California Department of Transportation

Project Management

Reports, Reviews, Studies, and Plans

Quality Assurance Reports

2002-03 Report on cost of Caltrans quality assurance for Local Capital Outlay projects on the State Highway System. Available in (pdf) format or split into Cover Letter (Word) format and Attachment (Excel) format.

2004-05 Report on cost of Caltrans quality assurance for Local Capital Outlay projects on the State Highway System. Available in (pdf) format or split into Cover Letter (Word) format and Attachment (Excel) format.

Performance Reports

In February 1994 SRI International issued its final report Evaluation of the Organizational Structure and Management Practices of the California Department of Transportation. It recommended that the Department embark on an effort to develop appropriate performance measures that could be used for regularly tracking achieved performance against targets. The following reports are the result of this recommendation:

Peer Reviews and Responses

Project Management Peer Review, 1993, by Bechtel Corporation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Department of the Navy.   Available in (pdf, Word) format.

Revisions to Improve Project Management in Caltrans, December 1993, by Caltrans.   Available in (pdf, Word) format.

Caltrans Workload Development Peer Review, September 1996, by Robert Bein, William Frost & Associates; CH2M HILL; Psomas and Associates; and Arizona Department of Transportation.   Available in pdf format.

Caltrans Workload Development Peer Review - Action Plan, March 1997, by Caltrans.   Available in pdf format.

Caltrans Workload Development Peer Review - Action Plan, updated December 1998, by Caltrans.   Available in pdf format.

Miscellaneous Reports

Historical Cost Analysis of Capital Outlay Support, 1998, by Synergy Consulting, Inc.

Background and History of the Capital Projects Skill Development Plan, August 2000, Caltrans.   Available in pdf format.