Local Assistance Division
Locally Administered Projects Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance and direction to all stakeholders, outline federal requirements for those localities choosing to administer VDOT-funded projects with an emphasis on federal aid, and provide guidance to VDOT staff assigned an oversight role for locally administered projects.
If you have questions, comments, or suggested changes regarding the Locally Administered Projects Manual, contact Russ Dudley at 804-786-6663 or russ.dudley@vdot.virginia.gov.
To download Parts I-III of the manual (this enables cross-chapter links), click here.
(PDF, 6 MB)
To download Part IV of the manual (submittal samples), click here (PDF, 16 MB)
Click the PDF icons in the table below to access the manual chapters.
Locally Administered Projects Manual
| Part | Last updated | |
| Table of contents | Feb 25, 2014 | 554 KB |
| Preface | Feb 25, 2014 | 602 KB |
| Index | Jan. 27, 2011 | 484 KB |
| Part 1- Program development | n/a | n/a |
| 1. VDOT policy | Feb 25, 2014 | 106 KB |
| 2. Qualifications for federal and state-aid project administration | Feb 25, 2014 | 584 KB |
| 3. Roles and responsibilities | Feb 25, 2014 | 628 KB |
| 4. Resources for local governments | Feb 25, 2014 | 593 KB |
| 5. State-funded projects and special programs | Feb 25, 2014 | 795 KB |
| 6. Certification program (Reserved) | July 1, 2009 | 100 KB |
| 7. Assessment/audit program requirements | Feb 25, 2014 | 715 KB |
| 8. Project initiation and authorization | Feb 25, 2014 | 610 KB |
| 9. Project development overview/summary | Feb 25, 2014 | 990 KB |
| Part 2- Project management | n/a | n/a |
| 10. Project administration and agreements | Feb 25, 2014 | 729 KB |
| 11. Consultant procurement | Feb 25, 2014 | 1.4 MB |
| 12. Project development | Feb 25, 2014 | 1.4 MB |
| 13. Project delivery (construction administration) | Feb 25, 2014 | 2 MB |
| 14. Project close-out | May 2012 | 762 KB |
| Part 3- Standards and practices for locally administered projects | n/a | n/a |
| 15. Environmental requirements | Feb 25, 2014 | 1.3 MB |
| 16. Right of way | Feb 25, 2014 | 1 MB |
| 17. Civil rights and disadvantaged business enterprises | July 1, 2009 | 279 KB |
| 18. Structure and bridge | Sept. 21, 2012 | 827 KB |
| 19. Financial management / reimbursement processing | Feb 25, 2014 | 1 MB |
| Part 4 - Submittal samples | July 1, 2009 | 15.6 MB |
