Project Development Manual

About the Program

Category: Transportation (Best in Category)

Year: 2014

The Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) consistently strives to provide to its customers the best transportation system that can be developed. In order to achieve this objective, proper planning and design must be completed in order to build the right projects, at the right time, and at the right cost. With this in mind MCDOT has implemented a new policy manual Number T-0001 to provide a standardized process for the development, scoping, final design, and construction of projects. The Project Development Manual (PDM) is used by internal MCDOT staff and consultants to provide process guidance for project development for the appropriate type of scoping document and preparing final design and construction documents for MCDOT Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects. The guidelines in the PDM apply to all MCDOT transportation projects including structures, widening, realignment, drainage, traffic, intersection improvements, maintenance, and safety projects. The PDM has been assembled to provide a standardized process, clarify the content requirements for scoping documents and final plans, and guide the development of MCDOT TIP projects. The manual guides the scoping and design of projects from initial determination to final design and construction. The PDM consists of a total of six volumes