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1. Performance, accountability, and the debate over rules

Author

Kassel, David S.

Subjects
Public works -- Laws, regulations and rules, Public works -- Research, Compliance -- Research, Government regulation, Government, Law, Political science
Abstract

Does compliance with rules ensure better program performance and accountability? Since the 1980s, many scholars have answered no to this question, arguing that as managers attempt to comply with a growing thicket of rules, they often lose sight of the performance of their agencies and programs. Even the defenders of a rules-based approach have tended to view it as a necessary, though inconvenient, means of ensuring that democratic values and public rights are protected in the functioning of government. But does compliance with rules inevitably result in a loss of efficiency and effectiveness in the performance of public projects? This essay presents a case study of a public works project and three additional case summaries to demonstrate a theoretical proposition that compliance with rules for contracting and competitive selection of contractors can be an essential element of both a project's success and its accountability

Published
2008

2. Total system solution

Author

Bible, David W. and Hinte, James B.

Subjects
Sewer systems -- Research, Public works -- Research, Government, Political science
Abstract

The success of sewer system rehabilitation program depends strongly on the availability and proper analysis of pertinent data. Studies conducted on the sewer rehabilitation activities on several projects in Nashville, TN, have indicated that reasonable reduction in inflitration and inflow cloggings during wet weather can be achieved by relining the system's mainlines and service laterals. This can be done only with the aid of advanced diganostic equipments and sewer systems management and modeling programs for data acquisition and analysis., Lining laterals as well as the mainline sewer is a cost-effective way to control infiltration and inflow THE primary importance of sewer system evaluation and rehabilitation is to maintain the [...]

Published
1993

3. Cities are surveyed on roadside and turf maintenance equipment needs

Subjects
Public works -- Research, Government, Political science
Abstract

Over 8,200 cities in the U.S. and Canada were recently surveyed as part of the Public Works 2000 City Engineering Survey. Cities were queried on purchase plans for roadside and [...]

Published
2000

4. CARBON FIBER LINING REHABILITATES A Ruptured Water Main

Author

Blake, Robert C. and Kowalczyk, Joseph S.

Subjects
Public works -- Research, Water-pipes -- Linings, Water-pipes -- Maintenance and repair, Cities and towns -- Civic improvement, Government, Political science
Abstract

The situation repressented every public works director's worst nightmare: the catastrophic failure of a major water line. On Sunday, November 17, 1996 at 11:45 a.m., a five-mile-long, 102-in. concrete cylinder [...]

Published
2000

6. 1985 Congress technical sessions outlined

Subjects
International Public Works Congress and Equipment Show -- 1985 AD, Public works -- Research, Government, Political science, American Public Works Association -- Conferences, meetings and seminars
Published
1985

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