| The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been using monetary incentive payments for many years to improve contractors' conformance with specifications and their overall workmanship. It is believed that incentive/disincentive (I/D) payments/penalties have a positive impact on the long-term pavement performance by extending its pavement life. However, these impacts have not been clearly determined. Therefore, the determination of the costs and benefits of the MDOT I/D program would be greatly beneficial. To explore whether or not the MDOT data files and records house the necessary data for the analyses, the project files and records of seventy-seven pavement projects constructed between 1994 and 2002 were examined. It was found that most project files and records are missing some data elements. Therefore, it was determined that ideal and comprehensive analyses of the costs and benefits of each specific pay item within the MDOT I/D program cannot be conducted. However, analyses based on the costs and benefits of the I/D program as a whole, can be conducted. |
