Step 9: Contract Building
To identify which parties should be included in the process of creating the contract for a Bridge Bundling project, a good starting point will be the development of a RACI Matrix (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) to establish roles and areas of responsibility. Development of a RACI Matrix will provide a tool that can help the project sponsor visualize which parties are required to create and manage a contract, and what their role, at a broad level, will be. The following is a sample RACI Matrix for a Bridge Bundling project:
| Categories | Executive Sponsor | Project Manager | Risk Manager | Bridge Asset Engineer | Program Planning Director | Design Engineer | Construction Engineer |
| Establish Goals & Objectives | Responsible | Accountable | Consulted | Informed | – | – | – |
| Funding | Accountable | Accountable | – | Informed | Responsible | – | – |
| Draft Procurement and Contractor Documents | Accountable | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted |
| Project Management Plan | Informed | Responsible | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted |
| Risk Management Plan | Informed | Accountable | Responsible | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted | Consulted |
| Communication Management Plan | Informed | Responsible | Consulted | – | – | – | – |
| Bridge Selection Criteria | – | Accountable | Informed | Responsible | – | Informed | Informed |
| DBE Performance Plan | Responsible | Accountable | Consulted | – | Accountable | Informed | Informed |
| Procurement Management | – | Accountable | Consulted | – | – | – | – |
| Stakeholder Engagement | Informed | Accountable | Consulted | – | Consulted | – | Consulted |