TY - GEN
T1 - Permitting and Designing an Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline River Crossing while Navigating Federal and State HDD Guidelines
AU - Winston, David Webb
AU - Ariaratnam, Samuel T.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research project was sponsored by a pool-funded project through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and funded by seven departments of transportation (DOTs) of Ohio DOT (project leader), DelDOT, FDOT, MnDOT, NCDOT, NYSDOT and PennDOT.
Funding Information:
The project received funding from the federal and provincial governments with imposed scheduling timelines. As such, a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract was used for the project. A Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) construction cost estimate was developed by the Contractor and was included as part of the Contract. Rates for labor, equipment, and materials (LEMs) were negotiated and included as part of the Contract and used to develop the ROM. The construction schedule was developed, and progress rates evaluated based upon performance during the Pilot Study. An incentive to complete construction for a lower cost than the ROM was agreed to by all parties as a mechanism to focus on delivery of a cost-effective product.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ASCE.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Trenchless feasibility and suitability assessments have become increasingly important for trenchless projects, as some federal and state permitting agencies have released guidance on the information required to complete their environmental review. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released guidance in October 2019, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has released a draft trenchless technology technical guidance document for use by project applicants when considering trenchless crossing methods in Pennsylvania. For complex trenchless installations, and for trenchless projects that have multiple permitting agencies with different guidelines, the level of effort and importance of following the guidelines to reduce permitting and project delays has become increasingly important. This paper will discuss the federal, state, and local permitting and regulatory requirements for interstate natural gas pipeline projects and will discuss trenchless technology feasibility and suitability analyses for a natural gas steel pipeline river crossing. The paper will explain the trenchless technology guidelines and discuss their use in selecting the most practical and least impacting trenchless alternative.
AB - Trenchless feasibility and suitability assessments have become increasingly important for trenchless projects, as some federal and state permitting agencies have released guidance on the information required to complete their environmental review. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released guidance in October 2019, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has released a draft trenchless technology technical guidance document for use by project applicants when considering trenchless crossing methods in Pennsylvania. For complex trenchless installations, and for trenchless projects that have multiple permitting agencies with different guidelines, the level of effort and importance of following the guidelines to reduce permitting and project delays has become increasingly important. This paper will discuss the federal, state, and local permitting and regulatory requirements for interstate natural gas pipeline projects and will discuss trenchless technology feasibility and suitability analyses for a natural gas steel pipeline river crossing. The paper will explain the trenchless technology guidelines and discuss their use in selecting the most practical and least impacting trenchless alternative.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784483626.032
DO - 10.1061/9780784483626.032
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85112172865
T3 - Pipelines 2021: Construction and Rehabilitation - Proceedings of Sessions of the Pipelines 2021 Conference
SP - 283
EP - 293
BT - Pipelines 2021
A2 - Strayer, Duane
A2 - Jenkins, C. Douglas
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
T2 - Pipelines 2021 Conference: Construction and Rehabilitation
Y2 - 3 August 2021 through 6 August 2021
ER -