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Maintenance Programming for Performance-based Contracts using the HDM-4

In Mexico, performance-based contracts were first introduced in the mid 2000. They have largely been used for the rehabilitation of road sections, to ensure that certain standards are met and maintained throughout the lifetime of the contract. As a general rule, they also specify a minimum remaining life of the pavement subsequent to the conservation stage. This article describes these contracts.

  • Information sheet

    • Date: 2019
    • Author(s): SOLORIO Ricardo
    • Domain(s): Road Assets Management
    • Type: RR381 - FEATURES
    • PIARC Ref.: RR381-053
    • Number of pages: 3
  • This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine

    N° 381

    2e trimestre 2019 / Juin

    Entretien du patrimoine routier