Indefinite Delivery–Indefinite Quantity Contracting: Case Study Analysis

Indefinite delivery–indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts permit a transportation agency to award multiple job orders to a single contractor or a small group of competing contractors; this method eliminates the need to conduct a full procurement for every small construction or maintenance project. During the past few years, this procurement method has been increasingly accepted by state and municipal agencies. However, little research has been conducted to provide guidance on this powerful procurement tool. On the basis of a detailed case study analysis, this paper discusses four models for IDIQ contracting in use by three state departments of transportation and FHWA’s Central Federal Lands Highway Division, Lakewood, Colorado. The analysis revealed that, regardless of the model in use, agency IDIQ project managers believed that the method accelerated the project delivery period, reduced preconstruction costs, and provided for flexible delivery scheduling. The use of multiple-award IDIQ contracts was also found to promote price competition and reduce the risk of contractor default.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3141/2408-03
• Summary URL:
  • http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Indefinite+Delivery%e2%ac%1cIndefinite+Quantity+Contracting%3a+Case+Study+Analysis&author=J.+Rueda-Benavides&author=D.+Gransberg&publication_year=2014
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• Authors:
  • Rueda-Benavides, Jorge A
  • Gransberg, Douglas D
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 17–25
• Monograph Title: Construction 2014
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2408
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Contracting; Cost effectiveness; Procurement; Project delivery; Scheduling; State departments of transportation
• Identifier Terms: Central Federal Lands Highway Division
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01514932
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309294997
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-0304
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 21 2014 3:16PM