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... 5   The project closeout process incorporates completion of the physical construction work, finishing outstanding and defective work, collecting, reviewing, and approving of project information and documentation, reconciling financial information, and making and receiving final payments. Although project closeout might only entail a very small portion of actual construction work, closing out highway construction projects for state departments of transportation (DOTs)
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... 6 Practices for Closing Out Highway Projects from Substantial Completion to Final Payment and implications of not closing out projects in a timely manner, and the practices that DOTs use that have helped make project closeout more successful. Synthesis Scope, Goals, and Objectives This synthesis investigated project closeout processes and procedures to complete highway construction projects that state DOTs use.
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... Introduction 7   First, a comprehensive literature review that explored the current practices in closing out highway construction projects was conducted. The literature review focused on collecting and reviewing DOT project closeout documents and reports, which included construction manuals, administration and operation procedures, and other project closeout-specific documents such as checklists and the forms used by DOTs during project closeout.

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