1. WARRANTED HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENTS: Development, Benefits and Risks

2. What Warranties Are Not Guarantee of defect free pavement Throwing away the spec book A way to get rid of DOT employees

3. What Warranties Are Guarantee of good performance Incentive for quality construction Incentive for innovation

4. Incentive for Good Performance Current Specifications written to push the contractor towards “good performance” Warranty Specifications define what good performance is

15. “The Contract Specifications Were Met” Definition of Success

19. BENEFIT OF WARRANTY Success = Performance Non-Confrontational Construction Innovation Rewarded

20. Assigning Risk “Who has control of an item?” Contractor? then contractor assumes risk of poor performance. Agency? then agency maintains risk of poor performance.

21. DOT Responsibilities Structure Quantities Time Unit Cost Condition Survey

22. Contractor Responsibilities Materials Mix Design Process Control Remediation Plans

23. Industry Benefits Liability “Raises the bar” Improves competition with pcc Builder sets own specs No approvals required

24. Agency Benefits People loss Improves probability of good performance Less confrontation

25. Friction

26. FN = 24

27. Correlation of Friction Number to Macro-texture Depth

28. HURDLES PEOPLE #1 is

29. HURDLES Agency –“What I want is a guarantee of performance –“... And by the way, I want to keep the specifications we have because they are a good set of specs. We have tuned them to cover all situations. –“... besides, I need a hammer to control poor (out-of-state) contractors.”

30. HURDLES Contractor –“What I want is for the agency to get out of my hair –“... don’t shut me down –“... and I want to get paid for every ton I put down.”

31. WHAT’S IN IT For the Agency –Performance

32. WHAT’S IN IT For the Contractor –Freedom in exchange for performance

34. BENEFITS Success = Performance Risk Balanced Innovation Rewarded Non-Confrontational Construction

35. SHORT TERM 3 to 5 years Focuses attention on manufacturing and placement details Minimal opportunity for innovation

36. LONG TERM Shifts focus from construction Innovative materials Maintenance techniques

37. WARRANTIES Improve performance Require change Worth it? You Decide

38. SURE LOOKS GOOD TO ME!