Transpor-tation Improvement Program. (1) Project selection. The program may, at the States discretion, estab-lish specific criteria and guidelines for selecting other highway projects for VE studies. (2) Studies. Value engineering studies shall follow the widely recognized sys-tematic problem-so
15、lving analysis proc-ess that is used throughout private in-dustry and governmental agencies. Studies must be performed using multi-disciplined teams of individuals not personally involved in the design of the project. Study teams should con-sist of a team leader and individuals from different specia
16、lity areas, such as design, construction, environment, planning, maintenance, right-of-way, and other areas depending upon the type of project being reviewed. Individ-uals from the public and other agencies may also be included on the team when their inclusion is found to be in the public interest.
17、(i) Each team leader should be trained and knowledgeable in VE tech-niques and be able to serve as the coor-dinator and facilitator of the team. (ii) Studies should be employed as early as possible in the project develop-ment or design process so that accept-ed VE recommendations can be imple-mented
18、 without delaying the progress of the project. (iii) Studies should conclude with a formal report outlining the study teams recommendations for improving the project and reducing its overall cost. (3) Recommendations. The program should include procedures to approve or reject recommendations and ens
19、ure the prompt review of VE recommenda-tions by staff offices whose speciality areas are implicated in proposed changes and by offices responsible for implementing accepted recommenda-tions. Reviews by these offices should be performed promptly to minimize delays to the project. (4) Incentives. The
20、program may in-clude a VE or cost reduction incentive clause in an STDs standard specifica-tions or project special provisions that allows construction contractors to sub-mit change proposals and share the re-sulting cost savings with the STD. (5) Monitoring. The program should include procedures fo
21、r monitoring the implementation of VE study team rec-ommendations and VE change proposal recommendations submitted by con-struction contractors. (b) State VE coordinators. Individuals knowledgeable in VE shall be assigned responsibilities to coordinate and mon-itor the STDs program and be actively i
22、nvolved in all phases of the program. (c) Use of consultants. Consultants or firms with experience in VE may be re-tained by STDs to conduct the studies of Federal-aid highway projects or ele-ments of Federal-aid highway projects required under 627.1(a) of this part. Consultants or firms should not
23、be re-tained to conduct studies of their own designs unless they maintain separate and distinct organizational separation of their VE and design sections. (d) Funding eligibility. The cost of per-forming VE studies is project related and is, therefore, eligible for reim-bursement with Federal-aid hi
24、ghway funds at the appropriate pro-rata share for the project studied. (e) In the case of a Federal-aid de-sign-build project meeting the project criteria in 23 CFR 627.1(a), the STDs shall fulfill the value engineering anal-ysis requirement by performing a value engineering analysis prior to the re
25、-lease of the Request for Proposals doc-ument. 62 FR 6868, Feb. 14, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 75924, Dec. 10, 2002 PART 630PRECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES Subpart AProject Authorization and Agreements Sec. 630.102 Purpose. 630.104 Applicability. 630.106 Authorization to proceed. 630.108 Preparation of ag
26、reement. 630.110 Modification of original agreement. 630.112 Agreement provisions. Subpart BPlans, Specifications, and Estimates 630.201 Purpose. 630.203 Applicability. VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
