RT-311

Since the 1960s, the industry has responded to demands for quicker project delivery by developing techniques such as fast tracking which is the overlapping of engineering, procurement and construction, and PEpC which is the early inclusion of procurement in the project cycle.

Construction users today demand increasingly faster project delivery, higher quality, and more complex facilities leading to this research and the development of Flash Track delivery. Since time is of the essence on flash track projects, they are characterized by a heightened degree of concurrency between scope definition, engineering, procurement, and construction. Flash track calls for earlier engagement, commitment, and collaboration of specialty subcontractors at project outset as well as parallel efforts during the engineering and construction phases.

The primary purpose of RT-311 was to develop a process enabling CII member companies to assess their readiness to take on flash tracking, and to offer guidelines on implementation and execution of flash track projects which provide answers to the following:

• Which innovative improvements in project delivery methodology could be made to compress project durations, while maintaining safety, quality, and risk tolerance?
• How can project teams overcome barriers to delivering shorter project durations?
   

This research provides a tool, a re-engineered workflow process, project specific improvement recommendations, and innovative implementation practices for successful flash track project delivery.

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Austin, Robert B. (2016) "Successful Delivery of Flash Track Projects." Dissertation. School of Building Construction Theses and Dissertations 8. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology.

Austin, Robert B.; Pishdad-Bozorgi, Pardis; and De la Garza, Jesus M. (2016) "Identifying and Prioritizing Best Practices to Achieve Flash Track Projects." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(2).

Pishdad-Bozorgi, Pardis; De la Garza, Jesus M.; and Austin, Robert B. (2016) "Readiness Assessment for Flash Tracking." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(12).

Pishdad-Bozorgi, P., and De la Garza, J. M. (2018) "Workflow Process Model for Flash Track Projects." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(6)