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FY 2015 Value Engineering Summary Report

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  • Return On Investment = Value of Approved Recommendations/Total Cost of VE Studies
  • % of Costs Saved = Value of Approved Recommendations/Estimated Costs of Projects Studied
  • Total Savings Achieved = Value of Approved Recommendations + Value of Approved VE Change Proposals
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StateVE Study DataVE Recommendation DataVE Change ProposalTotal
Number of VE StudiesCost to Conduct VE StudiesEstimated Costs of Projects StudiedNumber of Proposed VE RecommendationsValue of Proposed VE RecommendationsNumber of Approved VE RecommendationsValue of Approved VE RecommendationsRecommendation Acceptance RateReturn On Investment% of Project Costs SavedNumber of Approved VE Change ProposalsValue of Approved VE Change ProposalsTotal Savings Achieved
In-HouseConsultantTotal
Alabama033$93,156$284,792,35632$184,576,6168$16,259,00225%1755.7%3$1,397,910$17,656,912
Alaska044$260,954$309,619,80090$62,736,65740$29,773,09444%1149.6%2$45,478$29,818,572
Arizona033$138,000$214,030,00069$12,830,00024$12,040,00035%875.6%1$0$12,040,000
Arkansas202$0$115,471,1107$2,089,3600$00%00.0%0$0$0
California01515$765,500$2,758,174,00094$361,240,50058$183,684,00062%2406.7%0$0$183,684,000
Colorado011$20,000$133,000,00027$41,000,00012$19,300,00044%96514.5%2$50,000$19,350,000
Connecticut000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
Delaware000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
District of Columbia000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
Florida42933$1,500,000$3,800,000,000237$699,800,000114$193,500,00048%1295.1%39$7,900,000$201,400,000
Georgia011$44,490$84,020,4527$5,742,0003$2,000,00043%452.4%0$0$2,000,000
Idaho000$0$00$00$00%00.0%2$151,141$151,141
Illinois077$390,077$1,046,135,65046$114,400,00010$7,000,00022%180.7%0$0$7,000,000
Indiana000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
Iowa000$0$00$00$00%00.0%18$4,230,210$4,230,210
Kansas022$171,000$119,000,00045$24,900,0000$00%00.0%0$0$0
Kentucky022$100,000$170,800,00028$120,000,00023$110,000,00082%1,10064.4%3$600,094$110,600,094
Louisiana022$219,000$528,000,000124$135,507,6737$4,021,7306%180.8%4$2,083,448$6,105,178
Maryland033$147,125$320,387,33952$99,564,00027$8,765,00052%602.7%1$54,912$8,819,912
Massachusetts000$0$00$00$00%00.0%1$120,120$120,120
Michigan022$150,000$50,000,0007$2,307,2980$00%00.0%8$1,650,000$1,650,000
Minnesota01010$463,000$397,000,00058$38,800,00043$17,300,00074%374.4%7$211,000$17,511,000
Mississippi022$129,119$192,000,00013$62,251,2834$12,546,69831%976.5%0$0$12,546,698
Missouri303$18,120$135,058,00022$2,964,4007$762,50032%420.6%24$2,895,521$3,658,021
Montana404$106,980$73,090,00016$15,320,00010$7,070,00063%669.7%0$0$7,070,000
Nebraska000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
Nevada011$40,000$50,600,0004$5,780,0002$2,700,00050%685.3%2$66,667$2,766,667
New Hampshire000$0$00$00$00%00.0%1$98,667$98,667
New Jersey112$317,000$419,155,2764$85,492,5392$78,542,53950%24818.7%4$9,054,800$87,597,339
New Mexico000$0$00$00$00%00.0%2$84,000$84,000
North Dakota000$0$00$00$00%00.0%9$670,004$670,004
Ohio123$252,424$679,090,34512$27,270,0008$11,150,00067%441.6%5$4,027,500$15,177,500
Oklahoma000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
Oregon000$0$00$00$00%00.0%0$0$0
Pennsylvania246$100,000$454,607,51646$224,894,72118$7,882,36739%791.7%4$4$7,882,371
Puerto Rico101$60,000$67,000,0006$2,100,0002$500,00033%80.7%0$0$500,000
South Carolina112$60,000$73,066,36415$25,234,9568$13,149,71953%21918.0%0$0$13,149,719
South Dakota000$0$00$00$00%00.0%3$464,000$464,000
Tennessee101$4,000$21,653,0000$00$00%00.0%1$450,000$450,000
Texas055$116,411$315,100,88057$9,726,00023$6,820,00040%592.2%0$0$6,820,000
Utah011$100,000$95,827,0005$7,175,0001$1,530,00020%151.6%4$350,000$1,880,000
Vermont000$0$00$00$00%00.0%1$800,000$800,000
Washington055$122,608$245,350,68325$50,105,00023$43,535,00092%35517.7%0$0$43,535,000
Wisconsin077$446,000$1,000,000,00072$40,863,00022$34,770,00031%783.5%24$2,211,250$36,981,250
Wyoming101$30,248$30,002,5268$16,726,6004$3,721,60050%12312.4%3$300,233$4,021,833
Eastern Federal Lands011$70,000$742,0005$15,000,0001$2,800,00020%40377.4%0$0$2,800,000
Total21114135$6,435,212$14,182,774,2971,233$2,496,397,603504$831,123,24941%1295.9%178$39,966,959$871,090,208

*States and Divisions that did not respond to the survey: HI, ME, NC, RI, VA, WV, CFL, WFL

Updated: 06/27/2017
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