EFFECT OF CONTRACT MOWING ON MASSACHUSETTS MAINTENANCE COSTS

THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH THE ROADSIDE SECTION OF ITS MAINTENANCE DIVISION CONSIDERS ITSELF AMONG THE FORERUNNERS, NATIONALLY, IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRACT MOWING PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS AS A RESULT OF 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND ANALYSIS IN THIS METHOD OF TURF CONTROL. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE REASONS FOR ITS UNDERTAKING, ITS HISTORY, PRESENT PRACTICES, AND PROOF OF ITS ECONOMIC PRACTICABILITY AS AN ANTIDOTE FOR ANY WHO FIND THE GRASS MAINTENANCE SQUEEZE INCREASINGLY BURDENSOME. THE REPORT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL PROVISISIONS AND CONTRACT PROCEDURES, THE CLASSES OF MOWERS AND THEIR USE, A COST ANALYSIS INCLUDING A COMPARISON OF CONTRACT VS. FORCE ACCOUNT MOWING COSTS, AND SAMPLES OF CONTRACT SPECIAL PROVISIONS, A PROPOSAL AND THE INSPECTION FORM. THE BENEFICIAL CONTRIBUTION OF APPLIED CHEMICALS IS ALSO DISCUSSED.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 11, pp 23-49, 4 FIG, 5 TAB, 1 APP Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Obrien, R W
• Publication Date: 1963

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 27p
• Monograph Title: Maintenance practices
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Chemicals; Contract administration; Contractors; Contracts; Costs; Maintenance management; Mowing; Retarders (Chemistry); Roadside; Urban growth
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Environment; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217965
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 18 1994 12:00AM