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US DOT <strong>Federal</strong> <strong>Transit</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />
TPM-20 Office of Engineering<br />
Project Management <strong>Oversight</strong><br />
<strong>Oversight</strong> Procedure 23 - Real Estate Review<br />
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1.0 PURPOSE<br />
The purpose of this document is to inform <strong>FTA</strong> staff and its project management oversight contractors<br />
(PMOC) and their real estate consultants of procedures to use and requirements to follow in assessing the<br />
reliability of the Project Sponsor’s real estate acquisition scope, schedule and cost estimate.<br />
2.0 BACKGROUND<br />
The <strong>Federal</strong> <strong>Transit</strong> <strong>Administration</strong> (<strong>FTA</strong>) conducts Project Management <strong>Oversight</strong> on major capital<br />
projects. Because the Real Property Acquisition and Relocation portions of a project are critical<br />
components representing substantial risk both from a schedule and budget standpoint, <strong>FTA</strong> has<br />
determined that the PMOC team should be supplemented with a specialized real estate consultant. This<br />
real estate consultant will provide oversight to include continuous review and evaluation of grantee’s<br />
process to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements including the Uniform<br />
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 as amended (Uniform Act) and<br />
applicable <strong>FTA</strong> Circulars. The Real Estate PMOC should determine on a continual basis if grantee’s<br />
acquisition and relocation schedule and budget are realistic and will support the grantee’s plans,<br />
specifications, master project budget and schedule. The three main areas of interest will consistently be<br />
budget, schedule and compliance.<br />
3.0 OBJECTIVES<br />
The following objectives are to be met in the performance of the work:<br />
• Evaluation and continued oversight of the Project Sponsor’s Real Estate Acquisition Management<br />
Plan (RAMP, see Appendix) including real estate acquisition, project scope, estimated cost,<br />
overall schedule and critical path, and specific critical elements within the Relocation Plan if<br />
applicable.<br />
• Evaluation of the schedule for completeness, adequacy, consistency, appropriateness of level of<br />
detail given the phase.<br />
• Identification of risks inherent in the schedule and evaluation of the impact of these on project<br />
scope and cost.<br />
• Characterization of the Project Sponsor’s ability to meet the requirements of <strong>Federal</strong> laws,<br />
regulations, and guidance when acquiring real estate.<br />
OP 23 Real Estate Review<br />
Revision 0, June 2008<br />
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