Submittal of bid proposals in electronic format.

Author(s)
Hancher, D.E.
Year
Abstract

This report presents a brief introduction to the history of electronic data interchange (EDI), its relation to electronic bidding, and current applications in the transportation construction industry. The results of a literature review, surveys of departments of transportation DOTs and highway contractors, and interviews with industry experts and government agencies on the use of electronic bidding for highway projects are presented. Potential benefits and concerns, plus other issues related to the full implementation of electronic bidding in DOTs, are also presented. In addition, reported common plans for near future implementation of EDI technology to electronic bidding system processes for transportation construction projects are included. (A)

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981022 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy Press, 1998, 26 p., 16 ref.; National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCHRP, Synthesis of Highway Practice ; Report 256 / NCHRP Project 20-5 FY 1996 (Topic 28-07) - ISSN 0547-5570 / ISBN 0-309-06113-X

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