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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 471: Practices for Developing Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures examines practices related to the best value bid approach to procuring highway construction services. Best value procurement is a process to select the most advantageous offer by evaluating schedule, technical merit, management solutions, and past performance in addition to price.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Practices for Developing Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22192.

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67 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22192
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Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-3
Chapter One - Introduction 4-5
Chapter Two - Overview of Best Value Procurement 6-11
Chapter Three - Current Practices in Best Value Procurement 12-20
Chapter Four - Best Value Case Examples That Support Transparency 21-45
Chapter Five - Conclusions and Future Research 46-47
Glossary 48-48
References 49-50
Appendix A - National Survey Questionnaire 51-56
Appendix B - Case Example Questionnaire 57-58
Appendix C - Best Value Enabling Legislation 59-60
Appendix D - Best Value Protest Case Examples 61-67

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