Construction Scheduling Standard Coding
and Procedures For Designers and
Contractors Manual

Scheduling of a construction project is more important today than ever before. Most construction projects now involve the reconstruction of existing highways, which means that traffic will be disrupted. It is important that Designers and Contractors understand that work must be planned and executed efficiently to minimize these disruptions. NJDOT has developed, with the Consultant and Construction industries, this manual to standardize construction scheduling for Designers and Contractors.

The NJDOT has adopted the use of Primavera P6 software as the scheduling software to maintain a database of all projects. This database will contain both a) NJDOT's schedule and budget for the entire design process for each project and b) The Designer's and Contractor's schedules for the proposed construction work required to complete the project. The Designer will begin development of a construction schedule starting with a preliminary schedule at Initial Design and reaching the final schedule at the Final Design Submission. The Contractor will begin development of a construction schedule at the Award of Contract starting with the preliminary schedule and continue throughout the construction contract with the submission of a baseline schedule and monthly updates. This manual covers the construction scheduling portion from the initial design until the completion of construction.

BDC announcement BDC01T-05 (02/26/2002)

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