Oregon Department of Transportation <br /> Management Review of Construction and Maintenance <br /> Overall Findings, continued <br /> <br /> Design <br /> Design involves developing project plans and specifications for <br /> construction. <br /> * ~ ~ * ~ <br /> • Responsibility for design now rests in the regions and is <br /> performed by project teams <br /> • ODOT appears to have increased design productivity <br /> • There has been limited scope and construction cost escalation <br /> during design <br /> • e bein underestimated <br /> Prellrrunary engineering budgets ar g <br /> and budgets exceeded <br /> • Design schedule information is not accurate, complete, or <br /> detailed enough to ensure that projects are completed on time <br /> • An increase in design-related revisions and change orders <br /> indicate that design quality has declined <br /> Page 6 <br /> 00307h18.doc <br /> 170898-12.56 <br /> D Y E ~1 A~ D E M E N T G R O U P 1 N C. <br /> <br />