The primary purpose of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) Construction Management (CM) manual is to establish standard operating procedures and provide guidelines to DDOT’s engineers, construction managers (DDOT personnel and consultants), and personnel engaged in contract administration promoting uniformity and efficiency.

This manual only gives guidelines for the CM teams on how to manage construction projects as expected by DDOT. However, the CM team shall remember that the construction contract documents (which includes plans, specifications, permits, and other DC and federal regulation requirements) are binding between DDOT and the construction contractor. As representatives of DDOT, the CM teams shall understand the construction contract documents clearly to meet DDOT’s expectations.

The CM manual is continuously updated by sections and published as needed. Questions about any section of the manual and/or proposed changes to the manual should be submitted to cm.manual@dc.gov.

PRINTABLE CURRENT VERSION OF FULL MANUAL (PDF)

SECTION	UPDATED
1.0 INTRODUCTION	JANUARY 2021
2.0 CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS	JANUARY 2021
3.0 CONSULTANT MANAGEMENT	JANUARY 2021
4.0 PRECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES	JANUARY 2021
5.0 SAFETY AND TRAFFIC	JANUARY 2021
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PERMITS	JANUARY 2021
7.0 PUBLIC RELATIONS	JANUARY 2021
8.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION	JANUARY 2021
9.0 CONTRACT COMPLETION AND CLOSEOUT	JANUARY 2021
10.0 APPENDIX	JANUARY 2021

PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE CM MANUAL (PDF), PRIOR TO JANUARY 2021

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