Implementation of warranties in state contracts for highway construction : tech summary.

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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
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Edition:
  Tech summary.
• 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 states 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 a duration of three years. The ; House asked the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to promulgate rules and regulations ; to effectuate the purpose of warranties. In response, DOTD formed a committee to supervise the development of ; warranties made up of representatives from DOTD, FHWA, and contractor organizations to conduct a comprehensive ; evaluation of warranties in order to consider impact. This project summarized the efforts taken by the Department to ; meet the legislative directive.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  State project no. 736-99-1301 ; LTRC project no. 05-1SS
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24732/dot_24732_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 214.83 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9973c901fd8dca80502b60f2332693aab8027fcf36ca8415ac3ddbd730d022d9