SUPPLEMENT TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN SELECTED STUDIES IN HIGHWAY LAW

State highway departments and transportation agencies have a continuing need to keep abreast of operating practices and legal elements of specific problems in highway law. This report supplements and updates a section in Volume 3 of "Selected Studies in Highway Law," published by the Transportation Research Board, dealing with the competitive bidding process used for transportation projects. An overview of federal and state legal requirements is provided, along with a discussion of the various steps in the process.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rrd_163.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • 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.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Netherton, R D
• Publication Date: 1987-8

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 32 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Research Results Digest
  • Issue Number: 163
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Competitive bidding; Contracts; Highway law; Legal documents
• Old TRIS Terms: Legal studies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Law; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00473185
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM