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From page 100... ... 100 A P P E N D I X B Aggregated Survey Results List of state DOTs responding to the survey (n = 40) Alaska Illinois Nebraska Rhode Island Arkansas Indiana Nevada South Carolina California Iowa New Hampshire South Dakota Colorado Kansas New Jersey Tennessee Connecticut Louisiana North Carolina Texas Delaware Maine North Dakota Utah Florida Michigan Ohio Vermont Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Washington Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wisconsin Idaho Montana Pennsylvania Wyoming Figure B1 displays the results to the question "Does your Agency have a formal process that is used to close out highway projects? Read the entire page →
From page 101... ... Aggregated Survey Results 101 Figure B2 displays the results to the question "On average, at what percent complete of construction of a highway project does your agency begin planning for closeout? " All 40 state DOTs responded to this question. Read the entire page →
From page 102... ... 102 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Also, for the question, "Which of the following project agencies and stakeholders are typically involved in the project closeout process? " DOTs were able to provide specific responses, which are listed in Table B1. Read the entire page →
From page 103... ... Aggregated Survey Results 103 Figure B4. Documents required for project closeout (n = 40) Read the entire page →
From page 104... ... 104 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Minnesota OCR Clearance, Over/Underrun Report, Finalization of related cost sharing agreements, Labor compliance clearance, MN IC134 and Warranty Information Mississippi Full maintenance release and acceptance New Hampshire ROW certificates, NEPA documentation, public interest finding (PIF) New Jersey Internal contract controls and procedures Texas Texas DOT accounting closeout records from PeopleSoft accounting system Vermont When applicable: Treasurer's Documentation, Town Billing Agreements, General Correspondence, Over-Expended Memos, FHWA Agreements, Utility Completion and Acceptance Next, Figure B5 illustrates the responses to the question "What technologies does your agency use for project closeout that help streamline the process? Read the entire page →
From page 105... ... Aggregated Survey Results 105 Table B3. Specific responses from state DOTs on the technologies used for project closeout. Read the entire page →
From page 106... ... 106 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Table B4. Specific responses from DOTs on different ways e-construction is used for project closeout. Read the entire page →
From page 107... ... Aggregated Survey Results 107 Rhode Island 2 years below 2 years South Carolina 270 290 South Dakota 200 210 Texas 150 180 Utah 120 90 Vermont 380 1,095 Washington 90 240 Wisconsin 1,275 1,275 Wyoming 365 315 N/A = not available. Figure B7 illustrates the responses to the question "How was the goal for the number of days to close out a project set at your Agency? Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... 108 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Georgia Georgia DOT examined the workflow from semi-final payment through final payment, inclusive of contractor releases while implementing a process improvement regarding materials certification and internal financial audits. Kansas Procedures developed by Kansas DOT Minnesota FHWA's performance goals Nebraska Factors for charging interest Nevada We just completed a process review from substantial completion to final voucher North Dakota Close out before the next construction season begins Rhode Island Agreements with the local FHWA Division Office Texas State Auditor's Office (Pre-2014) Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... Aggregated Survey Results 109 Table B7. Specific responses from state DOTs on project delivery methods used for highway projects. Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... 110 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Table B8. Specific responses on factors state DOTs experienced that led to successful closeout of highway construction projects. Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... Aggregated Survey Results 111 In addition, for the question "Which of the following Barriers has your Agency realized in closing out highway construction projects? " DOTs were able to provide specific responses, which are listed in Table B9. Read the entire page →
From page 112... ... 112 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Table B10. Specific responses on impacts of delay in project closeouts. Read the entire page →
From page 113... ... Aggregated Survey Results 113 Idaho Focusing on closeout process from start is important to have a successful closeout. Indiana Having an electronic based process is key in creating efficiency in project closeout. Read the entire page →
From page 114... ... 114 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment Table B12. Other information provided on project closeouts by state DOTs. Read the entire page →
From page 115... ... Aggregated Survey Results 115 Figure B13 illustrates the state DOTs that have specific documents, reports, checklists, or guidance related to project closeout of highway projects. All 40 state DOTs responded to this question, and half provided specific project documents related to closeout for this project. Read the entire page →

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... 100 A P P E N D I X B Aggregated Survey Results List of state DOTs responding to the survey (n = 40) Alaska Illinois Nebraska Rhode Island Arkansas Indiana Nevada South Carolina California Iowa New Hampshire South Dakota Colorado Kansas New Jersey Tennessee Connecticut Louisiana North Carolina Texas Delaware Maine North Dakota Utah Florida Michigan Ohio Vermont Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Washington Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wisconsin Idaho Montana Pennsylvania Wyoming Figure B1 displays the results to the question "Does your Agency have a formal process that is used to close out highway projects?