The NTA is the “Approving Authority” for public transport projects in the metropolitan areas of Dublin, Cork Galway, Limerick and Waterford, as well as urban active travel projects nationwide. Projects funded by the NTA are generally proposed by the NTA’s partner organisations known as Sponsoring Agencies. To fulfil our statutory duty to secure the provision of public transport infrastructure on a value for money basis, the NTA requires that Sponsoring Agencies follow these Guidelines with respect to cost estimation, cost profiling, cost reporting and the general management of costs.
Sponsoring Agencies are required to follow these CMG’s in implementing these processes, ensuring that the NTA is informed on all cost related issues and that at each milestone in the development of a project the NTA is consulted and sufficiently informed about the developing project costs to make informed decisions in relation to the application of exchequer monies.
The NTA Cost Management Guidelines have been designed to assist Sponsoring Agencies with the development of appropriate scheme budgets in line with the requirements of the NTA Project Approval Guidelines (PAG’s Phase 1-7). The Guidelines are broken into three cost bands, Band 1 – €0-€500k, Band 2 – €500k – €10m, and Band 3 – €10m and Above, and have been structured to allow Sponsoring Agencies easily identify processes, primary cost management deliverables and minimum cost reporting requirements.
Please see below template appendices relating to these guidelines:
Download Documents / spreadsheets below
- 022-B123 Cost Management Guidelines Glossary (CMG-Glossary_V1 (Information Only)
- Band 1 – Project Deliverables (€0-0.5 Million) Key Cost Management Deliverables
Spreadsheet documents below
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- 022_B123_Cost Management Guidelines (CMG)-Glossary_V1 (Information Only)
- Band 2 – (€0.5-€10 Million) Project Deliverables
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- 001_B123_CC (Band 2-Phase 2) Contingency Calculator
- 008_B23_FR_CMG (Band 2-Phase 2) Financial Reporting template – Pre-Construction Financial Dashboard
- 009_B23_SN (Band 2-Phase 2) Situation Notification Summary
- 010_B23_CL (Band 2-Phase 2) Project Checklist
- 011_B23_OCCE (Band 2-Phase 2) Option Comparison Cost Estimate template
- 012_B23_FWCE (Band 2-Phase 2) Feasibility Working Cost Estimate template
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- 001_B123_CC (Band 2-Phase 3) Contingency Calculator
- 010_B23_CL (Band 2-Phase 3) Project Checklist
- 013_B23 (Band 2-Phase 3) Risk Process Risk Register Explanation
- 014_B23_PCE (Band 2-Phase 3) Preliminary Cost Estimate Template
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report – Cost Management Guidelines (Band 2)
Download Documents and Spreadsheets
- 001_B123_CC (Band 2-Phase 5) Contingency Calculator
- 008_B23_FR (Band 2-Phase 5) Financial Report template (Pre-Construction Financial Dashboard)
- 010_B23_CL (Band 2-Phase 5) Project Checklist
- 013_B23_QRA (Band 2-Phase 5) Project Risk Analysis & Register
- 015_B23_CER_CMG- Cost-Estimate-Report (Band 2) Cost Management Guidelines
- 017_B23_PTCE (Band 2-Phase 5) Pre-Tender Cost Estimate
- 018_B23_TPCE (Band 2-Phase 5) Total Project Cost Estimate
Templates:
- 022_B123_Cost Management Guidelines (CMG)-Glossary_V1 (Information Only)
- Band 3 – (€10 Million+) Project Deliverables
Templates
- 001_B123_CC (Band 3-Phase 3) Contingency Calculator
- 008_B23_FR_CMG (Band 3-Phase 3) Financial Report
- 009_B23_SN (Band 3-Phase 3) Situation Notification Summary
- 010_B23_CL (Band 3-Phase 3) Project Checklist
- 013_B23 (Band 3-Phase 3) Risk Register
- 014_B23_PCE (Band 3-Phase 3) Preliminary Cost Estimate
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report
Templates
- 001_B123_CC (Band 3-Phase 5) Contingency Calculator
- 010_B23_CL (Band 3-Phase 5) Project Checklist
- 013_B23_QRA (Band 3-Phase 5) Risk Analysis- Risk Register
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report
- 017_B23_PTCE (Band 3-Phase 5) Pre-Tender Cost Estimate
- 018_B23_TPCE (Band 3-Phase 5) Total Project Cost Estimate
NTA Cost Management Templates
Download Documents / spreadsheets below
Templates
NTA Cost Management Templates
Band 2 (€0.5 to €10m)
Templates
- 001_B123_CC Contingency Calculator spreadsheet
- 001_B123_CC_CMG-Contingency-Calculator-Part-2_V1 document
- 008_B23_FR_CMG Financial Report
- 009_B23_SN Situation Notification Summary
- 010_B23_CL Project Checklist
- 011_B23_OCCE_REV 1 Option Comparison Cost Estimate
- 012_B23_FWCE_REV 1 Feasibility Working Cost Estimate
Templates
- 001_B123_CC Contingency Calculator spreadsheet
- 001_B123_CC_CMG-Contingency-Calculator-Part-2_V1 document
- 010_B23_CL Project Checklist
- 013_B23_QRA_CMG-QRA-Guidance-Part-2_V1 Project Risk Register document
- 013_B23_REV 1 Project Risk Register spreadsheet
- 014_B23_PCE_REV 1 Preliminary Cost Estimate
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report
Templates
- 001_B123_CC Contingency Calculator spreadsheet
- 001_B123_CC_CMG-Contingency-Calculator-Part-2_V1 document
- 008_B23_FR_CMG Financial Report – Cost Management Guidelines
- 010_B23_CL Project Checklist
- 013_B23_QRA_CMG-QRA-Guidance-Part-2_V1 Risk Analysis- Risk Register document
- 013_B23_REV 1 Project Risk Register
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report
- 017_B23_PTCE_REV 1 Pre-Tender Cost Estimate
- 018_B23_TPCE_REV 1 Total Project Cost Estimate
NTA Cost Management Templates
Band 3 (Exceeding €10m)
Templates
- 001_B123_CC Contingency Calculator spreadsheet
- 001_B123_CC_CMG-Contingency-Calculator-Part-2_V1 document
- 008_B23_FR_CMG Financial Report
- 009_B23_SN Situation Notification Summary
- 010_B23_CL Project Checklist
- 013_B23_QRA_CMG-QRA-Guidance-Part-2_V1 Risk Analysis- Risk Register document
- 013_B23_REV 1 014_B23_PCE_REV 1 Preliminary Cost Estimate
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report
Templates
- 001_B123_CC Contingency Calculator spreadsheet
- 001_B123_CC_CMG-Contingency-Calculator-Part-2_V1 document
- 010_B23_CL Project Checklist
- 013_B23_REV 1 Project Risk Register
- 015_B23_CER_CMG-Cost-Estimate-Report
- 017_B23_PTCE_REV 1 Pre-Tender Cost Estimate
- 018_B23_TPCE_REV 1 Total Project Cost Estimate
The bulletin intends to provide insights to Consultants in the preparation of their cost estimates to better inform their project estimates in which the NTA is the approving authority.
The bulletin will be updated annually, or earlier if the macroeconomic conditions continue unstable.
For more information on it, please contact capitalprogrammeoffice@nationaltransport.ie
Main document:
- Inflation Bulletin – Card
Support documents:
- Inflation Bulletin – User Guide
- Inflation Full Report
- Information Note_ Application of Inflation Forecasts for the NTA and TII
