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NCHRP Report 561:

Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects
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Size: 213 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2006
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Authors:
Sidney Scott; Nancy C Smith; Douglas D Gransberg; Keith R Molenaar; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects examines procurement methods, award algorithms, and rating systems for use in awarding best-value highway construction contracts. The report also explores screening criteria for selecting ...
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Front Matter i-x  
Summary 1-12 (skim)
1.2 Best-Value Contracting Definitions 13-13 (skim)
1.4 Research Approach 14-15 (skim)
1.5 Results and Products 16-17 (skim)
2.2 Legislative and Regulatory Trends 18-19 (skim)
2.3 Best-Value Contracting Concepts 20-22 (skim)
2.4 Analysis of Best-Value Concepts 23-44 (skim)
2.5 National Transportation Agency Survey Results 45-46 (skim)
2.6 Baseline Project Performance Results 47-55 (skim)
2.7 Expert Interviews 56-57 (skim)
2.8 Summary of Findings 58-58 (skim)
3.1 Development of Best-Value Procurement Methods 59-60 (skim)
3.2 Proposed Best-Value Award Algorithms and Rating Systems 61-67 (skim)
3.3 Summary of Proposed Best-Value Procurement Framework 68-68 (skim)
3.4 Implementing the Proposed Best-Value Procurement Method 69-73 (skim)
3.5 Screening Criteria for Best-Value Procurement 74-77 (skim)
3.6 Implementation Strategies 78-84 (skim)
3.7 Model Best-Value Specification 85-88 (skim)
3.8 Summary 89-89 (skim)
4.2 Suggested Research 90-91 (skim)
Bibliography 92-93 (skim)
Appendix A - Literature Review 94-95 (skim)
Appendix B - List of State Laws Allowing Use of Best-Value by Departments of Transportation; Excerpts from the Model Procurement Code, FAR, and State Statutes 96-125 (skim)
Appendix C - Questionnaires 126-126 (skim)
Appendix D - Best-Value Case Studies 127-169 (skim)
Appendix E - Advisory Board Survey 170-170 (skim)
Appendix F - Best-Value Project Screening Decision Flowchart and Selection Tool 171-185 (skim)
Appendix G - Barriers and Solutions to Implementation of Best-Value Process 186-189 (skim)
Appendix H - Training Tool 190-202 (skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 203-203 (skim)
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects examines procurement methods, award algorithms, and rating systems for use in awarding best-value highway construction contracts. The report also explores screening criteria for selecting projects for application of best-value procurement, implementation strategies, and a model best-value specification.

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