Guidelines for the Development of Innovative Contracting Practices in the Highway Construction Industry
Author: Dena D. Noble
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 402
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Author: Dena D. Noble
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 402
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 552
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1987, the Transportation Research Board established the Task Force on Innovative Contracting Practices (A2T51) for the purpose of identifying promising innovative contracting practices for further evaluation. The goal of the task force was to identify ways to reduce life-cycle costs in highway construction and to improve the quality of highways while providing appropriate attention to contractor profitability. The task force examined: (a) the effect of current contracting practices and requirements; (b) the experiences related to material specifications and newer techniques such as performance- and incentive-based specifications; (c) the potential of quality assurance (QA) efforts; and (d) the administrative, legal, and other issues that might arise in conjunction with any alternative procurement procedures.
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 400
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 49
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 95
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperimentation with innovative contracting methods over the last several years has produced several techniques recently formally approved for use by the Federal Highway Administration. While the FHWA has recognized and defined many standard practices for innovative contracting, the need has arisen to compare the effectiveness of different innovative contracting methods to each other. Performance and cost and value implications of A+B contracts, design-build contracts, lane rental contracts, and traditional contracts were investigated. Specific performance and cost measures considered are Administration Costs, Project Costs, Management Complexity, Disruption to Third Parties, RUC, Innovation, Product/Process Quality, and Funding Flexibility. Performance parameters are compared on nine different project types; the methodology utilized a survey of national experts who rated each innovative contracting method for each performance factor on each of the project types. This study resulted in fifteen recommendations for improving management practices in the use of innovative contracting for transportation projects. These recommendations are also intended to assist the Minnesota Department of Transportation in determining which contract method is likely to be most effective given certain project criteria and construction options and to determine directions for future research, particularly on emerging methods such as design-sequencing and A + B + C contracting.
Author: Sidney Scott
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780309066068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sidney Scott
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0309098580
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects examines procurement methods, award algorithms, and rating systems for use in awarding best-value highway construction contracts. The report also explores screening criteria for selecting projects for application of best-value procurement, implementation strategies, and a model best-value specification"--Publisher's description.
Author: Sidney Scott
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 244
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