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Transportation Project Management Flashcards

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  1. NCDOT's Strategic Mobility Formula ranks candidate projects in a recurring process known as what?

    Answer: SPOT (Strategic Prioritization)

    The Strategic Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) runs data-driven scoring rounds under the STI law.

  2. On a design-build project, what is the main difference from traditional design-bid-build delivery?

    Answer: One contract covers both design and construction, which allows overlapping phases

    Design-build combines design and construction under one contract, which lets the phases overlap and can shorten delivery.

  3. A contractor hits an unexpected subsurface condition that changes the planned work. Which tool does NCDOT typically use to adjust contract scope and payment?

    Answer: A supplemental agreement or change order

    Changes to a contract's scope or price are made formally through supplemental agreements or change orders.

  4. What is the main purpose of liquidated damages in an NCDOT construction contract?

    Answer: To recover a pre-set daily amount for the owner's and public's costs when the contractor misses the completion date

    Liquidated damages are a pre-set daily charge that stands in for the costs of late completion.

  5. What does SPI < 1.0 mean in earned value analysis?

    Answer: The project is behind schedule

    SPI = EV/PV, so a value under 1.0 means less work was done than planned.

  6. Which federal requirement sets prevailing wage rates for laborers on federal-aid highway construction contracts?

    Answer: Davis-Bacon Act

    The Davis-Bacon Act and related acts require prevailing wages on federal-aid construction projects.

  7. Which type of planning organization coordinates transportation planning for rural areas in North Carolina outside Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) boundaries?

    Answer: Rural Planning Organization (RPO)

    North Carolina's RPOs work with NCDOT on planning and project priorities in non-metropolitan areas.

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