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1. Incentive/disincentive contracts: perceptions of owners and contractors

Author

Arditi, David and Yasamis, Firuzan

Subjects
Construction industry -- Contracts, Public contracts -- Interpretation and construction, Civil engineers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Contractors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Science and technology
Abstract

Incentive/disincentive (I/D) contracting has developed from basic cost- and profit-sharing arrangements between an owner and a contractor. To motivate the contractor to put in an extra effort to realize one or more project objectives of an accelerated, costly, and complex undertaking, the owner may offer an award to the contractor. The owner may also threaten the contractor with a penalty if the objectives are not met. This paper reviews the fundamental incentive/disincentive arrangements in contracting literature. Then, results are reported of a survey conducted on a sample of Illinois DOT highway contracts that included I/D provisions. The survey investigates whether there exists an agreement or disagreement between IDOT's and the contractors' perceptions of I/D contract provisions. The findings reveal how I/D contract milestones are established, how they are executed, what kind of work practices the contractor uses to fulfill I/D targets, and how the contracting parties perceive I/D contracts' effectiveness as opposed to non-I/D contracts. Certain issues pointed out by the respondents as problematic and in need of further refinement in I/D applications are also highlighted.

Published
1998

2. Incentive/disincentive provisions in highway contracts

Author

Arditi, David, Khisty, Jotin, and Ysamis, Firuzan

Subjects
Road construction -- Contracts, Bridge construction -- Contracts, Contracts -- Research, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Science and technology
Abstract

The objective of the study reported in this paper is to compare contracts that include incentive/ disincentive (I/D) provisions against contracts that do not include I/D provisions, with regard to the consequences of these measures. The study involves both completed and ongoing highway and bridge renovation/rehabilitation projects undertaken by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). After a general overview of I/D implementation, the results of a study that covered 28 I/D contracts (contracts that included I/D provisions) and 29 non-I/D contracts undertaken by IDOT during the five-year period 1989-93 are presented. The major finding of this study is that the majority of the I/D contracts are completed on time or sooner, which supports the use of I/D provisions in these contracts. However, this saving in contract duration seems to be accompanied by increased project costs most of the time.

Published
1997

3. Evaluating the Quality Performance of Pavement Contractors

Author

Firuzan Yasamis-Speroni, Dong-Eun Lee, and David Arditi

Subjects
Construction management, Engineering, Process (engineering), business.industry, Strategy and Management, media_common.quotation_subject, Delphi method, Contract management, Building and Construction, Business process reengineering, Bidding, Transport engineering, Industrial relations, Quality (business), business, Civil and Structural Engineering, media_common, Quality function deployment
Abstract

This paper introduces a contractor quality performance (CQP) evaluation model that measures the quality performance of pavement contractors. The model uses a modified quality function deployment model to support the quality performance measurement that is involved in multiattribute and multiparticipant decision-making and the Delphi method to deal efficiently with the uncertainties in the input data. State DOTs that are in the process of selecting a pavement contractor for a project would benefit from the CQP evaluation model because the system allows a client to expeditiously assess the quality performance of potential pavement contractors in their bidding list. A test case is presented to illustrate the functioning of the model. The model contributes to improve the quality of the nation’s pavements because it enhances the contract administration procedures by reengineering the current contractor assessment, prequalification, and/or selection process within the owner organizations (state departme...

Published
2012
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4. Incentive/Disincentive Contracts: Perceptions of Owners and Contractors

Author

David Arditi and Firuzan Yasamis

Subjects
Finance, Program evaluation, Engineering, Data collection, Road construction, business.industry, Strategy and Management, media_common.quotation_subject, Contract management, ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS, ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING, Professional practice, Building and Construction, ComputingMilieux_MANAGEMENTOFCOMPUTINGANDINFORMATIONSYSTEMS, Incentive, Perception, Industrial relations, Operations management, business, Civil and Structural Engineering, media_common
Abstract

Incentivedisincentive (ID) contracting has developed from basic cost- and profit-sharing arrangements between an owner and a contractor. To motivate the contractor to put in an extra effort to real...

Published
1998
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5. Incentive/Disincentive Provisions in Highway Contracts

Author

Firuzan Yasamis, C. Jotin Khisty, and David Arditi

Subjects
Construction management, Finance, Engineering, Road construction, business.industry, Strategy and Management, Contract management, Allowance (money), Building and Construction, Incentive, Industrial relations, On-time performance, Operations management, Contract duration, Project management, business, Civil and Structural Engineering
Abstract

The objective of the study reported in this paper is to compare contracts that include incentive/disincentive (I/D) provisions against contracts that do not include I/D provisions, with regard to the consequences of these measures. The study involves both completed and ongoing highway and bridge renovation/rehabilitation projects undertaken by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). After a general overview of I/D implementation, the results of a study that covered 28 I/D contracts (contracts that included I/D provisions) and 29 non-I/D contracts undertaken by IDOT during the five-year period 1989–93 are presented. The major finding of this study is that the majority of the I/D contracts are completed on time or sooner, which supports the use of I/D provisions in these contracts. However, this saving in contract duration seems to be accompanied by increased project costs most of the time.

Published
1997
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