The term “partnering” has many meanings in the transportation industry. Some definitions are strictly legal, others are merely descriptive titles given to a set of team-building tools used to reduce adversarial relationships on individual construction projects. As collaborative methods of transportation project delivery increase, it is important for researchers and practitioners to be able to identify the precise meaning of an operative title from the context in which it is used. This paper presents a comparative analysis of advantages and disadvantages of three collaborative partnering methods: U.S. nonbinding partnering charter, binding partnering contract, and alliance agreements used internationally. The results are from an analysis of five U.S. and international studies on partnering and relational contracting based on case studies from more than 30 U.S. and international transportation projects. The paper found that although the U.S. partnering program has documented successes, its nonbinding nature provides no recourse if projects turn sour. In comparison, the international partnering and alliance contracts have specific remedies to which an agency can turn to mitigate negative impacts if one party fails to live up to contractual responsibilities. The paper recommends that U.S. agencies consider developing project partnering charters that can be incorporated into design and construction contracts as modifications in the same manner that alliance and partnering agreements are codified for international projects.


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    Titel :

    U.S. Partnering Programs and International Partnering Contracts and Alliances


    Untertitel :

    Comparative Analysis


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Transportation Research Record


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015-01-01




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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