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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 40 – Risk Assessment and Mitigation Review<br />
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1.0 PURPOSE<br />
This <strong>Oversight</strong> Procedure supports <strong>FTA</strong> programmatic decisions made under uncertainty in a<br />
project delivery environment where transit projects are complex and inherently risky.<br />
To obtain <strong>FTA</strong> Project Management <strong>Oversight</strong> Contractor (PMOC) produced products that reflect a<br />
disciplined process, structured deliverables, individual competency, team functionality and rigor of<br />
practice; based upon comprehensive systems analysis with analytical support; repeated periodically as the<br />
project advances and new data or information becomes available.<br />
2.0 BACKGROUND<br />
The role of the OP‐40 product is to establish a programmatic management baseline for evaluating<br />
the reliability of the grantee project cost estimate and schedule and attendant components, given<br />
the various elements of uncertainty associated with the effectiveness and efficiency of the grantee’s<br />
project implementation, the project scope, and the surrounding project conditions.<br />
3.0 OBJECTIVES<br />
These products and services support <strong>FTA</strong> in making programmatic decisions under uncertainty, for<br />
projects using traditional or alternative project delivery methods.<br />
4.0 REFERENCES<br />
The statutes, regulations, policies, guidance documents and circulars in OP 01 Administrative<br />
Conditions and Requirements apply.<br />
5.0 PROJECT SPONSOR SUBMITTALS<br />
The PMOC shall obtain appropriate documentation to adequately investigate the project and<br />
complete the work described herein; such documentation may include the project cost estimate,<br />
FFGA Baseline Cost Estimate (BCE) line items, project schedules, management plans, and other<br />
documentation as required.<br />
6.0 SCOPE OF WORK<br />
6.1 PMOC <strong>Oversight</strong> Plan<br />
The PMOC shall develop, submit or resubmit for review, comment and approval a plan for providing<br />
surveillance of the Grantee’s performance in risk management, that defines how such services or<br />
products will be accomplished in a manner and quality that meets <strong>FTA</strong>’s requirements. This<br />
OP 40 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Review<br />
Revision 0, June 2008<br />
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