Report 2018-104 Recommendation 5 Responses
Report 2018-104: Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program: The State Could Save Millions of Dollars Annually by Implementing Lessons Learned (Release Date: August 2018)
Recommendation #5 To: Metropolitan Transportation Commission
To ensure that future projects have adequate risk management, MTC should formalize a scalable risk management policy by June 2019 so that the projects it directs benefit from sufficient and ongoing risk management.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
On December 18, 2019, the Authority adopted BATA Resolution No. 133 that formalized Project Risk Management Policies for BATA Capital Projects. Regretfully, our delayed adoption was due to our extended review of industry risk management best practices and lessons learned and existing agency project management practices. The reviews helped to develop and refine our scalable risk management policy.
- Completion Date: December 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
MTC has formalized a scalable risk management policy for projects it completes under its own direction. In December of 2019, the Bay Area Toll Authority Board voted to approve a policy that applies the scalable risk management framework utilized by Caltrans to MTC directed policies.
1-Year Agency Response
My staff is continuing our development of a scalable risk management policy to account for the varying projects directly managed by MTC. We plan to adopt a policy by end of 2019. Once adopted, we will provide a copy for your records.
- Estimated Completion Date: 12/31/2019
- Response Date: September 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
My staff has been reviewing risk management policies used by other agencies to identify best practices for development of a scalable policy to account for the varying projects directly managed by MTC. We plan to adopt a policy by June 2019 as noted in your report. Once adopted, we will provide a copy for your records.
- Estimated Completion Date: 06/01/2019
- Response Date: March 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
We will be adopting a scalable risk management policy to better manage our portfolio of projects andprograms. My staff is currently reviewing the risk management policies used by other agencies to identify best practices for MTC. We plan to adopt a policy by June 2019 as noted in your report.
- Estimated Completion Date: June 2019
- Response Date: October 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2018-104
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.