Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
FHWA promotes Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) as an engineering economic analysis tool that allows transportation officials to quantify the differential costs of alternative investment options for a given project. LCCA can be used to study either new construction projects or to examine preservation strategies for existing transportation assets. [More About LCCA]
State DOT Policy and Procedures
- 2007 National LCCA Survey by Mississippi DOT
- California DOT LCCA
- California DOT Price Index for Selected Highway Construction Costs
- LCCA Used as Bid Award Criteria in Louisiana
- New York State DOT Pavement Design Manual (See Appendix 5a)
- Washington State Legislature LCCA Statement
National Resources and Supplemental Information
- 2007 OIG Report Recommending better inclusion of LCCA in Value Engineering
- Applying LCCA to Bridges (Public Roads Article)
- BridgeLCC Software from National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Bridge Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (NCHRP Report Parts I & II)
- National LCCA Survey Conducted by South Carolina DOT
- FHWA Highway Construction Costs Increases Issues Website
- US Office of Management and Budget Circular A-94
- California DOT Price Index for Selected Highway Construction Costs
- LCCA Used as Bid Award Criteria in Louisiana
- Ohio DOT Material Price Indices