It is proper and deserving to honor the main sponsors' of the project - Senter-Novem and Delft University of Technology, both from "The Netherlands", who demonstrated the vision and need for such a project. Also, we are grateful to The Finnish Road Administration (Finnra) who valued the need to reengineer the process and took the initiative to cofund this project. In addition, it is proper to acknowledge and thank the Finnish funding partners, which includes Ramboll-Finland, The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries (Rakennusteollisuus RT ry), and the Finnish Road Enterprise.
As a personal note of thanks, Pekka Pakkala the first listed author would like to mention Olli Nordenswan from Finnra, who saw the need and benefits of such a project, and to convince Finnra. It would not have gone forward or have been realized without his understanding and introspection.
Also, it is important to recognize those experts who reviewed the final working draft and their kind effort to correct any oversights in the report. Thank you!
Since this was an international and cross-national benchmark type of project, it is extremely important to thank all those that participated in this project. Their valuable time, knowledge, input, and most importantly willingness to share quite openly is the main reason that this report can share some of the lessons learned and issues encountered when facing these newer contracting practices. Those personal names are too numerous to mention, but it is proper to at least acknowledge the organizations that were included. Many who participated can reason what contributions are noted in this text. The organizations and countries are listed below.
Australia
VIC Roads
ARRB Transport Research
Works Infrastructure - Australia
VIC Roads - Southern & Eastern Integrated
Transport Authority (SEITA)
Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA)
Roadcare
Opus International - Australia
Canada
Alberta Infrastructure & Transportation
Lafarge - North America (Alberta)
Ministry of Transportation British Columbia
Partnerships British Columbia
Mainland South Island Contracting Ltd.
Focus Corporation Ltd
Ministry of Transportation Ontario
Carillion Canada Inc.
LaFarge North America (Ontario)
England
Department of Transport
Highways Agency
Balfour Beatty Ltd
Mouchel Parkman
Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd
Halcrow International
Estonia
Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications
Estonian Road Administration
Lääne Teed OÜ
Finland
Ministry of Transportation & Communications
Finnish Road Administration
Finnish Road Enterprise
YIT Construction Ltd
Ramboll Finland
RT - The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries
VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland
The Netherlands
Ministry of Transportation, Public Works and Water Management
Delft University of Technology
Heijmans Infrastructure b.v.
Dura Vermeer
BAM NBM
New Zealand
Land Transport New Zealand
Transit New Zealand
Opus International Consultants
Fulton Hogan LtdTransfield Services
Works Infrastructure
Fletcher Construction
Northern Gateway Alliance
Norway
Ministry of Transportation & Communications
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Mesta
Kolo Veidekke
Selmer Skanska
Orkdalsvegen AS
Sweden
Ministry of Industry, Employment & Communications
Swedish Road Administration
Skanska
USA
Federal Highway Administration - FHWA
District Department of Transportation - DDOT
VMS Inc.- Washington DC
Science Applications International Corporation SAIC
Florida Department of Transportation - FDOT
Infrastructure Corporation of America – ICA
Florida Transportation Builders Association - FTBA
Maryland State Highway Administration - MDSHA
Facchina Construction Company
The Maryland Highway Contractors Association - MHCA
Minnesota Department of Transportation - MNDOT
C.S. McCrossan Inc.
Associated General Contractors Of Minnesota (AGC)
North Carolina Department of Transportation - NCDOT
Granite Construction Company
Virginia Department of Transportation - VDOT
VMS Inc. – Virginia
Bryant Contracting Inc.
Others
Halcrow International
The Ybarra Group, Ltd
Roy Jorgensen Associates Inc.