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orders may direct the PMOC to reevaluate the use or management of project contingency or<br />
contract packaging strategies on a periodic or event driven basis.<br />
These OP‐35 procedures are to be developed in concert with and to complement information from<br />
several additional operational procedures, especially including OP‐32, OP‐33, OP‐34, and OP‐40.<br />
Definitions and data established in those operational procedures are key elements of this OP‐35.<br />
6.1 Project Cost Contingency Review<br />
The PMOC shall fully identify, describe, and analyze the adequacy of the grantee’s cost<br />
contingencies. These forecasts shall be developed as a synthesis of both a “forward pass”<br />
establishment of contingency targets, using historically‐developed parameters; and a “backward<br />
pass” establishment of contingencies using project‐specific information. These two approaches<br />
shall be used to establish an overall minimum contingency curve, as described below.<br />
6.1.1 Forward Pass Cost Contingency Analysis<br />
The PMOC shall develop a “forward pass” set of minimum recommended cost contingency values<br />
for each of the following milestones, utilizing the recommended values. If the PMOC believes that<br />
the recommendations should be adjusted due to unique project conditions, any such adjustments<br />
should be explicitly highlighted and justifications provided.<br />
• At Entry into Preliminary Engineering, the working target for total contingency (defined as<br />
the aggregate of allocated and unallocated cost contingency, net of allowances and financing)<br />
is 30%.<br />
• At Entry into Final Design, the working target for total contingency is 20%.<br />
• At the award of a FFGA, the working target for total contingency is 15%.<br />
• At 90‐100% bid for the Grantee, or 90‐100% subcontracted for the prime contractor in an<br />
alternative project delivery method, the working target for total contingency is 10%.<br />
• At 50% physically complete for Construction, the working target for total contingency is 5%.<br />
6.1.2 Backward Pass Cost Contingency Analysis<br />
The PMOC shall develop a “backward pass” set of recommended cost contingency values that<br />
represent the minimum amount of total cost contingency expected to be necessary at Project<br />
Milestones (see OP‐40) and as also consistent with forward pass milestones. Total cost contingency<br />
includes scope changes or clarifications as well as schedule changes or delays. The PMOC shall<br />
develop estimates of minimum total cost contingencies based upon Grantee’s technical capacity,<br />
project delivery method management plan, and project strategy (if any).<br />
The following considerations shall be made in development of the backward pass contingency<br />
values:<br />
• At the Revenue Operations Date (ROD), the demand for total cost contingency has been<br />
OP 35 Project Contingency and Contract Package Review<br />
Revision 0, June 2008<br />
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