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:
  Analysis Bond Bonds Contract Administration Contracts Distress Distress Thresholds Highway Departments Performance Road Construction Road Construction Industry Securities Specifications Warranties

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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.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  736-99-1024
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e7284b9950526951817a1d29c12cd46361ec01da538a4222ac46f84fa53c6c44
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24731/dot_24731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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