ESTABLISHING CONTRACT DURATION BASED ON PRODUCTION RATES FOR FDOT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. FINAL REPORT

This study was undertaken by the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, at the request of the Construction Division of the Florida Department of Transportation. The purpose was to examine the production rates currently used by the FDOT and to recommend revisions to the rates where appropriate. The research procedure involved collection of data from three sources: a survey of production rates used by other state DOTs; a field survey of production rates on FDOT projects; and discussions with FDOT contractors. Evaluation and analysis of the data resulted in a recommended revised schedule of production rates to be used as a reference guide for determining contract durations. Additionally, the current FDOT method for determining total work time was reviewed. A revised procedure which considers the logic of the construction process was recommended. A sample form for calculating the estimate of contract duration was suggested.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611

  Florida Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 1029
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32602

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Herbsman, Z
  • Ellis Jr, R D
• Publication Date: 1988-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 174 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracts; Data analysis; Data collection; Estimating; Mathematical analysis; Productivity; Surveys
• Old TRIS Terms: Contract duration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479585
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FL/DOT/BMR 88-329
• Contract Numbers: S/B 86-34
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM