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<br />Matrix of Documents for Re-RatinQ and Entrv into Final Design <br />Deliverable Status <br />Other <br />Letter requesting FT A to raise value Submitted 07/14/2005 <br />thresholds for local property acquisition <br />decisions <br /> <br />NPO staff traveled to Chicago to meet with FTA Region V staff on July 14. <br />Staff from the regional office of the Federal Railroad Administration also <br />attended as well as existing Project Management Oversight Consultant <br />(PMOC) staff from Hill International and future PMOC staff from Jacobs Civil. <br />They discussed the process for achieving a new project rating and gaining <br />FTA approval to enter final design. <br /> <br />NPO staff provided a draft schedule for the process of gaining approval to <br />enter final design. Project sponsors recognized it was an aggressive <br />schedule and described the importance of providing a solid cost estimate to <br />the 2006 Minnesota Legislature for deliberation about the second and final <br />state commitment of capital funds for the Project. <br /> <br />FT A staff confirmed that it was highly aggressive schedule, stating the risk <br />assessment exercise must be completed prior to entry into final design, and <br />will likely lengthen this schedule (see the Risk Assessment Section of this <br />report). <br /> <br />The following is a draft revision to the schedule discussed on July 14, <br />incorporating issues raised by FT A. <br /> <br /> <br />into Final Desi n <br />Com letion <br />07/14/2005 <br />07/27/2005 <br />08/03/2005 <br /> <br />08/05/2005 <br /> <br />08/09/2005 <br /> <br />08/11/2005 <br />08/24/2005 <br />08/24/2005 <br />08/24/2005 <br />08/28/2005 <br />08/30/2005 <br />11/11/2005 <br /> <br />11/18/2005 <br /> <br />12/19/2005 <br /> <br />Monthly Report <br />August 18, 2005 <br /> <br />-7- <br /> <br />f\Jorthstar Corridor Rail Project <br />