• 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

Scott, Sidney, Smith, Nancy C, Gransberg, Douglas D, Molenaar, Keith R, Transportation Research Board " 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 ." NCHRP Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006 .

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