Contractor-performed quality control: Is the fox guarding the henhouse?

Kamyar C. Mahboub, Donn E. Hancher, Yuhong Wang

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Abstract

At the same time that state departments of transportation are allowing contractor-performed quality control, they are also concerned about using the contractor-reported data for acceptance and payment purposes. The question is, are we putting the fox in charge of guarding the chickens? To address this concern, a large number of asphalt and concrete projects in Kentucky were examined. The statistical analyses showed that for the most part there is no significant difference between the contractor-performed acceptance data and concomitant highway agency-performed verification data. This is obviously a very encouraging finding that is expected to enhance the level of trust between the contractors and highway agencies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-258
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume130
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2004

Keywords

  • Asphalts
  • Contractors
  • Kentucky
  • Quality control
  • State government

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Industrial relations
  • Strategy and Management

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