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... APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY A-1 Standard Definitions – Quality Terminology For the purposes of this report, the Transportation Research Circular E-C137: Glossary of Highway Quality Assurance Terms (Leahy 2009) will be used to define the quality related terminology in this report.
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... for review to the agency.
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... factors associated with estimated quality levels of a given quality characteristic. The pay factors are usually expressed as percentages of the contractor's bid price per unit of work, but may also be given as direct dollar amounts.
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... some level of responsibility, depending on the specific project, for the structural pavement or mix decisions. Pavement performance warranties can be classified as either short-term (typically 5–10 years)
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... Quality Management (QM)
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... A-2 Standard Definitions – Procurement Terminology For the purposes of this report, the Federal Highway Administration report entitled: DesignBuild Effectiveness Study – As Required by TEA-21 Section 1307(f) : Final Report (2006)
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... Design-Bid-Build (DBB) : The traditional method for building highways and making highway improvements where the state transportation department (STA)
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... Project: The project to be designed and constructed as described in the public announcement. Project delivery method: the comprehensive process by which designers, constructors, and various consultants provide services for design and construction to deliver a complete project to the owner.
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... qualifications of members of the firm and providing any other information required by the announcement of the project. Stipend: The fee paid to unsuccessful firms for development of a responsive proposal.

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