ADJUSTED PAY SCHEDULES: NEW CONCEPTS AND PROVISIONS

Shortly after the AASHTO Road Test had furnished a wealth of statistical data on pavement construction and performance, highway agencies began to use this data to develop end-result specifications based on statistical concepts. These specifications usually included adjusted pay schedules, the development of which was sometimes quite arbitrary. More recently, attempts have been made to improve both the accuracy with which pay schedules are established and the fairness with which they are administered. The rationale underlying several recent advances in the state-of-the-art is discussed. Included are the use of the principle of liquidated damages to relate pay reductions to the anticipated monetary loss resulting from substandard work, the development of the crediting concept to overcome a basic inequity of many existing pay schedules, and the establishment of bonus provisions that provide additional incentive by awarding payment slightly in excess of the contract price for superior quality work.

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• Authors:
  • Weed, Richard M
• Conference:
  • 63rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1984-1-16 to 1984-1-20
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 32-38
• Monograph Title: Construction: quality control and specifications
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 986
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Adjustment factors; Credit; Equipment maintenance; Loss and damage; Losses; Pavements; Specifications; State of the art studies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Equipment adjustment
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399163
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037700
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM