Contractors Missing Deadlines/Over Committing

Timely completion of civil construction projects is a growing problem. There is a common strategy among contractors to overcommit, winning as many contracts as possible, and then try to figure out how to deliver those commitments on time. The contractor will prioritize project delivery based on the project’s profitability or risk of liquidated damages first. The contractor primarily reacts to costs associated with contract language or client reputation for contract enforcement. A better understanding of contract language and how it influences a contractor’s willingness to complete a project on-time is needed to drive more consistent project delivery. The primary objective of this project is to produce an educational guide for agencies on contract language and processes that can improve the likelihood of a contractor delivering a project on time.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14153/mndot.13772
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Continuation of 1045145

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $42620
• Contract Numbers:

  1045145

  1047215

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Local Road Research Board

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St. Paul, Minnesota  United States  55155-1899
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  WSB & Associates

  701 Xenia Ave.
  Suite 300
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55416
• Start Date: 20210330
• Expected Completion Date: 20230331
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Contracting; Contractors; Contracts; Project delivery; Schedules
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01768979
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1045145, 1047215
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 1 2021 10:42AM