All Federal-aid Essentials Videos
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✔ denotes videos that are regulatory related and essential to a Local Public Agency charged with administering a Federal-aid Project.
FEDERAL-AID PROGRAM OVERVIEW
General Information
Stewardship and Oversight
Risk-Based Stewardship and Oversight (RBSO)
✔ A Process from "Cradle to Grave"
✔ Key Actions in the Cradle to Grave Process
Avoiding Waste and Abuse, and Detecting Fraud
✔ Funding Basics and Eligibility
✔ Project Requirements
Innovation
Stakeholder Partnering
Certification Programs
SHRP2: Tools for the Road Ahead
FINANCE
Administrative Requirements
✔ Introduction to Cost Principles
✔ Administrative Requirements
✔ Transparency Act Sub Award Reporting
✔ Single Audit
✔ Developing an Indirect Cost Allocation Plan
Internal Control
✔ Internal Control Regulations and Requirements
✔ Introduction to Internal Control
Project Funding
✔ Matching or Cost Sharing Requirements
✔ Advance Construction
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Introduction to Right-of-Way Requirements and the Uniform Act
Project Development
Property Management
Uniform Act
✔ Valuation
✔ Acquisition and Negotiation
Relocation Assistance
ENVIRONMENT
✔ Overview of NEPA as Applied to Transportation Projects
Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL)
NEPA Regulatory Framework and Process
✔ Documentation and the Environmental Process
✔ NEPA Compliance and Class of Actions
✔ Categorical Exclusion
✔ Environmental Impact Statement
✔ Environmental Assessment
✔ Purpose & Need, and Alternatives
✔ Public Involvement
✔ Agency Coordination
✔ Mitigation of Environmental Impacts and Environmental Commitment Compliance
The Social Environment
Other Laws and Requirements
✔ Overview of Other Laws and Requirements
✔ Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act of 1966
✔ Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
✔ Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
✔ Endangered Species Act
Highway Traffic Noise
CIVIL RIGHTS
✔ Overview of FHWA’s Civil Rights Program Requirements for Local Public Agencies
✔ Nondiscrimination Requirements on Construction Contracts
Title VI/Nondiscrimination
✔ Background and Purpose
✔ Nondiscrimination Assurances
✔ Implementation Plans
✔ Compliance and Enforcement
Americans with Disabilities Act
✔ Foundations of the ADA/Section 504
✔ Disability Protections
✔ Transition Plans
Self-Evaluation Basics
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
✔ Program Overview
✔ Project Contract Administration
✔ Prompt Payment and Return of Retainage
DBE Contract Goals
Evaluating Good Faith Efforts
✔ Commercially Useful Function
Evaluating a Commercially Useful Function (CUF)
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Required Approvals
Projects and Statewide Planning Requirements
✔ Cost-Effectiveness Determinations and Public-Interest Findings
✔ Selecting the Method of Construction: Contract or Force Account
✔ Project Advertisement, Bid Review, and Request for Concurrence in Award
Design
✔ Pedestrian Accessible Design Requirements
Bike and Pedestrian Accommodation
✔ Project Geometric Design Requirements
✔ Value Engineering Requirements for Federal-aid Projects
Preparing the PS&E
✔ Environmental Requirements
✔ Utility Coordination and Certification Requirements
✔ Railroad Coordination and Certification Requirements
✔ Right-of-Way Coordination and Certification Requirements
Contract Specifications
✔ Buy America Contract Requirements
✔ Form FHWA-1273
Operations
✔ Purchasing Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and Traffic Technology
Scoping and Conducting a Traffic Study to Meet Community Needs
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Applying the MUTCD to Aid Safety and Reliability
ADA Field Implementation
✔ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements for Resurfacing Projects
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION & CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
✔ Introduction to Project Construction and Contract Administration
Project Management
✔ Supervising Agency Requirements (Responsible Charge)
✔ Construction Quality Assurance
✔ Design-Build Procurement
✔ Project Closeout
Contract Administration
✔ Contract Time and Schedule Management
✔ Change Orders
✔ Buy America Field Compliance
✔ Job Site Posters
✔ Job Site Posters Compliance
✔ Contractor Payroll Submittals and Statements of Compliance
✔ Contractor Force Account
Safety and Operations
Job Site Worker Safety
✔ Transportation Management Plan Requirements
Work Zone Traffic Control Reviews
OTHER PROGRAMS
Using Consultants
Consultant Services Overview
✔ Hiring a Consultant Using Competitive Negotiation Procedures
Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest
Emergency Relief (ER) and Program Administration
✔ Program Overview and Eligibility
Initial Steps for Requesting ER Funds
✔ Steps for Receiving Reimbursement of ER Expenses
✔ Emergency versus Permanent Repairs
Infrastructure
Bridge Preservation
Asphalt Pavement Preservation
Concrete Pavement (PCCP) Preservation
✔ National Bridge Inspection Standards
Developing a Risk-Based Scour Program
✔ Bridge Load Rating and Posting
Safety and Planning
Roadway Safety Fundamentals
Introduction to the Highway Safety Improvement Program
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program
✔ Section 130 - Rail-Highway Crossings Program
Process and Requirements
Modeling and Analysis Fundamentals