| Title | State DOT Outsourcing and Private Sector Utilization |
| ShortDescription | The purpose of this report was to update National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 246: Outsourcing of State Highway Facilities and Services, a five year old study into outsourcing and public-private partnerships. Additionally, it provides state Departments of Transportation with the most up-to-date information available on outsourcing and the use of the private sector. |
| LongDescription | Information for this project was partially acquired through review of the available literature on outsourcing, and a survey of current practice at state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). The synthesis report is organized to allow for valuable comparative analysis with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 246. The following is a brief summary of each chapter and its content. Chapter one includes a review of the purpose of this report and an overview of the outsourcing issue. It provides a foundation for the discussion presented in the remaining chapters. A short discussion of the study process is also included, and the relationship of this effort to NCHRP Synthesis 246 is established. Chapter two presents a summary of the literature. The findings were reviewed for relevancy and content for this report. Chapter three captures the survey results as reported by the state DOTs. Comparisons with NCHRP Synthesis 246 are presented as appropriate. Chapter four reviews the factors considered in the decision-making process that a state DOT goes through to establish an outsourcing program. Chapter five examines the process of procuring out-sourced services and the various attributes of such efforts. Chapter six examines the measures that state DOTs use to determine the effectiveness and success of their outsourced programs. Chapter seven describes important trends and attributes among the most frequently outsourced activities within each of the activity groups. Chapter eight summarizes the findings. Appendix A is the survey questionnaire and Appendix B lists the states responding to the survey and which parts of the survey the responses cover. Appendix C presents relevant tables from NCHRP Synthesis 246 and other tables pertinent to the current study for the purposes of comparison. Appendix D provides responses to selected survey questions. |
| SourceAuthor | Thomas R. Warne |
| Reference | NCHRP Synthesis 313 |
| Organization | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
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