USE OF PERFORMANCE BASED WARRANTIES ON ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with an overview of the use of warranty contracting for highway construction projects and to further recommend how the state of Montana might implement this approach for selected demonstration projects. The paper begins with a brief description and discussion of the various elements and issues of warranty based roadway design and construction. The manner in which other states have addressed these issues is then described. Finally, specific suggestions are made about how Montana could proceed with warranty based demonstration projects.
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Corporate Authors:
Montana State University, Bozeman
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Bozeman, MT United States 59717Montana Department of Transportation
2701 Prospect Avenue
P.O. Box 201001
Helena, MT United States 59620-1001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
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Authors:
- Stephens, J
- WHELAN, M
- Johnson, D
- Publication Date: 2002-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 77 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Contracting; Demonstration projects; Road construction
- Uncontrolled Terms: Warranties
- Geographic Terms: Montana
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00962880
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/MT-02-004/8131,, Final Report
- Contract Numbers: 8131
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 17 2003 12:00AM