5B) General Project Risk Checklist (Items to consider when assessing risk) Environmental Risks External Risks Delay in review of environmental documentation Stakeholders request late changes Challenge in appropriate environmental documentation Influential stakeholders request additional needs to serve their own commercial purposes Defined and non-defined hazardous waste Local communities pose objections Environmental regulation changes Community relations Environmental impact statement (EIS) required Conformance with regulations/guidelines/ design criteria NEPA/404 Merger Process required Intergovernmental agreements and jurisdiction Environmental analysis on new alignments required Third-Party Risks Geotechnical and Hazmat Risks Unforeseen delays due to utility owner and third-party Unexpected geotechnical issues Encounter unexpected utilities during construction Surveys late and/or in error Cost sharing with utilities not as planned Hazardous waste site analysis incomplete or in error Utility integration with project not as planned Inadequate geotechnical investigations Third-party delays during construction Adverse groundwater conditions Coordination with other projects Other general geotechnical risks Coordination with other government agencies Right-of-Way/ Real Estate Risks Design Risks Railroad involvement Design is incomplete/ Design exceptions Objections to ROW appraisal take more time and/or money Scope definition is poor or incomplete Excessive relocation or demolition Project purpose and need are poorly defined Acquisition ROW problems Communication breakdown with project team Difficult or additional condemnation Pressure to delivery project on an accelerated schedule Accelerating pace of development in project corridor Constructability of design issues Additional ROW purchase due to alignment change Project complexity - scope, schedule, objectives, cost, and deliverables - are not clearly understood Organizational Risks Construction Risks Inexperienced staff assigned Pressure to delivery project on an accelerated schedule. Losing critical staff at crucial point of the project Inaccurate contract time estimates Functional units not available or overloaded Construction QC/QA issues No control over staff priorities Unclear contract documents Lack of coordination/ communication Problem with construction sequencing/staging/phasing Local MnDOT issues Maintenance of Traffic/Work Zone Traffic Control Internal red tape causes delay getting approvals, decisions Too many projects/new priority project inserted into program
5B) General Project Risk Checklist (Items to consider when assessing risk) Environmental Risks External Risks Delay in review of environmental documentation Challenge in appropriate environmental documentation Defined and non-defined hazardous waste Environmental regulation changes Environmental impact statement (EIS) required NEPA/404 Merger Process required Environmental analysis on new alignments required Stakeholders request late changes Influential stakeholders request additional needs to serve their own commercial purposes Local communities pose objections Community relations Conformance with regulations/guidelines/ design criteria Intergovernmental agreements and jurisdiction Third-Party Risks Geotechnical and Hazmat Risks Unforeseen delays due to utility owner and third-party Encounter unexpected utilities during construction Cost sharing with utilities not as planned Utility integration with project not as planned Third-party delays during construction Coordination with other projects Coordination with other government agencies Unexpected geotechnical issues Surveys late and/or in error Hazardous waste site analysis incomplete or in error Inadequate geotechnical investigations Adverse groundwater conditions Other general geotechnical risks Right-of-Way/ Real Estate Risks Design Risks Railroad involvement Objections to ROW appraisal take more time and/or money Excessive relocation or demolition Acquisition ROW problems Difficult or additional condemnation Accelerating pace of development in project corridor Additional ROW purchase due to alignment change Design is incomplete/ Design exceptions Scope definition is poor or incomplete Project purpose and need are poorly defined Communication breakdown with project team Pressure to delivery project on an accelerated schedule Constructability of design issues Project complexity - scope, schedule, objectives, cost, and deliverables - are not clearly understood Organizational Risks Construction Risks Inexperienced staff assigned Losing critical staff at crucial point of the project Functional units not available or overloaded No control over staff priorities Lack of coordination/ communication Local MnDOT issues Internal red tape causes delay getting approvals, decisions Too many projects/new priority project inserted into program Pressure to delivery project on an accelerated schedule. Inaccurate contract time estimates Construction QC/QA issues Unclear contract documents Problem with construction sequencing/staging/phasing Maintenance of Traffic/Work Zone Traffic Control