Cost Evaluation Procedures Concerning the Use of Contractors and State Forces in Routine Maintenance and Mowing Projects

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• Creators:
  Garcia-Diaz, Alberto ; Buffington, Jesse L. ; Cediel-Franco, Fernando
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Alternatives Analysis Contractors Costs Data Collection Evaluation Guardrails Maintenance Mowing Right Of Way (Traffic) Roadside Rest Areas Seal Coating Utilization

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-87/380-1F Summary
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Summary Report: September 1985 to November 1986
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This part of the overall Study was accomplished through the following sequence of activities: (a) data collection and evaluation for four types of routine maintenance projects (seal coats, guardrail repairs, rest area maintenance and pavement marking); (b) identification of project characteristics affecting contractor and in-house projects; (c) evaluation of cost components for in-house projects (direct, overhead, building-use, insurance, downtime) and for contractor projects (bid price, administration, supervision). Results obtained are based on 403 projects conducted at six selected Districts. MOWING, HERBICIDE SPRAYING AND LITTER PICKUP ACTIVITIES: The analytical method used in this part of the Study consists of four basic activities: (a) identification of relevant factors, benefits and costs; (b) examination of changes in mowing practices and costs on the basis of data for 13 Districts and SDHPT computer files; (c) cost-comparisons of contracting versus using in-house forces, using mowing cost data from a selected sample of road sections in 13 Districts and generating litter pickup cost differentials between the two strategies; (d) benefit and cost analysis of a pest plant control program on the basis of data collected from secondary sources and SDHPT.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-86-380
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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