An investigation of innovative construction contracting methods used by the general services administration
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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/10911 2024-06-09T07:44:23+00:00 An investigation of innovative construction contracting methods used by the general services administration Baldwin, Joel L. Schaufelberger, John Pace, Clark Goldblatt, Steve University of Washington Construction Management 2001-06 iv, 54 leaves application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/10911 unknown https://hdl.handle.net/10945/10911 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. Thesis 2001 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:53:11Z This thesis document was issues under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library Collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title. In the last decade, award fee contracts have gained popularity on operations service contracts within the federal government contracting arena. Recently, award fees have been added to fixed-price construction contracts. The objective of award fees in construction contracts is to positively motivate and reward the contractor to perform beyond the standard which is expected and to emphasize areas of management concern. A study of Fixed-Price Award Fee (FPAF) contracts completed by the General Services Administration (GSA) in the Northwest/Arctic Region from 1996 through 2000 was conducted to analyze construction award fee performance and compare them to other fixed-price contracts. The contracts in this study ranged in price from $ 1.3 million to $13.7 million. Our research found that FPAF cost growth was significantly less than other GSA fixed-price construction and repair contracts during the same period. There were no claims filed on the FPAF contracts over the five-year study period. An analysis was also completed on change order rates, change order types, award fee evaluation procedures and benefits. The results of this study demonstrate that the FPAF contracts have performed well and have enticed Contractors to improve their focus on the owner's core concerns. It also indicates that the use of the evaluated bid form and the performance award fee evaluation provide several advantages to the GSA owner. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. http://archive.org/details/aninvestigationo1094510911 Thesis Arctic Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun Arctic |
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This thesis document was issues under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library Collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title. In the last decade, award fee contracts have gained popularity on operations service contracts within the federal government contracting arena. Recently, award fees have been added to fixed-price construction contracts. The objective of award fees in construction contracts is to positively motivate and reward the contractor to perform beyond the standard which is expected and to emphasize areas of management concern. A study of Fixed-Price Award Fee (FPAF) contracts completed by the General Services Administration (GSA) in the Northwest/Arctic Region from 1996 through 2000 was conducted to analyze construction award fee performance and compare them to other fixed-price contracts. The contracts in this study ranged in price from $ 1.3 million to $13.7 million. Our research found that FPAF cost growth was significantly less than other GSA fixed-price construction and repair contracts during the same period. There were no claims filed on the FPAF contracts over the five-year study period. An analysis was also completed on change order rates, change order types, award fee evaluation procedures and benefits. The results of this study demonstrate that the FPAF contracts have performed well and have enticed Contractors to improve their focus on the owner's core concerns. It also indicates that the use of the evaluated bid form and the performance award fee evaluation provide several advantages to the GSA owner. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. http://archive.org/details/aninvestigationo1094510911 |
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