Best-value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects
Author: Sidney Scott
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13:
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Best-value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects
Author: 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.
Alternative Project Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting Methods for Highways
Author: Keith Robert Molenaar
Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780784408865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe report is a comprehensive and objective presentation of methods that government agencies can use to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public-sector project delivery.
Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs
Author: Keith Robert Molenaar
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 0309154766
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guidebook provides guidance to state departments of transportation for using specific, practical, and risk-related management practices and analysis tools for managing and controlling transportation project costs. Containing a toolbox for agencies to use in selecting the appropriate strategies, methods and tools to apply in meeting their cost-estimation and cost-control objectives, this guidebook should be of immediate use to practitioners that are accountable for the accuracy and reliability of cost estimates during planning, priority programming and preconstruction.
Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction
Author: Stuart D. Anderson
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0309098750
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction explores approaches to cost estimation and management designed to overcome the root causes of cost escalation and to support the development of consistent and accurate project estimates through all phases of the development process, from long-range planning, through priority programming, and through project design. NCHRP Web-Only Document 98 details the steps followed by the research team in the development of NCHRP Report 574"--Publisher's description.
Recent Topics in Highway Engineering - Up-to-Date Overview of Practical Knowledge
Author:
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-09-25
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0854668578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book provides a comprehensive overview of the up-to-date, practical knowledge in highway engineering. It highlights the latest industry standards and policies, such as the best-value award algorithms in the selection of design-builders, the urban logistics guidelines for the efficiency of goods distribution, and the adoption of a uniform increased service load based on vehicle characteristics. The book explores also recent design and construction methods, such as building information modeling, the use of 3D printing, the performance evaluation of road pavements, and the risk matrices as environmental management tools. The latest techniques for traffic evaluation and road safety are also presented, such as the evaluation of loopholes, the optimization of fast lanes and lane-keeping systems, and the use of machine learning algorithms. This book helps readers maximize the effectiveness of different aspects of highway engineering. This professional book as a credible source and a valuable reference can be very applicable and useful for all professors, researchers, engineers, practicing professionals, trainee practitioners, students, and others interested in highway projects.
Building A Body Of Knowledge In Construction Project Delivery, Procurement And Contracting
Author: Giovanni C Migliaccio
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2022-12-16
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9811225710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book aims to consolidate, structure and articulate collective knowledge on construction project delivery, procurement and contracting, so that it can serve as a gateway to the contiguous topics of construction project delivery. In addition to supporting the education of student researchers, as well as broadening and deepening the knowledge of practitioners, the book is also intended to serve as a foundation for future education and as a reference book. Academicians can use it to benchmark and support their research and also as a textbook for an undergraduate or graduate course on the topics of project delivery, procurement and contracting.
A Pre-event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation
Author: Patricia Bye
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 0309283388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 753: A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation is designed to help transportation owners and operators in their efforts to plan for recovery prior to the occurrence of an event that impacts transportation systems. The guide includes tools and resources to assist in both pre-planning for recovery and implementing recovery after an event. NCHRP Report 753 is intended to provide a single resource for understanding the principles and processes to be used for pre-event recovery planning for transportation infrastructure. In addition to the principles and processes, the guide contains checklists, decision support tools, and resources to help support pre-event recovery planning."--Publisher description.
Strategies for Implementing Performance Specifications: Guide for Executives and Project Managers
Author: Sidney Scott III
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published:
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 0309273862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, provides recommendations regarding the various cultural, organizational, and legal considerations that can affect the successful implementation of performance specifications.
