Implementation of warranties in state contracts for highway construction.

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• Creators:
  Martinez, Mark
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Contracts
  • Contract administration
  • Highway departments
  • Road construction
  • Road construction industry
  • Bonds
  • Securities
  • Warranties
  • Specifications
  • Distress
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/LA.11/490 ; 00-2P
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Edition:
  Final report; July 2000-Feb. 2012.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  In 1997, The Louisiana House of Representatives passed Bill Number 1698, which addresses warranties in state ; contracts for highway construction. This bill stated that every contract for the construction of or improvements to ; highways will include a warranty by the contractor as to the quality of materials and workmanship for duration of ; three years. The House has asked the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to ; promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of warranties and submit such to the Joint Legislative ; Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works for approval. ; In response, DOTD formed a committee to supervise the development of warranties made up of representatives from ; DOTD, FHWA, and contractor organizations so as to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of warranties and to look ; at its impact on contracts and construction for highways in Louisiana. The purpose of the warranty is principally to ; ensure that DOTD has an assurance from the contractor on highway projects that constructed items shall be free of ; defects in materials and workmanship for a three-year period from the project initial acceptance date. But, there is ; also an obligation on the part of DOTD to ensure that contractors are treated fairly. This paper summarizes the efforts ; taken by the Department to meet the legislative directive to develop a warranties program for Louisiana that fulfills ; the legislative requirement and which also obeys federal regulations put in-place to ensure that contractors are treated ; fairly.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  736-99-1024
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24731/dot_24731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 25.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e7284b9950526951817a1d29c12cd46361ec01da538a4222ac46f84fa53c6c44