Contract Administration: Technology and Practice in Europe

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• Creators:
  Cox, David O. ; Molenaar, Keith R. ; Ernzen, James ; Henk, Gregory ; Matthews, Tanya C. ; Smith, Nancy ; Williams, Ronald C. ; Gee, Frank ; Kolb, Jeffrey ; Sanderson, Len A. ; Whited, Gary ; Wight, John W. ; Yakowenko, Gerald
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of International Programs
• Contributor:
  Symmes, Donald W.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Policy ; American Trade Initiatives, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Contract administration
  • Best practices
  • Public private partnerships
  • Design build
  • Performance based specifications
  • Asset management
  • Best-value selection
  • Performance specifications
  • Design-build
  • Shadow tolls
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-PL-02-0xx;FHWA-PL-03-002
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Symmes, Donald
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of International Programs
• Description:
  In June 2001 a team comprising Federal, State, contracting, legal, and academic representatives traveled to Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and England to investigate and document alternative contract administration procedures for possible implementation in the United States. The scan team discovered that European highway agencies appear to be better at exploiting the efficiencies and resources that the private sector offers, through the use of innovative financing, alternative contracting techniques, design-build, concessions, performance contracting, and active asset management. European agencies have created contracts that focus on the users, while seeking to allocate risk appropriately and establish an atmosphere of trust in the implementation of procedures. The United States can directly and immediately employ many European procedures to help cope with its most urgent transportation needs.
• Content Notes:
  FHWA COTR: Donald W. Symmes, Office of International Programs
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-99-C-0005
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48836/dot_48836_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.81 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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