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Transportation Project Management Flashcards

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  1. In the NC Merger process, what does Concurrence Point 3 select?

    Answer: The Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA) / preferred alternative

    Concurrence Point 3 is where Merger team agencies agree on the LEDPA, which becomes the preferred alternative.

  2. Federal regulations require a value engineering analysis for federal-aid projects on the National Highway System above what estimated total cost?

    Answer: $50 million

    Federal law requires value engineering on NHS projects with a total estimated cost of $50 million or more (the threshold for bridge projects is $40 million).

  3. Which federal requirement means the steel and iron permanently built into a federal-aid highway project must generally be made in the United States?

    Answer: Buy America

    Buy America provisions require domestic steel and iron (and other covered materials) on federal-aid projects unless a waiver applies.

  4. What is the main goal of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program on NCDOT federal-aid contracts?

    Answer: Give socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses a fair chance to compete

    The DBE program sets contract goals so that qualified small disadvantaged firms can compete fairly for USDOT-assisted work.

  5. When a project manager sees a scope change proposed partway through design, what is the best first step?

    Answer: Assess its effect on schedule, cost, environmental documents, and risk through the change-control process before approving

    Formal change control looks at a change's effects before it is approved, which prevents scope creep.

  6. How many highway divisions does NCDOT use to manage project delivery and maintenance across the state?

    Answer: 14

    NCDOT is organized into 14 highway divisions that cover North Carolina's 100 counties.

  7. In a CPM network, what is a finish-to-start relationship?

    Answer: The successor cannot start until the predecessor finishes

    Finish-to-start, the most common dependency, means the successor begins only after the predecessor is complete.

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