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Alternative Title:
Organizational results research report
Creators:
Wenzlick, John D. ; Brocksmith, James
Wenzlick, John D. ; Brocksmith, James Less -
Corporate Creators:
Missouri. Dept. of Transportation. Organizational Results
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Road Markings Road Markings--Missouri--Evaluation Road Markings--United States--Cost Effectiveness Roads--Missouri Traffic Control Devices
Publication/ Report Number:
OR10-012
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Missouri
Edition:
Final report.
Corporate Publisher:
Missouri. Department of Transportation
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to find the best, most highly visible and long lasting striping for Missouri’s major

highways. MoDOT currently has a contract with the 3M Company for the installation of Preformed Pavement

Marking Tape for longitudinal striping on divided major roads but the contract will be ending in 2011. Tape has been

found to be one of the best wet-reflective pavement markings so far but costs up to $5 per linear foot. The contract

being studied was awarded on July 23, 2008 to Poly–Carb Inc. to provide Striping and a Striping Warranty on 235

linear miles of longitudinal striping on various roadways in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.

The way the whole process was done was innovative. It was a performance based warranty contract. Rather than

specifying certain materials, the Department went out with a Request for Bids (RFB) that listed the requirements of

how the stripe was to perform and let the bidders propose how they would meet those requirements. Asking for a fouryear

warranty was also something new for MoDOT. While there is a four year warranty with 3M, this was the first

time to ask for a warranty on pavement markings using a bidding process and specifying a payment schedule linked to

that warranty.

The Striping Warranty will be in effect until June 30, 2013. The contractor put down about 2.9 million feet or 550 line

miles of the product. The final cost of the contract was $6.56 million, making the cost per linear foot $2.37 compared

to the current $5 per linear foot for Preformed Pavement Marking Tape. Initial inspection results were very good with

good color and very high retroreflectivity readings and initial payments were made with no corrections needed to the

markings. Performance measures will be watched closely for the next four years. This study will evaluate both the

quality of the pavement marking and the effectiveness of the performance based warranty to lower costs.


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