Systematic Approach for Determining Construction Contract Time: A Guidebook

The objective of this research was to develop a guidebook that state departments of transportation (DOTs) can use to establish and maintain a systematic approach to determining credible and defensible contract times for projects using conventional and alternative contracting methods (e.g., design-bid-build without or with completion incentives and disincentives, design-build, construction-manager/general-contractor (CMGC), and other variations). The guidebook should address at least the following topics: Key factors that influence contract time duration and uncertainty, for example construction production rates, regional conditions, involvement of utilities, project priority or significance, technology advancement, and contracting strategy; A framework for defining and evaluating the components of contract time, such as construction methods, site conditions, and project scope and complexity; Definition and measurement of effectiveness of techniques and processes for contract time determinations; Methodologies for making credible and defensible estimates of contract time; The relationship of contract time to risk management; Strategies for post-project contract-time evaluation and other methods to improve effectiveness of contract time determination; Strategies for developing, maintaining, and effectively applying experience and knowledge of contract-time determination throughout the agency.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4361
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published as NCHRP Research Report 979: Systematic Approach for Determining Construction Contract Time: A Guidebook and NCHRP Web-Only Document 298: Developing a Systematic Approach for Determining Construction Contract Time.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $500000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 08-114

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Harwood, Leslie

• Performing Organizations:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  318 Jack K. Williams Administration Building
  College Station, TX  United States  77843
• Principal Investigators:

  Jeong, David

• Start Date: 20180727
• Expected Completion Date: 20200830
• Actual Completion Date: 20200830
• Source Data: RiP Project 41627

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Contract administration; Costs; Estimating; Project management; State departments of transportation; State of the practice
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01634934
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 08-114
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 18 2017 11:14AM