Application of Indefinite Delivery–Indefinite Quantity Construction Strategies at the Federal Level

Stanford, M. Scott; Molenaar, Keith R.; Sheeran, Kelly M.

doi:10.1061/(asce)me.1943-5479.0000437

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“…By analyzing the content of previous research, the motivations and incentives could be identified [ 26 ]. In this paper, the content analysis was conducted in order to systematically and objectively explore CIDFs on the basis of large volumes of published materials [ 26 , 27 ]. To obtain qualified publications for content analysis, the literature selection method employed by Li et al [ 12 ], and Ke et al [ 28 ] was adopted.…”

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Exploring the Driving Factors of Construction Industrialization Development in China

Xiahou

Yuan

Liu

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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Construction industrialization (CI) has been adopted worldwide because of its potential benefits. However, current research shows the incentives for adopting CI may differ in different regions. While the promotion of CI in China is still at the initial stage, a systematical analysis of the driving factors would help decision makers get a comprehensive understanding of CI development and select proper strategies to promote CI. This research combines qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the construction industrialization driving factors (CIDFs) in China. The grounded theory method (GTM) was employed to explore CI concepts among 182 CI-related articles published in 10 top-tier journals from 2000 to 2017. A total of 15 CIDFs were identified, including one suggested by professionals during a pre-test questionnaire survey. The analysis showed that the development of CI in China is pushed by macrodevelopment and pulled by the government and is also a self-driven process. The major driving factors for CI adoption in China are the transformation and upgrade of the conventional construction industry and the solution of development dilemmas. Our study also suggests that pilot programs are, currently, the most effective method to promote CI in China and to accumulate experience so to gain recognition by the society. This research is also of value for CI promotion in other developing countries.

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Exploring the Driving Factors of Construction Industrialization Development in China

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Yuan

Liu

et al. 2018

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“…They mention that inductive content analysis may be used to determine the most important aspects of a data set by counting the number of times that a topic is mentioned in that set. Several authors have used content analysis to address construction issues, such as DB evaluation criteria (Xia, Chan, Zuo, & Molenaar, 2011;Xia, Skitmore, & Zuo, 2011), construction contracts (Stanford, Molenaar, & Sheeran, 2016) or performance measures (Harper, Molenaar, Anderson, & Schexnayder, 2014).…”

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Improving cost performance in design-bid-build road projects by mapping the reasons for cost overruns into the project phases.

Calahorra-Jimenez

Alarcón

Torres-Machí

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Design-Build (DB) is an alternative project delivery system that has shown to be better in controlling cost growth than the traditional Design-Bid-Build (DBB) system. However, some road administrations are not legally allowed to implement DB and keep using DBB with consequent disadvantages, such as having high-cost overruns. There is a need, therefore, to provide road administrators delivering DBB projects with research-based mitigation measures that can help them to minimize the main reason for cost overruns. To this end, this study identifies the main reasons for cost overruns in the design, the procurement and the construction phases of DBB road projects and point out to the specific elements of DB project delivery that might help to minimize these reasons. To identify the reasons, an exploratory content analysis was performed on interviews conducted with 41 professionals involved in road project management in Chile. Literature review and document analysis of DB were used to analyze the identified reasons under the framework of the DB practice in the United States. The results showed that four elements based on the DB approach might be used to minimize cost overruns in DBB projects: (1) in the design phase, road administrators should consider the early integration of the constructor's expertise. In the procurement phase, they should establish (2) instances for effective information exchange and (3) a goal-oriented selection process. Overall, road administrators should consider (4) establishing a one-point of high-level accountability for the design, the procurement, and the construction phases. This study will serve DBB road administrators to start the transition from DBB to more collaborative approaches that will help to minimizer cost overruns and, therefore, to improve the project cost performance.

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“…Research has confirmed that the likelihood of cost overruns increase with contract size and complexity [2].With so many unknowns associated with complex construction projects, USACE has moved from traditional low bidder awards to negotiated best value procurements. Based on research conducted on both private and public projects, negotiated best value procurements typically result in less cost growth when compared with lowest bid awards [3]. Even though several studies confirm these findings, none of these studies considered how contract type might affect costs.…”

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“…USACE has seen a significant increase in the utilization of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for construction services because of the reduced procurement time and administrative burden they can provide (Stanford M. Scott et al, 2016). IDIQs are contractual relationships that allow the Government to place individual task-orders with contractors as projects become known, within stated limits, for a fixed period.…”

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“…Although there are many advantages of utilizing IDIQ contracts, critics point out that these contracts can limit competition to either a single contractor or small pool of contractors which could inadvertently lead to higher costs by limiting competition. Additionally, broad scopes of these IDIQs can limit small business participation [3]. The small business community has been critical of the increased use of IDIQ contracts due to being adversely impacted by contract bundling [4].…”

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Correlation between contract type selection and cost growth in U.S. Army corps construction projects

Williams¹,

Sattineni²,

Bugg³

2018

Creative Construction Conference 2018 - Proceedings

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In United States federal construction projects, government contract managers seek to negotiate a contract type that will result in a reasonable level of contractor risk, as well as provide the contractor the greatest incentive for improved performance. The Federal Acquisition Regulation provides government contract managers a variety of contract types to choose from to provide flexibility in acquiring a wide range of required supplies and services. Contract types can be broadly group into two categories: fixed price and cost-reimbursement contracts. The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of contract type selection on cost growth in USACE construction projects. Based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis conducted, contract type selection does have an impact on construction cost growth. In addition, it can be concluded that negotiated non-competitive task orders and more specifically, those, which use RSMeans and a contractor coefficient, are best at reducing construction cost growth in federal construction projects.

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Application of Indefinite Delivery–Indefinite Quantity Construction Strategies at the Federal Level

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Exploring the Driving Factors of Construction Industrialization Development in China

Exploring the Driving Factors of Construction Industrialization Development in China

Improving cost performance in design-bid-build road projects by mapping the reasons for cost overruns into the project phases.

Correlation between contract type selection and cost growth in U.S. Army corps construction projects

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