Framework for Implementing Constructability Throughout Project Development from NEPA to Final Design (2023) / Chapter Skim
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1 SUMMARY PHASE I The result of the "Age of Specialization" in the early to mid-20th century was that designers and constructors began to do their work completely independently of each other. One inherent reality of this system was miscommunication between designers and constructors.
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2 Although the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was enacted in 1970, the current form of the "NEPA Process" had not yet fully taken its present shape.
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3 third phase of data gathering, inviting them to participate in focus groups. The first focus group comprised three research team members, three DOT executives from around the country, and one CEI consultant.
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4 • DOTs should get buy-in from state and federal permitting agencies as early as possible. Some DOTs meet with these agencies before they begin the NEPA and environmentalpermitting processes, to familiarize these regulators with the scope and geographic limits of their projects.
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5 o 12 said they had witnessed instances where project parties inhibited contractor design input. This hindrance was attributed to concerns about potentially undergoing a NEPA re-evaluation or reopening the environmental-permitting process.
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6 Knowing that the answers to these questions would come from project characteristics and the interpretations of personnel knowledgeable about the project, the team generated a list of 45 questions that would be asked of the end-user of the framework. To make the process more userfriendly, redundant questions were combined or eliminated until a final list of 29 questions was established.
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7 The next task was to create training materials (Task II-3)
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