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Carty, G J (1995) Construction . Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 319–28.

Gibson, G E, Kaczmarowski, J H and Lore, H E (1995) Preproject-Planning Process for Capital Facilities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 312–8.

Herbsman, Z J, Tong Chen, W and Epstein, W C (1995) Time Is Money: Innovative Contracting Methods in Highway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 273–81.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1995)121:3(273)
  • Abstract:
    In today's highway construction industry, the focus has shifted from building new transportation facilities to resurfacing, rehabilitating and restoring (3R's) those already in existence. These types of projects create a serious disruption in the normal flow of traffic resulting in a major inconvenience to the traveling public. Reducing construction time, thereby mitigating this inconvenience, has become a major emphasis for state highway agencies throughout the United States. In the past few years, several innovative contracting methods have been introduced into the highway construction industry. The basic concept of these innovative techniques is the motivation they provide encouraging the contractor to work faster, schedule accurately, and manage the construction process better. Results from the research conducted by the writers indicate that recent transportation projects constructed utilizing these innovative contracting methods have been very successful in reducing construction time, while only increasing overall construction costs minimally, if at all. This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of these methods analyzing data obtained from various case studies throughout the United States and abroad.

Koehn, E &, Kothari, R K and Pan, C (1995) Safety in Developing Countries: Professional and Bureaucratic Problems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 261–5.

Powderham, A J and Tamaro, G J (1995) Mansion House London: Risk Assessment and Protection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 266–72.

Sawhney, A and AbouRizk, S M (1995) HSM-Simulation–Based Planning Method for Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 297–303.

Shapira, A (1995) Rational Design of Shoring-Tower–Based Formwork. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 255–60.

Thomas, H R and Napolitan, C L (1995) Quantitative Effects of Construction Changes on Labor Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 290–6.

Tiong, R L K (1995) Competitive Advantage of Equity in BOT Tender. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 282–9.

Tiong, R L K (1995) Impact of Financial Package versus Technical Solution in a BOT Tender. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(03), 304–11.