Special experimental project (SEP-14) alternate surfacing bidding.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Alternate surfacing bidding
• Creators:
  Gisi, Andrew J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials & Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Competitive bidding
  • Surface course (Pavements)
  • Letting of contracts--Kansas
  • Life cycle costing--Kansas
  • Pavements--Kansas--Design and construction
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-KS-09-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Initial report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report contains a discussion of the alternate bidding process used on a highway project in Kansas. ; It discusses the background, bidding process, evaluation of the bids, and conclusions drawn from the ; experience. It also includes a customer survey and analysis of the bids submitted by contractors. The ; analysis of the bids received and the estimates made by Kansas Department of transportation (KDOT) ; show little difference in price, had KDOT selected the pavement type rather than let it as an alternate. ; The alternate bid process resulted in the agency receiving the least cost project. However, the objective ; of selecting surface type for the mainline pavement was not realized. The analysis also shows that ; had KDOT let the major work items such as surfacing, grading, and bridges, separately it may have ; realized additional savings. However, KDOT may have faced some challenges administering a project ; with multiple contractors.
• Format:
  MPEG
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17092/dot_17092_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.02 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7af48b3bf9067779d5fd7728845fb5efeeab4fe71f142e3f8b1f2105873fcc20