Choi, K; Kwak, Y H; Pyeon, J H and Son, K (2012) Schedule effectiveness of alternative contracting strategies for transportation infrastructure improvement projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(3), pp. 323-330. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Incentive/Disincentive (I/D) and Cost-plus-Time (A+B) are the two most widely used alternative contracting strategies to implement public transportation infrastructure projects in the United States. However, little is known about their impact on project schedule performance. As a result, state highway agencies often struggle to select effective contracting strategies and estimate the budgets accurately for transportation projects. A quantitative analysis drawing on 1,372 public transportation projects in California was conducted to address this shortcoming by determining the schedule effectiveness of alternative contracting strategies. The analysis showed that I/D contracting strategy was effective in shortening overall construction duration, however, A+B contracting strategy led to severe schedule delays, worse than conventionally contracted projects. The findings of this study will assist decision-makers, particularly state highway agencies, make better-informed decisions when they are planning and selecting the most effective alternative contracting strategies for transportation improvement projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | bids; contracts; highway construction; highways and roads; schedule; scheduling |
| Index terms: | infrastructure project, agency, effectiveness, duration, scheduling, strategy, United States, transportation project, improvement project, drawing, public transportation, quantitative analysis, cost-plus, estimate, schedule delay, transportation infrastructure, schedule performance, highway construction |
| Subjects: | management, production management, technical documentation, Geography, civil engineering, financial and cost management, data analysis and analytics, project controls, sociology, operations research, infrastructure and transport systems, contractual arrangements, performance management |
| Topics: | Urban Studies, Geographical Context, Cost Management, Project Management, Quality Management, Time Control, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Procurement, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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