User:Aic2009/Constructability Review/Benefits- Byrne

'Constructability, defined as the optimum use of construction knowledge and experience in the planning, design, procurement, and field operations to achieve overall projectives, is the key concept that addresses both bidability and buildability." The Constructability Review Process (CRP) is a means to insure the contract documents (plans & specs) fulfull these objectives.  Many state agencies have established standards for constructability reviews, "and the AASHTO Subcommittee on Construction has highlighted the features of many of these CRP programs in the Constructability Review Best Practices Guide."

The primary concept of constructability reviews is to understand how intergrating expert construction knowledge into a development process results in the "greatest impact and the least disruption in terms of cost." By utilizing constructability reviews, major oversights can be avoided which decrease construction and design costs as addenda and/or contract changes are significantly reduced.

Four (4) basic rules must be implemented to truly see the CRP benefits: "(1) a Constructibility Champion responsible for oversight, training, and documentation of lessons learned, (2) recognition of the benefit of a quality-driven process in favor of a schedule-driven process, (3) flexible guidelines for application of constructibility concepts at various levels of expertise, degrees of effort, and times in the PDP, and levels of resources, and (4) effective incorporation of construction expertise."

The many CRP benefits occur at both a program and project level. A well coordinated review process results in team building and increased communication amongst all members involved with a development project.