Time-related incentive and disincentive provisions in highway construction contracts
By: Gary Fick ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Series: NCHRP report -- 652; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) -- 652.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
ISBN-13: 9780309154789
Subjects: Contract administration; Incentives in industry; Road construction; Road construction contracts; Incentives; Disincentives
Description: This report will be of interest to state and local highway agency construction managers and contractors with regard to learning about best practices of time-related incentive and disincentive contract provisions and their effect on staffing levels, productivity, project cost, quality, contract administration, and the contractor's operations and innovations. The report also presents a decision process guide to use as a template for crafting the incentive/disincentive provisions.
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-47).

Also available online.

Performed under Project no. 10-58(01)
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Project Background, Objectives, and Research Approach; title: Ch. 2. Discussion of I/D Impacts on Project Factors; title: Ch. 3. Estimating Incentives and Disincentives; title: Ch. 4. Guidelines for the Effective use of I/D Provisions; title: Ch. 5. Evaluating I/D Effectiveness.