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Alternative Title:
Establishing guidelines for incentive/disincentive contracting at Oregon Department of Transportation
Creators:
Sillars, David N.
Corporate Creators:
Oregon State University. Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Contracting Out--Oregon
Highway Departments--Oregon--Management
Road Construction Contracts--Oregon
Contracting
Contracts
Guidelines
Road Construction

Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA-OR-RD-07-07
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Oregon
OCLC Number:
742410633
Edition:
Final report.
Corporate Publisher:
Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Unit
NTL Classification:
NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Construction and Maintenance ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY ;
Abstract:
This report describes the results of a research project which explored the use of Incentive / Disincentive (I/D) contracting at

the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The research found that I/D contracting is a relatively rare practice

within ODOT. When I/D contracting occurs, the special provisions and parameters (such as setting incentive amounts) are

managed on a centralized basis by a small group of individuals. These individuals have used engineering judgment to

develop these provisions and parameters in an environment of little historical data. Most of the knowledge of I/D

contracting resides with these individuals, and there is little summarized written information that others could use to also

develop similar provisions and parameters. Nationally, there is a wide mix in the use of I/D contracting amongst the

various departments of transportation (DOTs). FHWA and NCHRP have published reports that compile these experiences

and provide recommendations for I/D contracting. This work at the federal level is the basis for the development of an

ODOT methodology for identifying project conditions that could lead to the use of I/D contracts. ODOT’s Office of

Project Delivery uses Operational Notices to document and disseminate operational procedures. A draft I/D Operational

Notice is included in this report as a potential tool for implementation of the findings.


Format:
PDF
Funding:
SPR 630
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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