Value engineering program

This article defines value engineering, and evaluates the value engineering programme of the Federal Higway Administration (FHWA) in the USA and its States. Value engineering is a recognised analysis technique, systematically applied by a multidisciplinary team. It is a basically functinally orientied process, examining ways to: improve overall design, simplify project construction, improve product maintenance and reduce a project's initial and/or life cycle cost.

Tenderind and procurment procedures of National Road Administrations in Western Europe

This paper containes the result of an exhange of information between national administrations of Western European Roads Directors Group within PIARC. The admintrative responsibilities for highways and the highways tendering and procurement procedures for the construction of national road networks are described. That is to say the net network which is the responsibility of the Road Dicertors. The purpose of the exercise was to obtain better back ground knowledge of current practices in Western Europe [...]

Risk management on mega projects

Use of risk management throughout the organization of the most recent Danish (Swedish/Danish) mega project.

For major projects, risk management brings real-world rewards

Risk management approach used by State transportation authorities so as to reach their objectives on time and within budget.