FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS IN CONTRACTING

LES SPECIFICATIONS FONCTIONNELLES DANS LES MARCHES ROUTIERS

This article gives an overview of recent developments the Netherlands Public Works Department as presented to the Rijkwaterstaat on the subject of innovative contracting and the private sector. The policy line is that the road administration services should redefine their core business by being responsible for public decision making and intelligent procurement. The procurement policy must always be based on performance specification. This requires a balanced approach of partner selection, contract contents and contract enforcement, in which quality and costs are optimized.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Both French and English versions of the article are provided.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Korteweg, A L
• Publication Date: 2002-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 24-34
• Serial:
  • Routes/Roads
  • Issue Number: 315
  • Publisher: World Road Association (PIARC)
  • ISSN: 0004-556X
  • Serial URL: http://www.piarc.org/en/publications/Routes-Roads-Magazine/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracting; Cost control; Decision making; Partnerships; Performance based specifications; Procurement; Public private partnerships; Quality control; Rehabilitation; Road construction
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00930803
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 14 2002 12:00AM