EXECUTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROADS AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING ROADS

UITVOERING VAN DE AANLEG VAN NIEUWE WEGEN EN DE VERBETERING VAN BESTAANDE WEGEN

Problems concerning road construction seen from the contractor's point of view are discussed. The importance of continuity in the booking of orders is pointed out and the procedure of inviting tenders, drafting the contract with observance of the general regulations and specifications, the distribution of responsibilities and arbitration in case of dispute are explained. Mention is made of the standardization and automatic processing of contracts. The preparation and starting of construction works is described with regard to management as well as equipment and materials. Production control, acceptance control and guarantee are briefly dealt with. The paper ends with some remarks on human aspects and training of personnel. (TRRL)

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  Verenging Het Nederlandsche Wegencongres

  Postbus 2200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Van der Wal, S
• Publication Date: 1979-12-6

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 167-193
• Serial:
  • WEGEN
  • Publisher: CROW
  • ISSN: 0043-2067

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Building materials; Conferences; Construction industry; Construction management; Contracting; Contractors; Contracts; Digital computers; Education; Equipment; Government guaranty; Human factors; Improvements; Performance based specifications; Personnel; Road construction; Specifications; Standardization; Standards; Surveillance; Tenders; Warranty
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 137: Bid; 8525: Conference; 146: Contract; 136: Contractor; 8673: Digital computer; 2284: Education; 3674: Equipment; 179: Guarantee; 2257: Human factor; 9108: Improvement; 4555: Material (constr); 102: Personnel; 3665: Road construction; 187: Specification (standard); 177: Specifications; 9101: Surveillance; 137: Tender
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317305
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM