Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 57-15. Institutionalizing Innovations and their Associated Skillset from Alternative Contracting Methods

Project delivery methods have evolved significantly in recent decades as public owners seek to accelerate schedules, reduce claims, encourage innovation, and incorporate life-cycle considerations. State departments of transportation (DOTs) increasingly use alternative contracting methods (ACMs), such as construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), design–build (DB), progressive design–build (PDB), and public–private partnerships (P3). These approaches often require closer collaboration between designers and contractors, rely on performance specifications, and provide opportunities to pilot new practices such as 3D design and building information modeling. While some states have institutionalized these innovations, practices vary and are not widely shared. A synthesis is needed to document how ACMs have supported innovation in design and construction and to identify the staffing, skills, and training needed to implement such efforts. The objective of this synthesis is to document state DOT practices on using CM/GC, DB, and PDB project delivery methods to inform future advances and innovative design and construction practices.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5992
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $65,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 57-15

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    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:

  Nasri, Arefeh

• Start Date: 20251208
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Contracting; Design build; Project management; Public private partnerships; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01972840
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 57-15
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 25 2025 4:49PM