COST EVALUATION PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE USE OF CONTRACTORS AND STATE FORCES IN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MOWING PROJECTS. SUMMARY REPORT

MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES: 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.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/380-1F-S.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Garcia-Diaz, A
  • Buffington, J
  • Cediel-Franco, F
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Contractors; Costs; Evaluation; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Mowing; Pavement maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478112
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-87/380-1F, Summary Rept 380-1F, TTI: 2-18-86-380-1F
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-18-86-380
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1988 12:00AM