In 1996, the New Brunswick Government embarked on a public-private partnership process for the construction of a 4-lane, 195 km Fredericton - Moncton Highway. Maritime Road Development Corporation was selected as the preferred proponent in September 1997 and contracts were signed in January 1998. A Develop, Design and Build (DDB) contract for the construction of the highway, and a Operate, Maintain, Manage, & Rehabilitate (OMM) contract with a thirty year term, 1998 to 2028 were the primary contract documents. This paper will explain how a pavement evaluation methodology has been adapted to satisfy the monitoring and evaluation of the pavement performance requirements in this performance based contract. Data analysis in the contracts context will also be discussed. It also demonstrates how specifications must allow management of maintenance and rehabilitation programs to address the life cycle of highway pavements. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E211395.
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