Guide for Pavement-Type Selection

This Guide includes processes for conducting systematic evaluations of pavement alternatives and for making decisions on pavement-type selection.

The processes may be used for both agency-based and contractor-based type selections and may be applied to different pavement types and structures.

CONTENTS
1 Guide for Pavement-Type Selection
2 Chapter 1 Introduction
2 1.1 Background
2 1.2 Objective and Scope
2 1.3 Application
3 1.4 Organization and Use
4 Chapter 2 Overview of the Pavement-Type Selection Processes
4 2.1 Overview
4 2.2 Agency Planning and Programming
4 2.3 Identification of Feasible Pavement Alternatives
4 2.4 Development of Life-Cycle Strategies for Pavement Alternatives
6 2.5 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
6 2.6 Evaluation of Economic and Noneconomic Factors
6 2.7 Agency-Based Selection of Most-Preferred Pavement Type
6 2.8 Contractor-Based Pavement-Type Selection
7 Chapter 3 Identification of Pavement Alternatives and
Development of Pavement Life-Cycle Strategies
7 3.1 Overview
7 3.2 Pavement-Type Selection Committee
7 3.3 Development of Potential Alternatives
8 3.4 Identification of Alternatives for a Specific Project
9 3.5 Development of Pavement Life-Cycle Strategies
13 Chapter 4 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
13 4.1 Overview
13 4.2 Establish LCCA Framework
14 4.3 Estimation of Initial and Future Costs
16 4.4 Compute Life-Cycle Costs
17 4.5 Analyze/Interpret Results
20 Chapter 5 Selection of Preferred Pavement Alternatives
20 5.1 Overview
20 5.2 Economic Selection Factors
21 5.3 Noneconomic Selection Factors
23 5.4 Weighing of Economic and Noneconomic Factors Using
Alternative-Preference Screening Matrix
27 Chapter 6 Alternate Pavement-Type Bidding
27 6.1 Overview
27 6.2 Proposed Pavement-Type Selection Process
29 6.3 Selection of Alternatives for Alternate Pavement-Type Bidding
30 Chapter 7 Contractor-Based Pavement-Type Selection
30 7.1 Overview
30 7.2 Risk Assessment in Contractor-Based Type Selection
34 7.3 Developing Inputs for Contractor-Based Selection Process
34 7.4 Agency’s Evaluation of Contractor-Based Selection
35 7.5 Pavement-Type Selection in Alternate Contracting Projects
39 References
40 Glossary
43 Appendix A Alternative-Preference Screening
Matrix Example
51 Appendix B Example of Pavement-Type Selection
in Alternate Bidding
57 Appendix C Example of Pavement-Type Selection in
Design-Build Operations & Maintenance Projects
63 Attachment Guide for Pavement-Type Selection:
Summary of Research Report