ONENGINEER,
Sorry, I've never seen a publication along the lines you are looking for. What I have done in the past is follow USACE design guidence along with any applicable State rules. Not the most convienent, but I think it makes you less likely to miss somehting.
As for Dos, I always try to keep it possitive or at least say something possitive.
As for Don'ts, the biggest one that I strugle with is not commenting on somehting just becase they chose to do it differently than I would have. Focus on, is it correct versus how you would have done it.
Good luck, review projects can be interesting and sometime you learn something new.
Mike Lambert