Update and Documentation of MDOT Warranty Process and Distress Thresholds

Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) implemented warranty specifications in the late 1990s as an option on construction/overlay projects. The specification included distress thresholds which, if exceeded, result in the contractor having to take action, from repair to remove and replace. MDOT seeks to do the following: (1) Document the existing warranty process; (2) Revisit the warranty thresholds to see if they need adjustment; and (3) Quantify the distress thresholds in terms of distress quantities and severities rather than deduct points.

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $198992
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Performing Organizations:

  Jackson State University, Jackson

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Jackson, MS  United States  39217-0168
• Principal Investigators:

  Wang, Feng

• Start Date: 20160826
• Expected Completion Date: 20190630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: State Study 273

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contract administration; Overlays (Pavements); Pavement distress; Specifications; Warranty
• Identifier Terms: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01665741
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 9 2018 2:26PM