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Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire
Pages 48-53

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From page 48...
... "Warranty" will refer in this survey to a warranty for pavement markings generally, regardless of type or material, including raised or recessed markers. • Total or comprehensive maintenance contracting involves a performance-based maintenance contract that gives a contractor responsibility for many or all maintenance activities within the right-of-way (also known as "fence line to fence line maintenance responsibility" or "total asset management" contracts)
From page 49...
... (If you check more than one type of warranty, please provide a comment indicating where the different warranties are used.) Effect on Pavement Marking Costs Type of warranty and Other Comments  WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY: Contractor corrects defects arising Effect on initial cost: from poor workmanship.
From page 50...
... (Check all that apply.)  Remove/repair/replace material  Pay lane rental charge during work performance  Pay penalty charge for delay in beginning work  Pay penalty charge for delay in completing work  Refund a pro-rated amount of installation price as bid  Refund total amount of installation price as bid  Other Comments (optional)
From page 51...
... D Prior to issuing warranty specifications, did your agency work with the contracting industry to explain requirements and expectations?
From page 52...
... for your use of warranties?  Legislative/statutory requirement  Perceived risk-sharing or risk-transfer benefit  Perceived maintenance cost-saving benefit  Perceived life-cycle cost-saving benefit  Perceived performance-improvement benefit  Potential for greater contractor innovation  Protection against premature failures  Agency's policies including bidding, outsourcing, or procurement guidelines encourage warranty use  Agency staff reductions encourage use of contracting  Reduced need for field inspections  Warranties are logical components of agency's "total or comprehensive contracting" initiative  Reduced administrative burdens; for example, need for record-keeping  Positive experience of other agencies  Other Your agency is generally satisfied with its use of pavement marking warranties.
From page 53...
... performance warranties  Duration of warranty  Types of performance measures used  Values of performance thresholds used  Methods to enforce acceptable performance  Specific additional costs of warranties  Specific cost savings (benefits) of warranties  Guidelines in reviewing and modifying procurement regulations and policies to allow warranty specifications  Prior meetings with pavement marking contractors to familiarize them with warranty specifications and proposed administration  Other aspects of pavement marking warranty administration and use:  Other desired information:  No additional information is needed by this agency Your agency has not used pavement marking warranties but is willing to consider them.


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