Publication: Performance-Based Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Contracts in Argentina : A Review of Fifteen Years of Experience (1996-2010)
dc.contributor.author | Marcela Silva, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Liautaud, Gerard | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-28T22:15:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-28T22:15:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | The road sector is the dominant mode of transport in Argentina carrying nearly 80 percent of total freight volume. The road network has a total length of about 630,000 km (11 percent paved), divided in three administrative levels: national, provincial, and municipal. However, more than 70 percent of total traffic volumes are concentrated on the paved national and provincial network, with the municipal network consisting of unpaved roads, access roads to farms and feeder roads with very low traffic volumes. A survey carried out in 1992 confirmed that only 44 percent of the national paved network was in good condition, with a high 35 percent of roads in poor condition. Rehabilitation works for the non-concessioned portion were contracted to the private sector under the traditional ad-measurement type or unit price-based system while maintenance activities continued to be carried out by force-account. In 1993 a loan from the World Bank was approved to finance, for the first time, high priority rehabilitation and maintenance works on the non-concessioned paved network, leading to the development of a long-term maintenance strategy based on the gradual expansion of performance-based contracts, a modality that is currently being replicated in other countries around the world. This paper is organized as follows: chapter one presents the national road network of Argentina; chapter two gives origins and definition of the Contrato de Recuperacion y Mantenimiento (CREMA) contracts; chapter three gives evolution in the procurement and the design standards of the CREMA; chapter four presents the market's response to the CREMA system; chapter five presents impact of the CREMA on the condition of the national road network; chapter six deals with cost effectiveness of the CREMA system; chapter seven presents Bank's strategy and role in the road sector in Argentina; and chapter eight gives lessons learned. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/18398116/performance-based-road-rehabilitation-maintenance-contracts-crema-argentina-review-fifteen-years-experience-1996-2010 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/17492 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17492 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Transport papers series;no. TP-36 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | ACCESS ROADS | |
dc.subject | ACCIDENTS | |
dc.subject | ACCOUNTING | |
dc.subject | AGGREGATES | |
dc.subject | ANALYSIS PERIOD | |
dc.subject | ARBITRATION | |
dc.subject | ARBITRATOR | |
dc.subject | ASPHALT | |
dc.subject | ASSET MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | AXLE LOAD | |
dc.subject | BID | |
dc.subject | BIDS | |
dc.subject | BONDS | |
dc.subject | BOUNDARIES | |
dc.subject | BRIDGE | |
dc.subject | BRIDGE DECK | |
dc.subject | BRIDGES | |
dc.subject | BUDGET CONSTRAINT | |
dc.subject | BUDGET CONSTRAINTS | |
dc.subject | BUS | |
dc.subject | BUS STOP | |
dc.subject | BUS STOPS | |
dc.subject | CAPITAL INVESTMENTS | |
dc.subject | CEMENT | |
dc.subject | CLAUSE | |
dc.subject | COMMERCIAL VEHICLES | |
dc.subject | COMPACTION | |
dc.subject | CONCRETE | |
dc.subject | CONFLICTS | |
dc.subject | CONSTRAINT | |
dc.subject | CONTRACT MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | CONTRACT PRICES | |
dc.subject | CONTRACT VALUE | |
dc.subject | CONTRACTOR | |
dc.subject | COST EFFECTIVENESS | |
dc.subject | COUNTERPART | |
dc.subject | COUNTERPART FUNDS | |
dc.subject | COUNTERPARTS | |
dc.subject | CRACK SEALING | |
dc.subject | CRACKING | |
dc.subject | CRISES | |
dc.subject | CROSSINGS | |
dc.subject | CULVERTS | |
dc.subject | DAILY TRAFFIC | |
dc.subject | DECENTRALIZATION | |
dc.subject | DISBURSEMENTS | |
dc.subject | DISCOUNT RATE | |
dc.subject | DRAINAGE | |
dc.subject | DRIVING | |
dc.subject | ENTIRE CONTRACT | |
dc.subject | ENTRY BARRIER | |
dc.subject | EQUIPMENT | |
dc.subject | EROSION | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURE | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURES | |
dc.subject | EXTERNALITIES | |
dc.subject | FATALITIES | |
dc.subject | FEEDER ROADS | |
dc.subject | FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL CRISIS | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | |
dc.subject | FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | FISCAL CONSTRAINTS | |
dc.subject | FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | FREIGHT | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAY | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAY NETWORK | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAY PROJECT | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAY REHABILITATION | |
dc.subject | IBRD | |
dc.subject | INCOME | |
dc.subject | INFLATION | |
dc.subject | INSPECTION | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY | |
dc.subject | INSURANCE | |
dc.subject | INSURANCE COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL BANK | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEX | |
dc.subject | INTERSECTION | |
dc.subject | INTERSECTIONS | |
dc.subject | LEGAL FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | LICENSES | |
dc.subject | LIGHT VEHICLES | |
dc.subject | LOAN | |
dc.subject | LOAN AGREEMENT | |
dc.subject | LOCAL CONTRACTORS | |
dc.subject | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | |
dc.subject | LONG-TERM COMMITMENT | |
dc.subject | LOW TRAFFIC ROADS | |
dc.subject | MACROECONOMIC CRISIS | |
dc.subject | MARKET CONCENTRATION | |
dc.subject | MARKET PRICES | |
dc.subject | MARKING | |
dc.subject | MODALITIES | |
dc.subject | MODALITY | |
dc.subject | MODE OF TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | MONTH CONTRACTS | |
dc.subject | MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS | |
dc.subject | MONTHLY PAYMENTS | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS | |
dc.subject | NET PRESENT VALUE | |
dc.subject | OPEN COMPETITION | |
dc.subject | ORIGINAL CONTRACT | |
dc.subject | OVERLAY | |
dc.subject | PARTICULAR CONTRACT | |
dc.subject | PASSENGERS | |
dc.subject | PAVEMENT | |
dc.subject | PAVEMENT CONDITION | |
dc.subject | PAVEMENT SURFACE | |
dc.subject | PAVEMENTS | |
dc.subject | PAVING | |
dc.subject | PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS | |
dc.subject | PAYMENT SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | PERIODIC MAINTENANCE | |
dc.subject | PORTFOLIO | |
dc.subject | POTHOLES | |
dc.subject | PROCUREMENT | |
dc.subject | PROCUREMENT PROCESS | |
dc.subject | PROCUREMENT PROCESSES | |
dc.subject | PROJECT DESIGN | |
dc.subject | PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC INVESTMENT | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC WORKS | |
dc.subject | QUALITY STANDARDS | |
dc.subject | RECONSTRUCTION | |
dc.subject | RECYCLING | |
dc.subject | REGIONAL INTEGRATION | |
dc.subject | RELATED CONTRACTS | |
dc.subject | RESTRAINTS | |
dc.subject | RIDING QUALITY | |
dc.subject | RISK ASSESSMENT | |
dc.subject | ROAD | |
dc.subject | ROAD FINANCING | |
dc.subject | ROAD INVESTMENT | |
dc.subject | ROAD MAINTENANCE | |
dc.subject | ROAD MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | ROAD NETWORK | |
dc.subject | ROAD PROJECTS | |
dc.subject | ROAD REHABILITATION | |
dc.subject | ROAD SAFETY | |
dc.subject | ROAD SAFETY MEASURES | |
dc.subject | ROAD SECTOR | |
dc.subject | ROAD SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | ROAD USER | |
dc.subject | ROAD USERS | |
dc.subject | ROADS | |
dc.subject | ROUGHNESS | |
dc.subject | ROUTINE MAINTENANCE | |
dc.subject | RURAL HIGHWAYS | |
dc.subject | RUT DEPTH | |
dc.subject | SAFETY INITIATIVES | |
dc.subject | SERIES OF CONTRACTS | |
dc.subject | SHARING | |
dc.subject | SIGNS | |
dc.subject | SLURRY | |
dc.subject | STOCKS | |
dc.subject | STRATEGIC PLANNING | |
dc.subject | STRUCTURES | |
dc.subject | SURFACE DRESSING | |
dc.subject | SURFACE TREATMENT | |
dc.subject | TACK COAT | |
dc.subject | TIME LIMIT | |
dc.subject | TOLL | |
dc.subject | TOLL ROAD | |
dc.subject | TOLL ROAD CONCESSIONS | |
dc.subject | TOLLS | |
dc.subject | TOTAL VALUE | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC COMPOSITION | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC CONTROL | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC GROWTH | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC VOLUME | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC VOLUMES | |
dc.subject | TRANSPARENCY | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT SERVICES | |
dc.subject | TREASURY | |
dc.subject | TYPE OF CONTRACT | |
dc.subject | TYPE OF CONTRACTS | |
dc.subject | UNPAVED ROADS | |
dc.subject | VERGE | |
dc.subject | VOLUME OF TRAFFIC | |
dc.subject | YEAR CONTRACT | |
dc.title | Performance-Based Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Contracts in Argentina : A Review of Fifteen Years of Experience (1996-2010) | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Fragility, Conflict, and Violence | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2013-10-15 | |
okr.date.doiregistration | 2025-05-05T12:40:28.681859Z | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research::Working Paper | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/18398116/performance-based-road-rehabilitation-maintenance-contracts-crema-argentina-review-fifteen-years-experience-1996-2010 | |
okr.globalpractice | Transport and ICT | |
okr.globalpractice | Finance and Markets | |
okr.globalpractice | Governance | |
okr.guid | 241151468219001625 | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000442464_20131015141504 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 18398116 | |
okr.identifier.report | 81597 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/10/15/000442464_20131015141504/Rendered/PDF/815970NWP0TP0300Box379836B00PUBLIC0.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Latin America & Caribbean | |
okr.topic | Law and Development::Contract Law | |
okr.topic | Transport Economics Policy and Planning | |
okr.topic | Roads and Highways | |
okr.topic | Finance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets | |
okr.topic | Conflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction | |
okr.topic | Transport | |
okr.unit | Transport (LCSTR) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 |
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