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Analysis of MaineDOT Road and Bridge Infrastructure Construction Costs (3.20)

项目名称：	Analysis of MaineDOT Road and Bridge Infrastructure Construction Costs (3.20)
摘要：	Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has been experiencing increasing costs in bids received for bridge repair, road paving and other infrastructure construction projects. This was first observed for bridges in the Fall of 2018 and paving in the spring 2019. Moreover, for projects with single bidders, the bids are 30-40% higher than the MaineDOT’s internal cost estimates. These cost increases appear to be greater than those in the neighboring states of Vermont and New Hampshire. This research seeks to evaluate the impact of inflation on these significant bid increases and better understand cost drivers for higher than estimated construction projects for MaineDOT before and after the current pandemic conditions. Possible cost drivers include: Maine’s labor force, steel tariffs, supply side disruptions due to the COVID pandemic, changes in federal trucking regulations, Maine’s recreational cannabis laws, and environmental regulations.
状态：	Active
资金：	25000
资助组织：	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology；Maine Department of Transportation
管理组织：	Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center<==>Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
项目负责人：	Dunn, Denise E
执行机构：	Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center<==>University of Maine, Orono
主要研究人员：	Rubin, Jonathan；Brown, Erin；O'BRIEN, PETER
开始时间：	20220207
预计完成日期：	20220831
主题领域：	Administration and Management；Construction；Data and Information Technology；Economics；Finance；Highways