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2Project Background The conventional approach to highway construction places the burden on owners to design, specify, and control the work. Contractors are hired on the basis of lowest price with the expectation that they will execute the work in accordance with the prescriptive requirements provided in the plans and specifications.
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3can advance those objectives by reducing mandatory method requirements and defining endproduct performance parameters that relate more directly to long-term performance. The project entailed developing a suite of performance specifications for use in various highway project types and contracting scenarios.
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4Two demonstration projects were undertaken with the Missouri Department of Transportation (Missouri DOT) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (Virginia DOT)
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5project or project element. If it is, this volume explains how performance specifications can be developed and used to achieve project-specific goals and satisfy user needs.
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6bridge performance) ; and performance criteria are needed for field acceptance of modular bridge components or innovative bridge technology (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymer composite bridges)
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