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... 1 State departments of transportation (DOTs) across the country increasingly use alternative contracting methods (ACMs)
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... 2 Staffing for Alternative Contracting Methods needs, and key lessons learned on staffing for ACMs. The DOTs were selected based on type of organizational structure, experience with using ACMs, the comprehensiveness and availability of ACM-related documents, and the availability to participate in this study.
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... Summary 3 project teams necessitates considering knowledge, experience, and skill sets in the implementation of ACM effective practices, as well as having the leadership and collaborative skills to align the disparate interests of ACM project participants. The ability to truly foster partnerships, promote paradigm shift toward beneficial concept, and discourage adversarial relationships from project teams was found essential for the implementation of ACMs.

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