The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Alternative Delivery System (ADS) Decision-Support Tool V2.0

Details

• Creators:
  Demetracopoulou, Vassiliki ; O'Brien, William J. ; Khwaja, Nabeel
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Computer program documentation
  • Decision support systems
  • Methodology
  • Project delivery
  • Risk assessment
  • Design build
  • Design bid build
  • Risk
  • Innovation
  • TxDOT
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  89-9XXIA002-Final
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  September 2017 – August 2020
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) sought to update their project delivery method (PDM) selection methodology after gaining experience with the design-build method and updating their programmatic documents. This research study was performed by the Center for Transportation Research and The University of Texas at Austin through an interagency contract (IAC) and led to the development of the TxDOT Alternative Delivery System (ADS) Decision-Support Tool V2.0. This report documents the research methodology, the development process, and the tool’s environment, as well as the benefits of the ADS V2.0. The quantification of risk impact on PDM selection and the expansion of innovation and complexity were two important advancements of the ADS V2.0 tool. The key deliverable of this study was the TxDOT ADS V2.0 tool (Excel-based) and secondarily this report that provides all pertinent information around the tool and can guide its use.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  89-9XXIA002
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56487/dot_56487_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f29ff44b921aaa8496bdf1a6d5995756ff4275dd6e7fee274580ad29cf2fee9e