A STUDY ON THE STANDARDIZATION OF REFERENCE PARAMETERS FOR BUS TERMINALS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO PAULO

Abstract

Public works standardization is recognized as a relevant strategy for improving cost control, administrative efficiency, and the quality of urban infrastructure. In the context of municipal bus terminals in the Municipality of São Paulo, the study analyzed projects with similar operational functions, based on available physical and budgetary data, with a focus on identifying reference parameters applicable to the planning and management of future developments. The research examined technical, institutional, and financial factors that contributed to the observed heterogeneity, associated with the absence of standardized guidelines for these public infrastructure facilities, and proposed exploratory parametric models. The methodology was based on documentary research and a comparative case study approach, combining qualitative analysis with descriptive quantitative analysis, including descriptive statistics and exploratory correlation and simple linear regression analyses, using data from seven municipal terminals. The results demonstrated a strong correlation between total implementation cost and physical parameters representative of project scale in five of the seven terminals analyzed, while two presented atypical behavior associated with the adoption of specific construction solutions and interventions beyond the typical project scope. The study concluded that the adoption of reference parameters has the potential to enhance budget predictability and contribute to improved public management of public transport infrastructure.