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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles NCHRP Synthesis 402: Construction Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs TCRP Report 131: A Guidebook for the Evaluation of Project Delivery Methods Other Related Titles NCHRP Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects (2006) National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager Scott, Sidney, Smith, Nancy C, Gransberg, Douglas D, Molenaar, Keith R, Transportation Research Board. "Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications." NCHRP Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006. Please select a format: Page 203   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 203 Front Matter (R1-R10) Summary (1-12) 1.2 Best-Value Contracting Definitions (13-13) 1.4 Research Approach (14-15) 1.5 Results and Products (16-17) 2.2 Legislative and Regulatory Trends (18-19) 2.3 Best-Value Contracting Concepts (20-22) 2.4 Analysis of Best-Value Concepts (23-44) 2.5 National Transportation Agency Survey Results (45-46) 2.6 Baseline Project Performance Results (47-55) 2.7 Expert Interviews (56-57) 2.8 Summary of Findings (58-58) 3.1 Development of Best-Value Procurement Methods (59-60) 3.2 Proposed Best-Value Award Algorithms and Rating Systems (61-67) 3.3 Summary of Proposed Best-Value Procurement Framework (68-68) 3.4 Implementing the Proposed Best-Value Procurement Method (69-73) 3.5 Screening Criteria for Best-Value Procurement (74-77) 3.6 Implementation Strategies (78-84) 3.7 Model Best-Value Specification (85-88) 3.8 Summary (89-89) 4.2 Suggested Research (90-91) Bibliography (92-93) Appendix A - Literature Review (94-95) 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) Appendix C - Questionnaires (126-126) Appendix D - Best-Value Case Studies (127-169) Appendix E - Advisory Board Survey (170-170) Appendix F - Best-Value Project Screening Decision Flowchart and Selection Tool (171-185) Appendix G - Barriers and Solutions to Implementation of Best-Value Process (186-189) Appendix H - Training Tool (190-202) Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (203-203)

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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation