P-120, Public Buildings Service Cost and Schedule Management Policy Requirements: August 2016

This handbook establishes the quality and level of cost and schedule management services to be provided during the planning, design and construction phases of projects. Whether delivered by in-house or contracted resources, this HB defines the deliverables expected, strategies to ensure effective budget development and within budget/within scope/within schedule project delivery meeting all associated statutes, Executive Orders, directives and other associated criteria. The scope of the handbook is to provide new policy and criteria defining an integrated cost management process that will be followed throughout the project planning and execution process at PBS, including cost management (cost planning and cost estimating) and schedule management (schedule planning, master scheduling), including risk analysis, claims analysis and value management across PBS. The criteria defines the policies, practices and processes to be used in managing the total life cycle cost throughout the planning, design, construction and maintenance phases within the entire PBS owned and leased portfolio. The overarching goal of the document is to ensure cohesive, seamless policies and procedures that must be followed in practicing cost and schedule management throughout the full life cycle of all PBS design, construction and construction-related building maintenance / repair projects and programs across PBS. Includes scheduling policy not previously addressed. Includes policy for Value Engineering addressing OMB Circular A-131 Dec 2013. Adjust the threshold for considering Value Engineering from ＄1 million to ＄5 million. Value Engineering is now required for performance-based specification services, including design-build.

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