Abstract
Increased emphasis on highway maintenance and the need to accomplish the maintenance programs as efficiently as possible, prompted this study. The objectives of the study addressed herein are the identification of maintenance activities performed by contract, determination of equivalent levels of service between contract performed and in-house performed activities, cost comparison of those activities, and recommendations to implement the findings.
Findings are that activities routinely performed by contract are cost efficient. A formal make-versus-buy decision making process should be developed. The process should be made available to District personnel and the make-versus-buy decision made at that level. Decision making processes have been developed by other agencies and one is reviewed herein.
Report Date
10-1992
Report Number
KTC-92-3
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1992.03
Repository Citation
Meade, Bobby W. and Hunsucker, David Q., "Cost Effective Maintenance Contracting" (1992). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 465.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/465
Notes
The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the University of Kentucky, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, nor the Federal Highway Administration. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The inclusion of manufacturer names and trade names are for identification purposes and are not to be considered as endorsements.