Abstract: State-level legislation authorizing the use of alternative delivery is as diverse as the nation itself, and this paper reports on a benchmarking study aimed at identifying the content of the state statutes under which ...

Abstract: This paper reports the results of a chip seal research project in Texas where the researchers are using both quantitative and qualitative means to evaluate chip seal performance on rural roads. The team is making specific ...

Abstract: Design/build project delivery is an emerging methodology in the transportation industry, and its successful adoption will necessitate a transfer of lessons learned from those agencies with experience to those that are about ...

Abstract: Determining the optimum size and number of haul units for an earthmoving project is a task of critical importance. Past approaches fail to recognize critical characteristics of the loading facility which ultimately impact ...

Abstract: This paper explores and classifies current approaches to evaluating quality in design/build (DB) proposals. It does so by a thorough content analysis of 78 requests for proposal (RFPs) for public DB projects with an aggregate ...

Abstract: This paper reports the results of a research study focused on how public sector owners articulated the requirements for design quality management in design/build (DB) projects. The research used the content analysis of 75 ...

Abstract: The study collected both design and performance data on 342 chip seal projects worth nearly $30 million that had been completed in the Texas Department of Transportation’s Atlanta District since 1996. One hundred sixty ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the issue of unbalanced bid prices in unit price highway contracts. It analyzes the reasons contractors unbalance their bids and looks for ways that allow public transportation agencies to discourage ...

Abstract: This paper offers six case studies of design-builder selection for small publicly funded highway projects across the United States. Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Washington State Departments ...

Abstract: This study’s objective is to identify the benefits federal owners are seeking through the design-build process by analysis of research data gathered from 110 requests for proposal (RFP) evaluation plans issued for $1.5 ...