Construction Scheduling

Manual

2013

Prepared by Construction Management

1.0

Introduction ......................................................................................... 1

1.1

Definitions ......................................................................................... 1

2.0

Scheduling Software .............................................................................. 3

3.0

Standard Practices ................................................................................ 3

4.0

Standard Coding ................................................................................... 3

4.1

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Milestones......................................... 4

4.1.1

4.2

Work Breakdown Structure ................................................................................. 4

Standard Activity Codes ...................................................................... 7

4.2.1

RESP Responsibility ............................................................................................ 7

4.2.2

County Codes .................................................................................................... 8

4.2.3 Classification of Work - Bridge Items ...................................................................... 19

4.2.4 Classification of Work - Road Items ........................................................................ 20

4.3

AREP Project Area ............................................................................. 21

5.0

Standard Factors ................................................................................. 21

6.0

Level of Detail Required on a Construction Schedule ................................ 22

7.0

Designer Contract Time Determination ................................................... 22

7.1

Final Submission............................................................................... 23

7.2

Designer Standard Naming of Projects ................................................ 23

7.3

Multi - Year Funding .......................................................................... 24

7.4

Determining Start of Construction: ..................................................... 24

7.6

Table A............................................................................................ 25

7.6

Table B............................................................................................ 27

7.6

Table C............................................................................................ 28

7.6

Table D ........................................................................................... 29

7.7

Acceleration of Construction Schedules ................................................ 30

7.7.1

7.8
8.0

Increased Production Rates ............................................................................... 30

Designer Narrative ............................................................................ 31

Contractor Procedure ........................................................................... 31

8.1

Contractor Standard Naming of Projects .............................................. 31

8.2

Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) ............................................................. 31

Appendix A ................................................................................................ 33
Appendix B ................................................................................................ 34
Appendix C ................................................................................................ 35
Appendix D ................................................................................................ 37
Sample 1 Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) - Form DC-186 ................................ 37
Sample 2 Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) - Form DC-186 ................................ 38

1.0

Introduction

Designer and Contractors are to use this manual to create construction schedules for
Designers and Contractors. Most construction projects involve the reconstruction of
existing highways, which means that traffic will be disrupted. It is important that
Designers and Contractors understand that work must be planned and executed efficiently
to minimize these disruptions.
1.1

Definitions

Activity - A fundamental work element of a project. It contains all the necessary

information to perform the required work. It is the lowest level of a work breakdown
structure.
Actual Start Date - The point in time that work actually started on an activity.
Actual Finish Date - The point in time that work actually ended on an activity. Note: in
some applications areas, the activity is considered finished when work is substantially
complete.
Baseline Schedule - The original plan against which your progress is measured. The
baseline represents the original plan at the onset of the project of what you expect to
happen. The baseline is saved once the schedule is presented to the stakeholders and
other interested parties, and has been agreed to by all parties.
Critical Path The path of activities through a network diagram that determines the
projects earliest finish date. The critical path will generally change from time to time as
activities are completed ahead of or behind schedule. Although normally calculated for the
entire project, the critical path can also be determined for a milestone or subproject. The
critical path is usually defined as those activities with float less than or equal to a specified
value, often zero.
Critical Path Method (CPM) A network analysis technique used to predict duration by
analyzing which sequence of activities (which path) has the least amount of scheduling
flexibility (the least amount of float). Early dates are calculated by means of a forward
pass using a specified start date. Late dates are calculated by means of a backward pass
starting from a specified completion date (usually the forward passs calculated project
early finish date).
Deliverable Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that must be
produced to complete a project or part of a project. Often used more narrowly in
reference to an external deliverable, this is a deliverable that is subject to approval by the
project sponsor or customer.
Duration The number of working days (not including holidays or other non-working
periods) to complete an activity or other project element.
Early Dates - Earliest an activity can start or finish based upon relationships and
constraints. Calculated by the computer during the forward pass.
Filter - A limit on projects or activities that are displayed. Criteria you establish determine
which items appear. A filter, once created, can be assigned to layouts.
Fragnet A subdivision of a project network diagram usually representing some portion
of project. A Fragnet is provided as part of a Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) Form DC-161.
Free Float - The amount an activity can slip without delaying the next activity. This could
be important for resource management.

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Lane Occupancy When a Contractor occupies a lane(s) in proceeding with their work.
The Contractor will pay a Lane Occupancy Charge (per direction) for the period of time a
lane is unavailable to the traveling public beyond the allowable lane closure time limits.
Late Dates Drop dead dates. The latest an activity can start or finish without
effecting the end date of the project. Calculated by the computer during the backward
pass.
Milestone - A type of activity used to represent the beginning or the end of a major
stage, or an important event in a project. Start and finish milestones cannot have
durations.
Predecessor - An activity that must occur before another activity. A predecessor activity
controls the start or finish date of its successors. An activity can have multiple
predecessors.
Preliminary Schedule Initial schedule prior to the baseline schedule reflecting how the
contractor plans to proceed with constructing a project.
Recovery Plan Contractors plan to bring the project back on schedule. This includes a
revised CPM schedule and additional manpower and equipment.
Relationships Types
Finish to Start - The successor activity can begin only when the current activity
completes
Finish to Finish The finish of the successor activity depends on the finish of the
current activity
Start to Start The start of the successor activity depends on the start of the current
activity
Start to Finish The successor activity cannot finish until the current activity starts
Remaining Duration The time needed to complete an activity.
Successor - An activity that must occur after another activity. An activity can have
multiple successors, each with a different relationship to it. Every activity must have a
successor except the projects finish milestone.
Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) Form DC-186 - A form provided by the NJDOT that
facilitates a simplified analysis procedure used to award Contract Time due for delays that
were not the responsibility of the Contractor. A fragnet is associated with the modeling of
the effects of the delay. A CPM schedule that is able to show the pure CPM calculation
differences between a schedule that does not include a delay and one that does include a
fragnet modeling the delay. The difference in Contract Time between the non-impacted
schedule and that of the schedule with the impact is considered to be the impact of the
delay for a potential Contract Time extension.
Total Float - The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project
finish date.
Updated Schedule A schedule that truly reflects the current means and method how
the project is progressing.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - A deliverable-oriented grouping of project
elements, which organizes and defines the total scope of the project. Each descending
level represents an increasingly detailed definition of a project component.
Working Schedule A schedule utilized for duration of a project for creation of the
baseline schedule and updates.
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Work Package - A deliverable at the lowest level of the work breakdown structure. A
work package contains activities.

2.0

Scheduling Software

The New Jersey Department of Transportation, Capital Program Management has adopted
the use of Primavera software in XER format as the standard format for progress
schedules. This software and format will be updated as newer versions become available.
At Final Design, the Designer will develop a construction schedule for the proposed
project. See Appendix A for an example of a Primavera Schedule view.
The Contractor will submit a preliminary and baseline construction schedule and submit
bi-monthly schedule updates. All construction schedules will conform to the requirements
of this manual.

3.0

Standard Practices

In developing a schedule, three basic items make CPM scheduling work:

Clearly defined activities
Realistic durations
Good logic
Other good practices include:
Negative lags will not be permitted.
Do not use a Finish to Start relationship with a lag. An activity must be added to
represent the lag time.
A project has one beginning and one end. All activities have a predecessor and
successor except the projects start and finish milestones. No "Open Ends" will be
permitted.
Durations of work activities do not exceed the update cycle. The Department requires
the update cycle to be prepared bi-monthly.
"Suspension of Dates" will not be permitted. An activity must be added.
If an activity has a Start-to-Start relationship - it is to be closed with a Finish-to-Finish
or Finish-to-Start relationship. (No open ends)
The completion date of the CPM schedule is the completion date in Subsection 108.10
of the project's Special Provisions, which is be input as a Finish Milestone with a Late
Finish Constraint. All intermediate milestones (Interim Completion Dates) required in
the Contract are to be shown in proper logical sequence and input as either the Startno-Earlier-Than or Finish-no-Later-Than date. Mandatory Finish and Mandatory
Starts are not to be used.
When updating, all "Out of Sequence" activities are to be corrected to reflect the
current construction operations.
Original durations will not be changed from the approved Baseline Schedule.

4.0

Standard Coding

As a means of monitoring progress schedules, the Department has developed with the
Consultant and Construction industries common coding structure and procedures to be
utilized from design through construction. The Designer and Contractor is required to
utilize the Primavera template project containing the latest standard coding provided from
the Departments web site. Details regarding template usage are provided in Appendix C.
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4.1

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Milestones

Activity ID
M100
M200
M300
M400
M480
M500
M600
M700
M800
M900
M950

Activity Description
Advertise Date (Start Milestone)
Bid Date (Start Milestone)
Award Date (Start Milestone)
Start Design Work (Design/Build only) (Start Milestone)
Complete Design Work (Design/Build only) (Finish Milestone)
Construction Start Date (Start Milestone)
Stage_ Complete (increase by 5) (Finish Milestone)
Interim Completion Date(s) (Increase by 10) (Finish Milestone)
ROW Availability Date(s) (Increase by 5) (Finish Milestone)
Substantial Completion (Finish Milestone)
Completion (Finish Milestone)

4.1.1 Work Breakdown Structure

WBS Code
0
C
C.00
C.01
C.01.1A
C.01.1B
C.01.1C
C.01.1D
C.01.1E
C.02
C.02.2A
C.02.2B
C.02.2C
C.02.2D
C.02.2E
C.03
C.03.3A
C.03.3B
C.03.3C
C.03.3D
C.03.3E
C.10
D
P
P.CS
P.CS.01
P.CS.02
P.CS.03
P.CS.04
P.CS.05
P.CS.06
P.CS.07
P.CS.08

Title
Milestones
Construction
Administrative
Stage 1
Stage 1 A
Stage 1 B
Stage 1 C
Stage 1 D
Stage 1 E
Stage 2
Stage 2 A
Stage 2 B
Stage 2 C
Stage 2 D
Stage 2 E
Stage 3
Stage 3 A
Stage 3 B
Stage 3 C
Stage 3 D
Stage 3 E
Final Cleanup
Design (Design/Build only)
Procurement
Contractor Submittals (Not Materials)
Safety Plan
Night Lighting
Demolition
Disposal
Paving
Steel Erection
Health and Safety Plan
Deck Placement

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P.PP
P.PP.01
P.PP.02
P.MS
P.MS .01
P.MS .02
P.MS .03
P.MS .04
P.MS .05
P.WD
P.WD .01
P.WD.01.01
P.WD.01.01.01
P.WD.01.01.02
P.WD.01.01.03
P.WD.01.01.04
P.WD.01.01.05
P.WD.01.01.06
P.WD.01.01.07
P.WD.01.01.08
P.WD.01.01.09
P.WD.01.01.10
P.WD.01.01.11
P.WD.01.01.12
P.WD.01.01.13
P.WD.01.01.14
P.WD.01.01.15
P.WD.01.01.16
P.WD.01.01.17
P.WD.01.01.18
P.WD.01.02
P.WD.01.02.01
P.WD.01.02.02
P.WD.01.02.03
P.WD.01.02.04
P.WD.01.02.05
P.WD.01.02.06
P.WD.01.02.07
P.WD.01.02.08
P.WD.01.02.09
P.WD.01.02.10
P.WD.01.02.11
P.WD.01.02.12
P.WD.01.02.13
P.WD.01.02.14
P.WD.01.02.15
P.WD.01.02.16
P.WD.02
P.WD.02.01
P.WD.02.01.01
P.WD.02.01.02

Permits
Environmental
Dewatering
Material Submittals (Long Lead Items)
Concrete
Structural Steel
Asphalt
Electrical
Sheeting/Cofferdam
Working Drawings
Bridge Working Drawings
Bridge Working Drawings Requiring Design
Structural Steel Working Drawings
Structural Bearings
Prestressed Concrete Beams
Prestressed Concrete Piles
Expansion Dams
Cofferdams
Sheeting
Machinery for Movable Bridges
Electrical Items for Movable Bridges
Precast Concrete Culverts
Steel Bridge Deck Forms
Prefabricated Modular Walls
Mechanical Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls
Concrete Crib Walls
Alternate Retaining Wall Design
Temporary Structures
Temporary Shielding
Electrical Items not pre-approved
Bridge Working Drawings Not Requiring Design
Structural Steel Working Drawings
Structural Bearings
Prestressed Concrete Beams
Prestressed Concrete Piles
Expansion Dams
Cofferdams
Machinery for Movable Bridges
Electrical Items for Movable Bridges
Strip Seals
Armored Deck Joints
Bridge Storm Drains
Sign Support Structures
GA Sign Support Posts
Noise Barriers
Bridge Railings and Fencing Anchorages
Sign Legends
Road Working Drawings
Road requiring design
Impact attenuators
Sheeting

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P.WD.02.01.03
P.WD.02.02
P.WD.02.02.01
P.WD.02.02.02
P.WD.02.02.03
U

Electrical items not pre-approved

Road not requiring design
Impact attenuators
Sign legends
Recycled/synthetic routed spacers
Utility

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4.2

Standard Activity Codes

4.2.1 RESP Responsibility

RESP Code
CONP
CONA
NACO
NCOG
NDBC
NDEP
NDOT
NDPA
NSJT
NGSP
NPCM
NPPA
NPTA
NTPK
THRD
UACE
UAMT
UATT
UCBL
UCVE
UELG
UELW
UGPN
UGPS
UMCI
UMIW
UNGN
UNGS
UNJT
UNJW
UNWC
UPEC
UPEM
UPEP
UPES
UPGN
UPGS
UPVS
UPVW
UREL
URCR
URNS
URCS
URNY
USCC
USJG
USPT

Title
Prime Contractor
Adjacent Contractor
Army Corp of Engineers
Coast Guard
Delaware Bridge Commission
New Jersey DEP
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Delaware Port Authority
South Jersey Transportation Authority
NJ Highway Authority
Pinelands Commission
Palisades Parkway
Port Authority of NY and NJ
New Jersey Turnpike
Third Party (Property owners, etc.)
Atlantic City Electric DBA Connective
Amtrak
AT&T
Cable Utility
City of Vineland Electric Co.
Elizabethtown Gas
Elizabethtown Water Company
JCP&L DBA GPU Energy - (North)
JCP&L DBA GPU Energy - (South)
MCI WorldCom
Middlesex Water
New Jersey Natural Gas (North)
New Jersey Natural Gas (South)
New Jersey Transit
New Jersey American Water
United Water Company
Public Service Electric (Central)
Public Service Electric (Metropolitan)
Public Service Electric (Palisades)
Public Service Electric (Southern)
Public Service Gas (North)
Public Service Gas (South)
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
Passaic Valley Water Commission
Rockland Electric
Consolidated Rail Corporation
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
CSX Transportation Inc.
New York Susquehanna & Western Railway Corporation
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
South Jersey Gas
Sprint DBA United Telephone Co of NJ

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UVER

Verizon Communications

4.2.2 County Codes

Code
0100
0101
0102
0103
0104
0105
0106
0107
0108
0109
0110
0111
0112
0113
0114
0115
0116
0117
0118
0119
0120
0121
0122
0123
0200
0201
0202
0203
0204
0205
0206
0207
0208
0209
0210
0212
0213
0211
0214
0215
0216
0217
0218
0219
0220
0221

County
Atlantic County
Absecon City
Atlantic City
Brigantine City
Buena Borough
Buena Vista Township
Corbin City
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor Township
Estell Manor City
Folsom Borough
Galloway Township
Hamilton Township
Hammonton Town
Lindwood City
Longport Borough
Margate City
Mullica Township
Northfield City
Pleasantville City
Port Republic City
Somers Point City
Ventnor City
Weymouth Township
Bergen County
Allendale Borough
Alpine Borough
Bergenfield Borough
Bogota Borough
Carlstadt Borough
Cliffside Park Borough
Closter Borough
Cresskill Borough
Demarest Borough
Dumont Borough
East Rutherford Borough
Edgewater Borough
Elmwood Park Borough
Emerson Borough
Englewood City
Englewood Cliff Borough
Fair Lawn Borough
Fairview Borough
Fort Lee Borough
Franklin Lakes Borough
Garfield City

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0223
0224
0225
0226
0227
0228
0229
0230
0231
0232
0233
0234
0235
0236
0237
0238
0239
0240
0241
0242
0243
0244
0245
0246
0247
0248
0249
0250
0251
0252
0253
0254
0255
0256
0257
0258
0259
0260
0261
0262
0263
0264
0265
0266
0267
0268
0269
0270
0300
0301

Glen Rock Borough

Hackensack City
Harrington Park Borough
Hasbrouck Heights Borough
Haworth Borough
Hillsdale Borough
Hohokus Borough
Leonia Borough
Little Ferry Borough
Lodi Borough
Lyndhurst Township
Mahwah Township
Maywood Borough
Midland Park Borough
Montvale Borough
Moonachie Borough
New Milford Borough
North Arlington Borough
Northvale Borough
Norwood Borough
Oakland Borough
Old Tappan Borough
Oradell Borough
Palisades Park Borough
Paramus Borough
Park Ridge Borough
Ramsey Borough
Ridgefield Borough
Ridgefield Park Village
Ridgewood Village
River Edge Borough
Rivervale Township
Rochelle Park Township
Rockleigh Borough
Rutherford Borough
Saddle Brook Township
Saddle River Borough
South Hackensack Township
Teaneck Township
Tenafly Borough
Teterboro Borough
Upper Saddle River Borough
Waldwick Borough
Wallington Borough
Washington Township
Westwood Borough
Woodcliff Lake Borough
Wood Ridge Borough
Wyckoff Township
Burlington County
Bass River Township

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0303
0304
0305
0306
0307
0308
0309
0310
0311
0312
0313
0314
0315
0316
0317
0318
0319
0320
0321
0322
0323
0324
0325
0326
0327
0328
0329
0330
0331
0332
0333
0334
0335
0336
0337
0338
0339
0340
0400
0401
0402
0403
0404
0405
0406
0407
0408
0409
0410
0411

Beverly City
Bordentown City
Bordentown Township
Burlington City
Burlington Township
Chesterfield Township
Cinnaminson Township
Delanco Township
Delran Township
Eastampton Township
Edgewater Park Township
Evesham Township
Fieldsboro Borough
Florence Township
Hainesport Township
Lumberton Township
Mansfield Township
Maple Shade Township
Medford Township
Medford Lakes Borough
Moorestown Township
Mount Holly Township
Mount Laurel Township
New Hanover Township
North Hanover Township
Palmyra Borough
Pemberton Borough
Pemberton Township
Riverside Township
Riverton Borough
Shamong Township
Southampton Township
Springfield Township
Tabernacle Township
Washington Township
Westampton Township
Willingboro Township
Woodland Township
Wrightstown Borough
Camden County
Audubon Borough
Audubon Park Borough
Barrington Borough
Bellmawr Borough
Berlin Borough
Berlin Township
Brooklawn Borough
Camden City
Cherry Hill Township
Chesilhurst Borough
Clementon Borough

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0413
0414
0415
0416
0417
0418
0419
0420
0421
0422
0423
0424
0425
0426
0427
0428
0429
0430
0431
0432
0433
0434
435
0436
0437
0500
0501
0502
0503
0504
0505
0506
0507
0508
0509
0510
0511
0512
0513
0514
0515
0516
600
0601
0602
0603
0604
0605
0606
0607

Collingswood Borough
Gibbsboro Borough
Gloucester City
Gloucester Township
Haddon Township
Haddonfield Borough
Haddon Heights Borough
Hi Nella Borough
Laurel Springs Borough
Lawnside Borough
Lindenwold Borough
Magnolia Borough
Merchantville Borough
Mount Ephraim Borough
Oaklyn Borough
Pennsauken Township
Pine Hill Borough
Pine Valley Borough
Runnemede Borough
Somerdale Borough
Stratford Borough
Tavistock Borough
Voorhees Township
Waterford Township
Winslow Township
Woodlynne Borough
Cape May County
Avalon Borough
Cape May City
Cape May Point Borough
Dennis Township
Lower Township
Middle Township
North Wildwood City
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Stone Harbor Borough
Upper Township
West Cape May Borough
West Wildwood Borough
Wildwood City
Wildwood Crest Borough
Woodbine Borough
Cumberland County
Bridgeton City
Commercial Township
Deerfield Township
Downe Township
Fairfield Township
Greenwich Township
Hopewell Township

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0609
0610
0611
0612
0613
0614
0700
0701
0702
0703
0704
0705
0706
0707
0708
0709
0710
0711
0712
0713
0714
0715
0716
0717
0718
0719
0720
0721
0722
0800
0801
0802
0803
0804
0805
0806
0807
0808
0809
0810
0811
0812
0813
0814
0815
0816
0817
0818
0819
0820

Lawrence Township
Maurice River Township
Millville City
Shiloh Borough
Stow Creek Township
Upper Deerfield Township
Vineland City
Essex County
Belleville Township
Bloomfield Township
Caldwell Borough Township
Cedar Grove Township
Ease Orange City
Essex Fells Township
Fairfield Township
Glen Ridge Township
Irvington Township
Livingston Township
Maplewood Township
Millburn Township
Montclair Township
Newark City
North Caldwell Township
Nutley Township
Orange City Township
Roseland Borough
South Orange Village Township
Verona Township
West Caldwell Township
West Orange Township
Gloucester County
Clayton Borough
Deptford Township
East Greenwich Township
Elk Township
Franklin Township
Glassboro Borough
Greenwich Township
Harrison Township
Logan Township
Mantua Township
Monroe Township
National Park Borough
Newfield Borough
Paulsboro Borough
Pitman Borough
South Harrison Township
Swedesboro Borough
Washington Township
Wenonah Borough
West Deptford Township

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0822
0823
0824
0900
0901
0902
0903
0904
0905
0906
0907
0908
0909
0910
0911
0912
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1100
1101
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106

Westville Borough
Woodbury City
Woodbury Heights Borough
Woolwich Township
Hudson County
Bayonne City
East Newark Borough
Guttenberg Town
Harrison Town
Hoboken City
Jersey City
Kearny Town
North Bergen Township
Secaucus Town
Union City
Weehawken Township
West New York Town
Hunderton County
Alexandria Township
Bethlehem Township
Bloomsbury Borough
Califon Borough
Clinton Town
Clinton Township
Delaware Township
East Amwell Township
Flemington Borough
Franklin Township
Frenchtown Borough
Glen Gardner Borough
Hampton Borough
High Bridge Borough
Holland Township
Kingwood Township
Lambertville City
Lebanon Borough
Lebanon Township
Milford Borough
Raritan Township
Readington Township
Stockton Borough
Tewksbury Township
Union Township
West Amwell Township
Mercer County
East Windsor Township
Ewing Township
Hamilton Township
Hightstown Borough
Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Township

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1110
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1112
1113
1200
1201
1202
1203
1204
1205
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1207
1208
1209
1210
1211
1212
1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
1218
1219
1220
1221
1222
1223
1224
1225
1300
1301
1302
1303
1304
1305
1306
1307
1308
1309
1310
1311
1312
1313
1314
1315
1316
1317

Lawrence Township
Pennington Borough
Princeton Borough
Princeton Township
Trenton City
Washington Township
West Windsor Township
Middlesex County
Carteret Borough
Cranbury Township
Dunellen Borough
East Brunswick Township
Edison Township
Helmetta Borough
Highland Park Borough
Jamesburg Borough
Metuchen Borough
Middlesex Borough
Milltown Borough
Monroe Township
New Brunswick City
North Brunswick Township
Old Bridge Township
Perth Amboy City
Piscataway Township
Plainsboro Township
Sayreville Borough
South Amboy City
South Brunswick Township
South Plainfield Borough
South River Borough
Spotswood Borough
Woodbridge Township
Monmouth County
Aberdeen Township
Allenhurst Borough
Allentown Borough
Asbury Park City
Atlantic Highlands Borough
Avon By The Sea Borough
Belmar Borough
Bradley Beach Borough
Brielle Borough
Colts Neck Township
Deal Borough
Eatontown Borough
Englishtown Borough
Fair Haven Borough
Farmingdale Borough
Freehold Borough
Freehold Township

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Hazlet Township
Highlands Borough
Holmdel Township
Howell Township
Interlaken Borough
Keansburg Borough
Keyport Borough
Little Silver Borough
Loch Arbour Village
Long Branch City
Manalapan Township
Manasquan Borough
Marlboro Township
Matawan Borough
Middletown Township
Millstone Township
Monmouth Beach Borough
Neptune Township
Neptune City Borough
Ocean Township
Oceanport Borough
Red Bank Borough
Roosevelt Borough
Rumson Borough
Sea Bright Borough
Sea Girt Borough
Shrewsbury Borough
Shrewsbury Township
South Belmar Borough
Spring Lake Borough
Spring Lake Heights Borough
Tinton Falls Borough
Union Beach Borough
Upper Freehold Township
Wall Township
West Long Branch Boro
Morris County
Boonton Town
Boonton Township
Butler Borough
Chatham Borough
Chatham Township
Chester Borough
Chester Township
Denville Township
Dover Town
East Hanover Township
Florham Park Borough
Hanover Township
Harding Township
Jefferson Township

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Kinnelon Borough
Lincoln Park Borough
Madison Borough
Mendham Bourough
Mendham Township
Mine Hill Township
Montville Township
Morris Township
Morris Plains Borough
Morristown Town
Mountain Lakes Borough
Mt. Arlington Borough
Mt. Olive Township
Netcong Borough
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Long Hill Township
Pequannock Township
Randolph Township
Riverdale Borough
Rockaway Borough
Rockaway Township
Roxbury Township
Victory Gardens Borough
Washington Township
Wharton Borough
Ocean County
Barnegat Township
Barnegat Light Borough
Bay Head Borough
Beach Haven Borough
Beachwood Borough
Berkeley Township
Brick Township
Dover Township
Eagleswood Township
Harvey Cedars Borough
Island Heights Borough
Jackson Township
Lacey Township
Lakehurst Borough
Lakewood Township
Lavalette Borough
Little Egg Harbor Township
Long Beach Township
Manchester Township
Mantoloking Borough
Ocean Township
Ocean Gate Borough
Pine Beach Borough
Plumsted Township
Point Pleasant Borough

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Point Pleasant Beach Borough

Seaside Heights Borough
Seaside Park Borough
Ship Bottom Borough
South Toms River Borough
Stafford Township
Surf City Borough
Tuckerton Borough
Passaic County
Bloomingdale Borough
Clifton City
Haledon Borough
Hawthorne Borough
Little Falls Township
North Haledon Borough
Passaic City
Paterson City
Pompton Lakes Borough
Prospect Park Borough
Ringwood Borough
Totowa Borough
Wanaque Borough
Wayne Township
West Milford Township
West Paterson Borough
Salem County
Alloway Township
Carneys Point Township
Elmer Borough
Elsinboro Township
Lower Alloways Crk. Township
ManningtonTownship
Oldsman Township
Penns Grove Borough
Pennsville Township
Pilesgrove Township
Pittsgrove Township
Quinton Township
Salem Township
Upper Pittsgrove Township
Woodstown Borough
Somerset County
Bedminster Township
Benards Township
Benardsville Borough
Bound Brook Borough
Branchburg Township
Bridgewater Township
Far Hills Borough
Franklin Township
Green Brook Twonship

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Hillsborough Township
Manville Borough
Millstone Borough
Montgomery Township
North Plainfield Borough
Peapack-Gladstone Borough
Raritan Borough
Rocky Hill Borough
Somerville Borough
South Bound Brook Borough
Warren Township
Watchung Borough
Sussex County
Andover Borough
Andover Township
Branchville Borough
Byram Township
Frankford Township
Franklin Borough
Fredon Township
Green Township
Hamburg Borough
Hampton Township
Hardyston Township
Hopatcong Borough
Lafayette Township
Montague Township
Newton Town
Ogdensburg Borough
Sandyston Township
Sparta Township
Stanhope Borough
Stillwater Township
Sussex Borough
Vernon Township
Walpack Township
Wantage Township
Union County
Berkeley Heights Township
Clark Township
Cranford Township
Elizabeth City
Fanwood Borough
Garwood Borough
Hillside Township
Kenilworth Borough
Linden City
Mountainside Borough
New Providence Borough
Plainfield City
Rahway City

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Roselle Borough
Roselle Park Borough
Scotch Plains Township
Spingfield Township
Summit City
Union Township
Westfield Town
Winfield Township
Warren County
Allamuchy Township
Alpha Borough
Belvidere Town
Blairstown Township
Franklin Township
Frelinghuysen Township
Greenwich Township
Hackettstown Town
HardwickTownship
Harmony Township
Hope Township
Independence Township
Knowlton Township
Liberty Township
Lopatcong Township
Mansfield Township
Oxford Township
Phillipsburg Town
Pohatcong Township
Washington Borough
Washington Township
White Township

4.2.3 Classification of Work - Bridge Items

CLASS Code

Type of Work

SHEE
BDST
COCU
PILE
WALL
BRST
COFF
REIN
TEST
DECK
CONS
DIVE
STEL
PREC

Sheeting
Clearing site, bridge
Concrete culverts
Piles
Noise Barrier
Temporary Shielding
Cofferdams
Reinforcing Steel
Temporary Structure
Deck Repair
Structural Concrete
Underwater Inspection
Structural Steel
Precast/Prestressed Beams

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OSIG
BEXC
BMIC

Overhead/Cantilever signs
Bridge Excavation
Bridge Miscellaneous (Fence,
railing, joints, guiderail etc.)

4.2.4 Classification of Work - Road Items

CLASS Code

Type of Work

CLER
DRAN
EART
PAVE
LAND
UTIL
MISC
ELEC
CURB
MAIN
LTSD
AGGR
ITSW
CONC
DEMO
ENVR
MILL
SLAB
RCSC
RDST
WALK
THLS
FENC
BRAL

Clearing site items

Drainage items
Earthwork items
Asphalt Pavement items
Landscape items
Utility items
Miscellaneous items
Electrical and Signal items
Curb items
Maintenance of traffic items
Traffic stripes, signs and delineators
Aggregates (Subbase, DGABC, etc.)
ITS Work
Concrete Pavement
Demolition
Environmental
Milling
Approach and Transition Slabs
Removal of Concrete Base and Roadway
Removal of curb
Sidewalks and Driveways
Temporary Lighting
Fence
Beam Guide Rail

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4.3

AREP Project Area

Values of YYYY will be the name of the project and the last two places are user defined.
Value
YYYYA1
YYYYA2
YYYYA3
YYYYA4
YYYYA5
YYYYA6
YYYYA7
YYYYA8
YYYYA9
YYYYB1

5.0

Used Defined
Area 1 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 2 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 3 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 4 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 5 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 6 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 7 (Description to defined by user)
Area 8 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 9 (Description to be defined by user)
Area 10 (Description to be defined by user)

Standard Factors

Designers will take into account the following factors when preparing a
Construction Schedule:
Determine the optimum time to advertise a project, so as to minimize the impacts of
seasonal restrictions and thus reduce the overall length of a projects duration. When
possible, schedule the advertisement of a project to allow construction to be completed
in a single construction season.
Seasonal limitations on work such as concrete construction, HMA paving (especially if
restricted to night hours), HMA availability, curb, traffic stripes, landscaping and bridge
painting.
Utility relocations. Treat each utility separately - work on the same pole line must be
treated sequentially, not concurrently.
No natural gas service interruptions during the winter months (Normally from October
1 to April 1). Confirm dates with Capital Program Support.
No water service interruptions during the summer months (Normally from April 1 to
September 30). Confirm dates with Capital Program Support.
No electrical services interruptions during the summer months. Normally from June 1
through Sept 30 should not be considered for electric outages. This is not only for
transmission lines but also distribution lines.
Special interruptions of utility services. Utility company customers may restrict when
services can be interrupted. This is particularly true with manufacturing customers,
and financial service customers.
Railroad access restrictions. This should account for how often the RR will likely grant a
track outage or other access in a given week, and also for the impacts on contractor
productivity.
Right-of-way availability (each parcel treated separately).
Construction easement restrictions.
Work hour restrictions due to staging and traffic volumes.
Marine, bridge openings, or railroad traffic.
Staged construction.
Allowable lane closures along shore routes. These may not be closed from Memorial
Day weekend through Labor Day.
Concrete curing time.
Embankment settlement time.
Coordination with other projects.
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When non-standard concrete or HMA materials are specified, time necessary to

perform material mix design approvals.
Working drawing preparation, submission and approvals (each one treated separately).
Availability, fabrication and delivery of materials. This includes an analysis of any Buy
America/Buy American requirements. [FHWA approval of a Buy America waiver will
take a minimum of 6 months. FHWA will not approve a waiver for Buy America, solely
because of the impact to the project schedule from obtaining material from a domestic
source].
Permit restrictions (fish spawning, etc.).
Work area restrictions (wetlands, historic sites, parkland, etc.).
Hazardous material excavation and disposal.
Payment restrictions due to limits in multi-year funding.
Work restrictions due to local activities, holiday seasons on roads with shopping
centers, or in seasonal areas such as shore communities.
Impacts to Authorities. (i.e. NJ Turnpike, NJ Highway Authority, South Jersey
Transportation Authority etc.)
ITS testing
The time between substantial completion and final completion accounts for likely
corrective action and the seasonal restrictions that may apply to such work.

6.0

Level of Detail Required on a Construction Schedule

The schedule will include, as a minimum, one activity for each discrete component part of
each Item scheduled in the Proposal. The Department may allow grouping of similar
Items.
Utility relocations must show the impacts for each stage (if applicable). It is not sufficient
to simply show the utility companys duration for notice and the duration for the entire
relocation work. The schedule must show the need for providing multiple notices, when
stage work interrupts the sequence of relocation work, and the impacts of the relocation
work to each stage of the contractors work.

7.0

Designer Contract Time Determination

A Construction progress schedule establishes a completion date that provides the

shortest practical duration of construction to minimize disruption of traffic but still
allows the contractor a reasonable amount of time to complete the work at a reasonable
cost. Tables A through D, Contractor Production Rates, are to be used as a guide to
determine the construction schedule.
A detailed breakdown of the bridge items and road items is needed on the Construction
progress schedule. This is necessary to determine if increased production rates or
additional crews are required to meet a desired completion date. Where ranges of
production rates are shown, the lower rates are for two-lane bridges and the higher rates
are for bridges with more than two lanes. The Designer will also take into account the
complexity of the work, fabrication time, the site conditions, traffic effects and all other
factors when choosing a production rate.
In Appendix B there is a chart showing the number of days lost per month for weather
sensitive activities for roadway (R) and bridge (B). The number of days lost per month for
roadway and bridgework is to be adjusted upward in the northern part of the State, and
adjusted downward in the southern part of the State. If weekend work is required, the
total number of workdays per month must be adjusted. If a different number of working
days is used, the Designer is to provide a written explanation with the Construction
Progress Schedule. The Designer will also look at the types and classes of work performed
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during the winter season. Adjustments are to be made based on whether work can be
performed during this time frame.
The full width of the traveled way and shoulders should be open to traffic whenever
conditions permit during a winter shutdown. Consideration is to be given to setting interim
completion dates for stages of construction and for portions of the work that significantly
affect traffic.
7.1

Risk Assessed Progress Schedule Duration

The Project Manager may require the designer to provide a risk assessed Construction
Schedule, using schedule risk analysis.
7.2

Final Submission

Construction progress schedules are prepared and submitted by the Designer with the
final design submission. Distribution of the construction progress schedules is as follows:
Group

Hard Copy

Electronic

Project Manager

Bureau of Construction Management

Quality Management Services

Traffic Engineering

FHWA (Full oversight projects)

Division Of Civil Rights and Affirmative

Action
(when Trainees are being requested)

Structural Design & Geotechnical

Engineering
Geometric Design Pavements
Landscape

Copies are available upon request

from the PM

Utilities
Right of Way
Increased production rates may require the use of multiple crews and/or overtime. This
additional cost is to be reflected in the Construction Cost Estimate.
7.3

Designer Standard Naming of Projects

The Designer is to assign a four-character file name. The first two characters will be the
project identifier. The last two digits will be as follows:
I0 - Design submission
I1 - Design submission revised
Etc.
F1 - Final submission
F2 - Final submission revised
Etc.
The type of each submission must be clearly labeled in the description field.
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7.4

Multi - Year Funding

If during development of the Capital Program it is determined that a project may need to
be multi-year funded, the Project Manager will provide to the Capital Program
Development a breakdown of the estimated construction cost per fiscal year based on the
construction staging of the project. The Designer is responsible for developing a cost
loaded CPM including the cost breakdown by activity and year.
7.5

Determining Start of Construction:

From Final Design Submission to Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E)

Submission - is approximately 12 weeks. Add 4 weeks for FHWA full oversight funded
projects to allow for Preliminary PS&E review. Additional time may be considered for
review and revisions on larger projects and / or projects with outstanding issues at the
Final Design Submissions (FDS) (permits, ROW, utilities, etc.).
From PS&E Submission to Advertisement - 3 weeks for 100 percent State funded
projects, 4 weeks for FHWA alternate procedure (NHS or non-NHS projects, and 5 weeks
for other federally funded projects.
From Advertising to Receipt of Bids A minimum of 3 weeks is required for bidding,
with additional time allowed for larger or complex projects. *
From Receipt of Bids to Award 15 State Business Days. **
From Award to Construction - Award to Execution of the Contract will vary up to 55 State
Business Days. The construction start date of the CPM Schedule is the Contract Start Date
(25 calendar days after the execution of the Contract.) **
From Award to Construction:
The successful bidder has 14 days to sign the Contract and return it along with the
required Performance & Payment Bond. The Commissioner has up to 60 days after
receiving it to execute the Contract
Award to Execution of the Contract can vary up to 74 days. Therefore, a minimum of 74
days* is the template duration to be shown on the Schedule for Administrative Activity
A300.
As per the Standard Specifications, Commencement of Work is to begin within 25 days of
Contract execution. Therefore, the Construction Start Date (Milestone activity M500)
shown on the Contractors Baseline Schedule is 25 days* from the execution date of the
Contract.
*In general, shorter time frames are appropriate for 100 percent State funded projects.
** The Bureau of Construction Management should be consulted by the Project Manager
to verify that the time frames used by the Designer are appropriate.

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7.6

Table A

Production Rates For Roadway Items

ITEM
Mobilization
Clearing Site
Stripping
Demolition of
Buildings
Pest Control
Asbestos Clean-up
Resident and Small
Commercial
Large Commercial
Pavement Removal
Roadway Excavation
Embankment
Drainage Pipe
Includes 1 Structure
36 inches and Smaller
Larger than 36 inches
Reset Castings
Extension Frames,
Rings and Grates
Subbase
Aggregate Base
Course
HMA
Concrete
Base or Surface
Course

Type 1
Construction
10 Days*
4 Acres
2 Acres
1 Unit

Type 2
Reconstruction
10 Days*
4 Acres
2 Acres
1 Unit

Type 3
Type 4
Type 5
Widening Resurfacing Intersections
5 Days
2 Days
2 Days
4 Acres
N/A
N/A
1 Acres
1 Unit
N/A
N/A

10 Days

10 Days

10 Days

N/A

N/A

4 Days

4 Days

4 Days

N/A

N/A

10 Days
N/A
3000 CY
1500 CY

10 Days
2250 SY
1000 CY
350 CY

10 Days
2250 SY
1000 CY
350 CY

2500 SY
N/A
N/A

300 SY
N/A
N/A

300 LF

150 LF

150 LF

N/A

150 LF

100 LF
N/A
N/A

60 LF
5 Units
12 Units

60 LF
5 Units
12 Units

N/A
5 Units
12 Units

60 LF
5 Units
12 Units

350 CY
350 CY

250 CY
250 CY

150 CY
150 CY

N/A
N/A

50 CY
50 CY

1500 TONS

1000 TONS

1300 TONS

250 TONS

2500 SY

1000 SY

750
TONS
750 SY

N/A

225 SY

Note: Production Rates are based on 8-hour working day per crew.
TYPE 1 = New construction, additions or major reconstruction of divided or undivided
highways.
TYPE 2 = Reconstruction or upgrading existing highways.
TYPE 3 = Widening (less than one lane) and resurfacing existing highways.
TYPE 4 = Resurfacing existing highways with bituminous concrete.
TYPE 5 = Minor construction or reconstruction of street or highway intersections.
* = Use 20 days when $20 million or higher.

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Table A (Cont) - Production Rates For Roadway Items

ITEM

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Type 4

Type 5

Construction Reconstruction Widening

Resurfacing Intersections

Concrete Bridge
Approach

200 SY

200 SY

200 SY

N/A

N/A

Milling (up to 2
inches thick)

N/A

6000 SY

6000 SY

6000 SY

2500 SY

Concrete Barrier
Curb

400 LF

350 LF

350 LF

250 LF

N/A

Concrete Vertical
Curb

500 LF

400 LF

400 LF

300 LF

200 LF

Concrete Sidewalk

225 SY

200 SY

200 SY

150 SY

150 SY

Electrical Conduit

600 LF

400 LF

400 LF

150 LF

150 LF

Fiber Optic Conduit

1000 LF

1000 LF

1000 LF

1000 LF

N/A

Electrical Wire

1200 LF

1200 LF

1200 LF

300 LF

300 LF

Lighting Standards

4 Unit

4 Unit

4 Unit

N/A

4 Unit

Traffic Signal
Installation (1)

20 Days per

20 Days per

20 Days per

20 Days per

Intersection

Intersection

20 Days per
Intersection

Intersection

Intersection

Reset Beam Guide

Rail

N/A

500 LF

500 LF

400 LF

N/A

Beam Guide Rail

750 LF

750 LF

750 LF

500 LF

N/A

Chain Link Fence

400 LF

400 LF

400 LF

N/A

N/A

Overhead Sign
Structure (2)

15 Days per

15 Days per

15 Days per

15 Days per

N/A

Structure

Structure

Structure

Structure

Landscaping, Turf

10,000 SY

10,000 SY

10,000 SY

N/A

N/A

Landscape, Planting Planting

(3)
Season

Planting

Planting

Planting

N/A

Season

Season

Season

Final Acceptance (4) 60 Calendar

60 Calendar

60 Calendar

60 Calendar

60 Calendar

Days

Days

Days

Days

Days

Note: Production Rates are based on 8-hour working day per crew. (1)
Manufacturing and delivery of steel traffic signal poles requires 4 months,
aluminum lighting and traffic signal poles require 2 months and traffic signal
controllers require 4 months.
(2)

Allow 2 months for working drawing approval, fabrication and delivery.

(3) Optimal Planting seasons - from March 1 to May 15 and from August 15 to
December 1.
(4)

These are minimum time frames.

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7.6

Table B

Production Rates For Bridge Items

Type 1

Type 2

ITEM

Construction

Reconstruction Superstruc Deck

ture

Overlay

Cofferdams

20 days

20 days

N/A

N/A

N/A

Retaining Walls (1,3)

20 days /

20 days/

N/A

N/A

N/A

(Cast-in-Place)

100 LF

100 LF
NA

NA

10 days / 30 LF 10 days / 30 LF N/A

N/A

N/A

5 days / 30 LF

N/A

N/A

Retaining Walls (MSE 15 days / 100

etc)
LF
Box Culverts

Type 3

15 days / 100 LF MA

Type 4

Type 5

(Cast-in-Place)
Box Culverts (2)

5 days / 30 LF

N/A

(Precast)

Notes:
Production Rates are based on 8-hour working day per crew.
For two bridges add 50%, for each additional bridge add 25%.
For Stage Construction, consider each stage to be a separate bridge.
For bridges over water or railroads add 30 days, except for Type 5 for which no
adjustment is necessary.
Production rates include the time required for concrete curing.
(1)

Add 5 days per 100 LF if temporary sheeting is required.

(2) Includes excavation and placing, allow 3-4 months for working drawing
approval, fabrication and delivery.
(3)

Use for Reinforced Earth, Double Wall and Anchored Walls.

Type 1 = New Construction on new alignment.

Type 2 = Remove existing bridge and construct new bridge at same location.
Type 3 = Replace deck and beams including minor substructure repair.
Type 4 = Replace deck.
Type 5 = Deck patching and LMC overlay (subtract 10 days if overlay is
bituminous concrete).

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7.6

Table C

Bridge Item Production Rates on a One Span Bridge (40 to 100 feet Range)
Bridge
Type/Bridge
Item

Type 1

New on
New
Alignment

New on
Same
Alignment

Superstructure
Replacement

Deck

B, C

Replacement

& LMC

Demolition

--

16-28 days

8-16 days

7-14 days

--

Foundation
Excavation

2-4 days

2-4 days

--

--

--

Piles

4-6 days

4-6 days

--

--

--

Footing

2-4 days

2-4 days

--

--

--

Abutment, Pier, &

WWs

6-8 days

6-8 days

--

--

--

Substructure
Curing

14 days

14 days

--

--

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

--

--

Deck Joints

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

Deck Forms

7-12 days

7-12 days

7-12 days

7-12 days

--

Shear Connectors

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

--

Deck

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

--

Deck Slab Curing

14 days

14 days

14 days

14 days

--

Header

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

--

Parapets

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

--

Preformed Joint

1 day

1 day

1 day

1 day

1 day

Railing/Fence

3 days

3 days

3 days

3 days

--

Sawcut Deck

1 day

1 day

1 day

1 day

1 day

Substructure
Rehabilitation

--

--

6-12 days

2-4 days

--

Deck Repairs

--

--

--

--

6-12
days

64-85 days

80-113 days

50-77 days

43-63 days

26-36
days

--

Framing

Total

Allow 2 months (steel beams) and 3 months (concrete beams) for working
drawing approval, fabrication and delivery. Designer will verify anticipated
timeframes prior to Final Submission.
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7.6

Table D

Bridge Item Production Rates on a Two Span Bridge (180 to 200 feet Range)
Bridge
Type/Bridge
Item

Type 1

New on
New
Alignment

New on
Same
Alignment

Superstructure
Replacement

Deck

B, C &
LMC

Demolition

--

26-48 days

16-32 days

14-28 days

--

Foundation
Excavation

3-5 days

3-5 days

--

--

--

Piles

6-10 days

6-10 days

--

--

--

Footing

4-8 days

4-8 days

--

--

--

Abutment, Pier, &

WWs

9-13 days

9-13 days

--

--

--

Substructure
Curing

14 days

14 days

--

--

4-8 days

4-8 days

4-8 days

--

--

Deck Joints

3-6 days

3-6 days

3-6 days

3-6 days

3-6 days

Deck Forms

14-24 days

14-24 days

14-24 days

14-24 days

--

Shear Connectors

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

2-4 days

--

Deck

4-8 days

4-8 days

4-8 days

4-8 days

--

Deck Slab Curing

14 days

14 days

14 days

14 days

--

Header

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

--

Preformed Joint

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

Parapets

4 days

4 days

4 days

4 days

--

Railing/Fence

6 days

6 days

6 days

6 days

--

Sawcut Deck

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

1-2 days

Substructure
Rehabilitation

--

--

9-18 days

3-6 days

--

Deck Repairs

--

--

--

--

12-24
days

Working Drawing
Approval

45

45

45

45

45

91-130 days

117-178
days

80-130 days

68-106 days

36-56
days

--

replacement

Framing

TOTAL

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7.7

Acceleration of Construction Schedules

To reduce construction time to lessen the impact on the traveling public and the
community where the highway construction is scheduled, the following methods may be
considered:
Increased Production Rates
Incentive/Disincentive (I/D)
A+B Bidding

The acceleration of project schedules may be warranted when:

There is high road user cost as calculated in accordance with the Road User Cost
Manual resulting from delays or diversions from construction activity.
There are seasonal requirements on highways leading to points of recreational interest,
resort areas, vacation areas, regional retail centers, major public facilities, etc.
The work involves significant impact on the community such as the need for night
work, detours, and disruption to public transit, etc.
The project is of an emergency nature or is required to meet a critical safety need.
It is essential the project be completed to allow for a specific opening date or
construction of adjacent projects.
There is a significant reduction in user delays after construction is completed.
The construction schedule can be reduced to the nearest full construction season.

In addition, the following conditions must be met if acceleration of the project

schedule is to be considered:
R.O.W. availability, utility agreements and permits will be available/completed by the
advertisement date.
Sufficient project funding is available on multiyear funded projects.
Railroad work is not involved.
The benefits of accelerating the project outweigh the additional construction costs.
Local community involvement
When accelerating project schedules, in addition to the progress schedule for normal
times and rates, a second progress schedule will be prepared reflecting the accelerated
schedule and rates that shows the work being achieved by the accelerated completion
date.
7.8

Increased Production Rates

To reduce the duration of a project, increased production rates may be used. Increased
production rates may be obtained by assuming the use of multiple crews, multiple shifts,
and/or overtime. Such assumptions are not always practical, and should be only be used
with the concurrence of the Bureau of Construction Management. If longer than 8-hour
day and or accelerated production rates are used, the Designer must submit an
explanation with the construction schedule. Increased production rate will usually result in
an increased estimated cost for the project, and Designer will account for and explain the
cost impact with the Construction Cost Estimate.
A production rate of 1.20 times the Designers established standard production rate will
be utilized to establish the completion date for accelerated projects. The designer will
analyze the staging and work areas of the project to ensure the increased production
rates do not apply to confine areas where the rate would not be achievable.
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7.9

Designer Narrative

The Designer will submit a written narrative with each submission of a Progress Schedule.
Included in this narrative will be:
Anticipated production rates
Anticipated workforce (i.e. number of crews, size, crew type etc.)
Anticipated work during the Winter Season (December through March inclusive) and
the number of workdays for Bridge and Roadwork.
Permit requirements
Utility requirements
ROW requirements
Community commitments
Lead time for special materials
Detours and anticipated timeframe
Any critical milestones (i.e. road/ramp openings, critical stages etc.)
Any anticipated problems meeting the schedule (ROW, Utilities etc.)
Description of any acceleration applied to the projects schedule
The number of restricted working days for each operation as shown in Appendix B.

8.0

Contractor Procedure

8.1

Contractor Standard Naming of Projects

For projects under 1 year in duration, the contractor will assign a four-character file name.
The first three characters will be the project identifier. The last digit will be as follows:
0 will be the working schedule
1 - Baseline 1
2 - Baseline 2 etc.
A - First update
B - Second update etc.
For projects over 1 year in duration, the contractor will assign a four-character file name.
The first two characters will be the project identifier. The last two digits will be as follows:
00 will be the working schedule
01 - Baseline 1
02 - Baseline 2 etc.
AA - First update
AB - Second update etc.
BA - 27th update
Working Schedule = XXX0
8.2

Time Impact Evaluation (TIE)

The Contractor is required to provide a Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) Form DC-186 if the
Contractor proposes that an impact has delayed the Contractor and additional Contract
Time is proposed to be necessary by the Contractor.
The TIE Form DC-186 requires the submission of fragnet. The fragnet models the impact
to the schedule. The fragnet should consist of a subset of the activities in the project
schedule that were involved directly with the delay. The delay should be described as
simply as possible with the fewest number of activities and relationships added in order to
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substantially reflect the impact of the delay to the schedule. Existing relationships and
activities should be left intact wherever passable. It is expected that the added
relationships will cause some of the existing relationships to become redundant to the
CPM calculation but relationships should only be deleted where the retention of that
relationship would negate the actual work restraints on the project. It is acceptable to add
a delay as a successor to an activity when in fact, that delay occurred during the activity
and delayed its completion. It is also acceptable to break the existing delayed activity into
two activities, with one representing the planned work before the delay and the other the
planned work after the delay as long as the combined durations of the split activities
equals the original duration of the activity.
The RE should review, negotiate (if necessary,) and approve the fragnet before
proceeding with the further review of the schedule.
Appendix D provides sample TIEs.

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Appendix A

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Appendix B
Anticipated Number of Days Lost per Month for Weather Sensitive
Activities (Contract Time Determination only)

Month

Roadwork

Bridgework

January

31

20 *

February

28**

20*

March

20

20

April

15

15

May

10

10

June

10

10

July

10

10

August

10

10

September

10

10

October

15

15

November

15

15

December

20

20

*For concrete placement Items, as described in Division 500, other than CONCRETE
BRIDGE APPROACH, the number of days restricted is 20
**For Leap years the number of days restricted is 29

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Appendix C
Procedure for using the Construction Scheduling Template containing
Standard Coding for Designers and Contractors
C.1

The file is a Back Up of a Template to be utilized by Designers and Contractors.

The file can be accessed utilizing Primavera P6.

C.2

The project is to be Restored to a suitable folder within your computer

system from which you will create the schedule. Naming and coding of the
project is to be in accordance with the Capital Program Management
Construction Scheduling Standard Coding and Procedures for Designers and
Contractors.

C.3

Contained in this Template are the following:

C.3.1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) (Each activity in the schedule will be assigned
to the appropriate WBS element)

C.3.1.1 Milestone Activities:

Milestones M100, M200, M300, M500, M900, M950 is to be utilized for every
project. M700 is to be utilized if an interim date will be or is part of the Contract
(expand for other milestones).
If a Milestone activity will not be or is not part of the Contract it is to be deleted
for that project.
Milestone Activity numbers and Descriptions are not to be changed except for
Intermediate Milestones for Stages, Interim Completion dates and ROW availability
dates.

C3.1.2

Construction

Construction is broken down by stage and then by area

Stages were developed using 1, 2, 3 etc then further broken down 1A, 1B, 1C etc.
(i.e. Use Stage 1 for Stage 1 Activities, Use Stage1A for Stage 1A activities etc.)
Areas are user defined and coding is to be utilized as shown in the Capital Program
Management Construction Scheduling Standard Coding and Procedures for
Designers and Contractors.

C3.1.3 Procurement: Procurement WBS is utilized for all submission and

procurement activities.
C3.2 Design (Design/Build only)
C.4

This can be deleted if it is not a Design/Build project

Activities: Each activity will begin with an alpha character. The character is user
assigned.
Each activity will be assigned (as a minimum) a WBS structure, responsibility,
project area, class of work, type of work and calendar.

C.5

Calendars: The following calendars are given in the template:

State Business Days
Deciduous trees
Broad leaf trees
7 Day work week

They are not to be changed in any way or deleted. Calendars can be added as
determined by the user.
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Direct questions or problems with the template to Construction

Management.

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Appendix D
Sample 1 Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) - Form DC-186

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Sample 2 Time Impact Evaluation (TIE) - Form DC-186

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