Donn E. Hancher

Contractor prequalification data for construction owners

In this paper, an industry evaluation of the perceived impact of various decision factors and subfactors on the contractor prequalification decision-making process has been conducted and the results are presented herein. The three organization types participating in the study were public owners, private owners, and construction managers. An analysis of the mean impact responses by organization type has been performed. An analysis of the correlation coefficients among the questionnaire items has also been completed. The mean impact responses of the various organization types were evaluated for statistical significance. The results indicate a significant statistical difference in the value of the perceived impact among public owners when compared to private owners or construction managers, while private owners and construction managers responded similarly. These results provide documented evidence of organizational similarities and differences that are, in some cases, intuitively perceived to exist. A sumar...

An Investigation of Claims and Disputes Settlement by Arbitration for Highway Construction - Executive Summary

This report represents an overall status review on the use and implementation of arbitration in public highway construction agencies. The agencies using arbitration were interviewed to obtain information on the overall effectiveness of arbitration versus litigation. The major problems notes was in regard to the procedural inadequacy of arbitration rules. The study clearly demonstrates that arbitration for public construction has as many variations in structure and format as there are arbitration users. Moreover, the study also shows that a great deal of advanced planning and cooperation between potential system users will be necessary for satisfactory implementation.