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Arditi, D and Pattanakitchamroon, T (2008) Analysis Methods in Time-Based Claims. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 242–52.

Atalah, A (2008) Effect of Rock Trenching Vibrations on Nearby Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 234–41.

Battikha, M G (2008) Reasoning Mechanism for Construction Nonconformance Root-Cause Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 280–8.

Chan, W and Lu, M (2008) Materials Handling System Simulation in Precast Viaduct Construction: Modeling, Analysis, and Implementation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 300–10.

Hegazy, T and Kamarah, E (2008) Efficient Repetitive Scheduling for High-Rise Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 253–64.

Karlsson, M, Lakka, A, Sulankivi, K, Hanna, A S and Thompson, B P (2008) Best Practices for Integrating the Concurrent Engineering Environment into Multipartner Project Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 289–99.

Kleiner, B M, Smith-Jackson, T L, Mills, T H, O’Brien, M and Haro, E (2008) Design, Development, and Deployment of a Rapid Universal Safety and Health System for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 273–9.

Stenbeck, T (2008) Quantifying Effects of Incentives in a Rail Maintenance Performance-Based Contract. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 265–72.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Contracts; Contract management; Incentives; Quality control; Railroad engineering; Maintenance; Monitoring;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:4(265)
  • Abstract:
    Methods to quantify and evaluate quality become important when lump sum and performance contracts replace traditional unit-price or cost-plus contracts. Here, a combined graphical and mathematical method is described along with its results when applied on a Swedish rail maintenance contract with incentives. The regression analysis tools in the Excel software were used. The result of the incentives was that train delay decreased about 10% and the number of technical errors decreased about 20%. The improved quality took place without cost increase. The good relation between the owner and the contractor did not suffer from the rise of efficiency. On the contrary, it was improved. With minor modifications and clarifications the owner now intends to use it for in-house contracting, as the case studied, as well as when outsourcing to private companies. With other performance indicators, the elaborated method and lessons learned should be applicable also for other sectors, where a contractor assuring a specified service level during a period of time is paid a bonus depending on degree of fulfillment.