Strategic Analysis and Estimating Office (SAEO) is part of the WSDOT Development Division.  We provide the technical support in the disciplines of estimating, risk analysis, value engineering, practical design, project development and training. 

Cost Risk Assessment (CRA) and CEVP
These resources are provided to help promote and support effective Cost Risk Assessment (CRA) and the Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP).

• Risk Based Estimating Workshops (Workshop Request Form )
• Training (including e-Learning)
• Project Risk Management Guide (pdf 2.8 mb)
• Cost Risk Estimating Management (CREM) Glossary (pdf 942 kb)
• Project Management Online Guide
• Qualitative Risk Assessment Spreadsheet (xlsx 963 kb)
• Project Risk Analysis Model (xlsm 5 mb)
• Project Risk Analysis Model Users Guide (pdf 3 mb)

Estimating and Modeling
Guidance and estimating documents are provided to help support with the estimating for your projects.

• Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) Model (xlsm 865 kb)
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) Model User's Guide (docx 18 kb)
• Weighted Summation Model (WSM) (xlsm 137 kb)
• Weighted Summation Model (WSM) User's Guide (docx 21 kb)

Project Development Support
Provides technical support and training for engineering data systems used in the preparation of Estimates and Contract Plans.

• Engineering Applications
• Wage Rates
• PS&E and Design Resources

Value Engineering

• Value Engineering Studies (Workshop Request Form )
• Tools and Resources
• Practical Design Peer Reviews
• Combination Workshops

Project Development Training

• Project Management E-learning
• NWR Design Nuggets (pdf 146 kb)