Performance specifications for rapid highway renewal /
"The majority of specifications used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) attempt to describe how a construction contractor should conduct certain operations using minimum standards of equipment and materials. These prescriptive specifications, commonly known as method specifications,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington D.C. :
Transportation Research Board,
2014.
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| Series: | SHRP 2 report ;
S2-R07-RR-1. |
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| Online Access: | Report |
| Summary: | "The majority of specifications used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) attempt to describe how a construction contractor should conduct certain operations using minimum standards of equipment and materials. These prescriptive specifications, commonly known as method specifications, have generally worked well in the past. However, with changes in the technology and the emphasis on providing more rapid solutions, more innovative specifications may be required in the future. Performance specifications can be used as a communication tool that translates the owner's performance requirements into language that will allow the contracting industry to understand, plan, and build the project to meet the requirements. Over the past decades many transportation agencies have experienced workforce reductions, thus diminishing the level of experience and number of engineers and inspectors. These demands have caused some agencies to experiment with the use of performance specifications in an effort to meet both the initial quality and long-term durability needs of the constructed products. Performance specifications have been used successfully on a project-by-project basis, but a general framework is needed to help agencies use performance specifications systematically. This report and the associated materials provide a framework that state DOTs can use to develop performance specifications; they include sample specifications language and implementation guidelines for both managers and specification writers."--Foreword. |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: The Second Strategic Highway Research Program. On cover: SHRP2 Strategic Highway Research Program. |
| Physical Description: | 142 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780309273312 0309273315 |