FY 2007 Annual Federal-aid Value Engineering Summary Report
The following table compiles the data traditionally collected by the FHWA to summarized successes and achievements in the VE program. As part of this year's Summary Report, additional information was collected regarding the States' best practices and successful studies completed during the integration of VE in their Federal-aid program. The FY 2007 report includes for the first time data connecting the recommendations approved through VE studies and implemented VECPs to the benefits provided to the various functions and components of the projects that were studied.
- VE best practices
- Functional benefits of VE and VECPs
- Excel version of the Summary Report Table (43 kb)
(All Costs in Millions of Dollars)
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| State | Number of VE Studies | Cost of VE Studies | Estimate of Project Cost ($) | Number of VE Recom- mendations | Value of VE Recom- mendations ($) | Number of Approved Recom- mendations | Value of Approved Recom- mendations ($) | Recommendation Acceptance Rate (%) | Return On Investment | % of Project Costs Saved | Number of VE Change Proposals | Value of VE Change Proposals ($) | Number of Approved VE Change Proposals | Value of APPROVED VE Change Proposals ($) | VE Change Proposal Acceptance Rate | Total Savings Achieved | ||||
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| In-House | Consultant | Total | In-House ($) | Consultant ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 37.00 | 3 | 2.10 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 3 : 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.100 | 2 | 0.100 | 1.00 | 0.160 |
| Alaska | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 628.60 | 47 | 6.71 | 16 | 5.83 | 0.34 | 63 : 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 5.833 |
| Arizona | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 617.00 | 56 | 36.50 | 18 | 3.70 | 0.32 | 22 : 1 | 0.01 | 13 | 3.500 | 13 | 3.500 | 1.00 | 7.200 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 41.00 | 6 | 5.40 | 3 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 60 : 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.600 |
| California | 0 | 36 | 36 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 2.93 | 4591.00 | 390 | 347.00 | 342 | 225.00 | 0.88 | 77 : 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.900 | - | 225.900 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 7 | 1.200 | 5 | 0.990 | 0.71 | 0.990 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 37.00 | 10 | 3.60 | 3 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 11 : 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.376 |
| Delaware | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.10 | 2 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 52 : 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.235 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 |
| Florida | 5 | 36 | 41 | 0.08 | 2.40 | 2.48 | 591.00 | 295 | 921.00 | 132 | 305.00 | 0.45 | 123 : 1 | 0.52 | 22 | 6.650 | 17 | 5.250 | 0.77 | 310.250 |
| Georgia | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1152.81 | 337 | 387.16 | 131 | 90.83 | 0.39 | 104 : 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 4.860 | 3 | 4.860 | 1.00 | 95.685 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 140.00 | 5 | 9.90 | 3 | 4.50 | 0.60 | 643 : 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 4.500 |
| Idaho | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 |
| Illinois | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 364.13 | 85 | 58.80 | 18 | 19.54 | 0.21 | 101 : 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 19.535 |
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 502.80 | 21 | 66.30 | 6 | 7.90 | 0.29 | 329 : 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.940 | 3 | 0.940 | 1.00 | 8.840 |
| Iowa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 426.00 | 24 | 11.00 | 10 | 4.00 | 0.42 | 82 : 1 | 0.01 | 13 | 1.120 | 10 | 1.120 | 0.77 | 5.120 |
| Kansas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 96.66 | 3 | 2.63 | 3 | 2.63 | 1.00 | 263 : 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1.100 | 1 | 1.100 | 1.00 | 3.730 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1245.00 | 36 | 163.63 | 8 | 77.00 | 0.22 | 399 : 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.060 | 1 | 0.060 | 1.00 | 77.060 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.34 | 5 | 2.46 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.20 | - | 0.04 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 |
| Maryland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 105.63 | 22 | 9.78 | 11 | 5.33 | 0.50 | 72 : 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.100 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 5.326 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 |
| Michigan | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 119.90 | 22 | 5.16 | 9 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 2 : 1 | 0.00 | 17 | 1.305 | 10 | 0.768 | 0.59 | 1.209 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 222.00 | 15 | 18.50 | 13 | 15.44 | 0.87 | 468 : 1 | 0.07 | 14 | 1.045 | 14 | 1.045 | 1.00 | 16.485 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 490.00 | 10 | 26.55 | 2 | 5.00 | 0.20 | 106 : 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.220 | 2 | 0.220 | 1.00 | 5.220 |
| Missouri | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 504.32 | 120 | 79.39 | 51 | 52.35 | 0.43 | 638 : 1 | 0.10 | 84 | 5.560 | 63 | 4.170 | 0.75 | 56.518 |
| Montana | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 106.50 | 33 | 14.29 | 7 | 2.86 | 0.21 | 32 : 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 1.414 | 1 | 0.236 | 0.17 | 3.093 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 29.70 | 26 | 7.60 | 6 | 3.50 | 0.23 | 88 : 1 | 0.12 | 5 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.338 | 0.40 | 3.838 |
| Nevada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 12.50 | 3 | 0.66 | 2 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 33 : 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.224 | 5 | 0.224 | 1.00 | 0.884 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 814.00 | 10 | 71.00 | 2 | 3.60 | 0.20 | 45 : 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.040 | 1 | 0.040 | 1.00 | 3.640 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 1110.50 | 39 | 335.10 | 35 | 327.20 | 0.90 | 1190 : 1 | 0.29 | 11 | 3.583 | 4 | 2.020 | 0.36 | 329.220 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 622.88 | 88 | 78.01 | 49 | 54.31 | 0.56 | 310 : 1 | 0.09 | 4 | 0.448 | 4 | 0.448 | 1.00 | 54.761 |
| New York | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.03 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 650.00 | 104 | 146.00 | 11 | 12.30 | 0.11 | 15 : 1 | 0.02 | 10 | 2.300 | 6 | 0.732 | 0.60 | 13.032 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 125.80 | 25 | 7.34 | 9 | 1.98 | 0.36 | 66 : 1 | 0.02 | 7 | 2.480 | 5 | 1.670 | 0.71 | 3.650 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 7 | 0.48 | 4 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 14 : 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.196 | 1 | 0.196 | 1.00 | 0.252 |
| Ohio | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 787.00 | 140 | 81.00 | 78 | 68.00 | 0.56 | 756 : 1 | 0.09 | 16 | 7.100 | 9 | 3.400 | 0.56 | 71.400 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.10 | 6 | 5.39 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 |
| Oregon | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 446.00 | 108 | 6.13 | 61 | 1.71 | 0.56 | 6 : 1 | 0.00 | 11 | 0.860 | 11 | 0.860 | 1.00 | 2.570 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0.04 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 687.91 | 52 | 29.26 | 37 | 23.57 | 0.71 | 53 : 1 | 0.03 | 10 | 1.240 | 7 | 0.866 | 0.70 | 24.435 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 27.10 | 6 | 19.00 | 6 | 19.90 | 1.00 | 87 : 1 | 0.73 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 19.900 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 227.00 | 16 | 44.60 | 16 | 44.60 | 1.00 | 1487 : 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 44.600 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 | 3.30 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 7 | 0.456 | 6 | 0.454 | 0.86 | 0.454 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 31.60 | 7 | 1.48 | 7 | 1.48 | 1.00 | 15 : 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.040 | 1 | 0.040 | 1.00 | 1.520 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 264.70 | 15 | 9.56 | 6 | 8.16 | 0.40 | 408 : 1 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.820 | 5 | 0.820 | 1.00 | 8.980 |
| Texas | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 2841.44 | 144 | 315.42 | 59 | 134.34 | 0.41 | 463 : 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 134.340 |
| Utah | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 263.20 | 40 | 57.40 | 8 | 27.20 | 0.20 | 114 : 1 | 0.10 | 4 | 0.365 | 4 | 0.365 | 1.00 | 27.565 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 10 | 1.768 | 7 | 0.359 | 0.70 | 0.359 |
| Virginia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 310.70 | 75 | 22.90 | 8 | 11.50 | 0.11 | 31 : 1 | 0.04 | 8 | 2.300 | 7 | 1.170 | 0.88 | 12.670 |
| Washington | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 1871.00 | 5 | 1002.00 | 6 | 293.00 | 1.20 | 411 : 1 | 0.16 | 6 | 1.500 | 6 | 0.975 | 1.00 | 293.975 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.00 | 7 | 1.06 | 7 | 1.06 | 1.00 | - | 0.02 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 1.060 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 1033.00 | 50 | 149.29 | 6 | 101.77 | 0.12 | 199 : 1 | 0.10 | 12 | 0.418 | 12 | 0.418 | 1.00 | 102.184 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 61.00 | 7 | 1.60 | 5 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 150 : 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.020 | 1 | 0.020 | 1.00 | 1.520 |
| Eastern Federal Lands | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 64.05 | 312 | 7.50 | 15 | 1.58 | 0.05 | 10.53 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 1.58 |
| Central Federal Lands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.140 | 2 | 1.140 | 1.00 | 1.140 |
| Western Federal Lands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 257.00 | 10 | 17.70 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 |
| Total | 118 | 198 | 316 | 3.42 | 9.12 | 12.54 | 24809.96 | 2861 | 4598.87 | 1233 | 1972.58 | 0.43 | 157:1 | 0.08 | 328 | 56.97 | 251 | 41.81 | 0.77 | 2014.39 |