Write Up:

MoDOT’s customers expect transportation improvements to be completed and roadways opened quickly with minimal impact on their lives. Delivering projects by the contract completion date is the target for all projects and is considered a commitment to all roadway users. Completing projects on time helps maintain credibility with Missourians, minimizes drivers’ exposure to work zones and provides facilities in good condition that improve safety and reduce vehicle maintenance costs.

MoDOT works to meet the initial contract completion date by preparing accurate plans and quantities, setting ambitious but achievable completion dates and setting liquidated damages to reinforce completion dates without undue bid risks. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, 79% of all closed-out projects were completed by their planned completion dates.

Weather, additional work or a MoDOT directive sometimes necessitates an authorized extension of the completion date without any financial assessment to the contractor. In the first quarter of FY 2025, 89% of the closed-out projects were completed by the adjusted dates.

Sometimes a contractor misses the contract completion date and is assessed damages. During first quarter of FY 2025, several road and bridge contracts could not be completed within the original contract date. Of these, none were extended due to extra work or weather, eight were extended by MoDOT and eight missed the deadline with assessed damages totaling $159,900.

The target for this measure is to have at least 80% of projects completed by the original completion date.

Purpose of the Measure

This measure tracks the percent of road and bridge projects opened by the commitment date established in the contract. This commitment also includes local public agency projects and multimodal projects (rail, aviation, waterways and transit).

Measurement and Data Collection:

For road and bridge projects, the project manager collaborates with the project team to establish the date when the road or bridge project will be opened to the public to eliminate a financial penalty. The resident engineer uses the AASHTOWare system to track and document the work. Local public agencies and multimodal agencies use staff or consultant resources to set contract completion dates and track performance.

The target for this measure is set by management directive.