Safety and Compliance Flashcards
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In a US availability-payment highway P3, a lane closure exceeding the permitted window most commonly results in what consequence for the private partner?
Answer: A deduction from the availability payment
Availability-based contracts link payment to performance, so unavailability and service failures trigger payment deductions.
Which federal agency sets and enforces workplace safety standards that apply to construction crews on a US P3 project?
Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, sets and enforces construction safety standards such as 29 CFR Part 1926.
On a federally funded P3 construction contract, which law requires contractors to pay laborers and mechanics locally prevailing wages?
Answer: Davis-Bacon Act
The Davis-Bacon Act and related acts require prevailing wages on federally funded or assisted construction contracts.
Before FHWA approves federal participation in a major P3 highway project, which environmental review process must generally be completed?
Answer: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review
NEPA requires federal agencies to assess environmental impacts before taking major federal actions such as funding or approving a project.
Who typically carries out independent compliance monitoring of design and construction on behalf of both the public sponsor and the private partner in a P3?
Answer: The independent engineer or independent certifier
An independent engineer or certifier gives the parties an impartial check of compliance with technical requirements and of milestones such as substantial completion.
Which mechanism best makes a concessionaire keep a safety-critical defect from staying uncorrected during operations?
Answer: Cure periods followed by escalating noncompliance points and deductions
Defined rectification periods, noncompliance points and escalating deductions push the concessionaire to fix defects quickly.
Under the Miller Act, what must the prime contractor on a federal construction contract above the statutory threshold provide?
Answer: Performance and payment bonds
The Miller Act requires performance and payment bonds on federal construction contracts above the threshold to protect the government and subcontractors.