Designing Performance - Based Contracts for Pavement Construction and MaintenanceStatus: CompleteReport Date: 08/03/2011 Summary: The objective of this project was to develop a method for designing PBCs for highway construction projects by estimating pavement life-cycle costs and determining the amount and timing of incentives and disincentives to influence contractor behavior. Final Deliverables: Optimal Contract Mechanism Design for Performance-Based Contracts (Report #2011-18) Designing Performance-Based Contracts for Pavement Construction and Maintenance (Research Summary) Related Materials: Related Research: