Best-value in the procurement of highway projects. Lessons Learned from US Design-Build projects
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Garcia-Melero G (2024). Book Recent Topics in Highway Engineering- Up-to date Overview of Practical Knowledge
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Addressing the Fallacy in Lump-Sum Best-Value Procurement for Design-Build Highway Projects in Building a Body of Knowledge in Construction Project Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting
Calahorra-Jimenez M, Torres-Machi C. and Molenaar K.. Building a Body of Knowledge in Construction Project Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting published by World Scientific Publishing (WSP) pp. 139-160
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Oportunidades para el mejoramiento de la gestión de proyectos de infraestructura pública en Chile
Alarcón, Luis F., Wegmann, Adolfo, Calahorra, Maria. Propuestas Para Chile 2017 published by Centro de Políticas públicas UC, Santiago de Chile Chapter VII pp. 199-239
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Alternative Project Delivery Methods’ Enabling Legislation Trends for California Transportation Agencies
Nacir C., Shrestha R., Leothacue-Liauburindr A.B., Gad G., Calahorra-Jimenez M. ASCE's Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Vol 17, Issue 4, 2025
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A lean approach to minimize cost overruns in transportation projects. A pre-construction perspective
Mirdha C. Calahorra-Jimenez. Lean Construction Journal Lean Construction Journal 2025 pp. 31-44
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Delays in infrastructure projects: Main reasons in the design, procurement, and construction phases
Orya F, Calahorra-Jimenez M (2024). SAGE Public Works Management and Policy Public Works Management & Policy, 0(0).
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The importance of Non-Cost Criteria Weighting in Best-Value Design-Build U.S. Highway Projects
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Torres-Machi C, Chamorro A, Alarcón L.F., and Molenaar K.. ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering Vol 37 No 4 2021, pp. 04021027
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Challenges in Engineering Estimates for Best-Value Design-Build Highway Projects
Gaikwad Suraj V., Calahorra-Jimenez, M., Molenaar K., Torres-Machi, C.. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management Vol 147 No 7 2021, pp 04021065, Editor’s Choice paper
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Structured approach for best-value evaluation criteria: US Design-Build Highway procurement
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Molenaar K, Torres-Machi C., Chamorro A, and Alarcón L.F.. ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering Vol 36 No 6, 2020
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Improving cost performance in Design-Bid-Build projects by mapping the reasons for cost overruns into the project phases
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Alarcón L.F, Torres-Machi C., Chamorro A, and Molenaar K.. Journal of Construction Vol. 19 No 2 2020, pp. 334-345
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A new approach for integrating environmental, social, and economic factors to evaluate asphalt mixture with and without waste tires
Arroyo, P., Herrera, R., Salazar, L., Giménez, Z., Martínez, J.,Calahorra, M.. Journal Construction Engineering Vol 33 No 3 2018, pp. 301-313
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A Decision-Making Framework to Implement Performance-Based Maintenance Contracting in Transportation Agencies
Ronald Shrestha, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez. 2026 Construction Research Congresss
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A Public Agency Perspective on the Implementation of Alternative Project Delivery Methods: Caltrans Case Study
Ronald Shrestha, Chaimae Nacir, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez, Ghada M. Gad. 2026 Construction Research Congress
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Evaluating Skilled Labor Shortage Impacts on Construction Cost and Schedule: A Case Study of the California High-Speed Rail Project
Saiteja Vattikuti, Yupeng Luo, Manideep Tummalapudi, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez. 2026 Associated Schools of Construction 62nd Annual International Conference
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Is best-value procurement leading to a low-bid selection? The case of design-build highway projects in the US
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Garcia-Melero G (2024). Construction Research Congress 2024, Poster session, Des Moines, Iowa, 20-23 March, 2024
Engaging Industry in the Classroom to Enhance Teaching of Heavy Civil Construction
Calahorra-Jimenez M.. 1st Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Conference Pomona, California, September 12-13, 2022
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Exploring Long-Term Performance in Design-Build Best-Value Evaluation Criteria
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Poore T.. International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management ICCEPM 2022 Las Vegas, Nevada, June 20-24, 2022
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Best-value in Design-Build Highway Projects: Technical Scoring Trends and Award Algorithms
Calahorra-Jimenez M.. Construction Research Congress 2022 Arlington, Virginia, March 9-12, 2022
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Análisis de ciclo de vida de mezcla asfáltica con/sin caucho: estudio de caso
Calahorra M., Giménez Z., Herrera R., Martínez J., Salazar L.. Proceedings of the VII Elagec Bogotá, Colombia, November 15-18, 2016
Competencias que debe poseer un director de proyecto y como desarrollarlas
Herrera R., Calahorra M.. Congreso Internacional de Gestión de Proyectos PMI. XII Versión del Tour Cono Sur Chile Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 9, 2016
Alternative Project Delivery Methods’ Enabling Legislation Trends for California Transportation Agencies
Leothacue-Liauburindr A.B., Nacir C., Shrestha R., Gad G., Calahorra-Jimenez M. 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
Toward BIM for Infrastructure Implementation in State Departments of Transportation: Mapping of Practices and Lessons Learned
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Shehab, T., Blampied N., Nasr E. 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
Sexual Crimes and Harassment on Public Transportation in Chile: A Gender Approach
Valencia-Vásquez, A., García-Melero G., Calahorra-Jimenez M. 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
Females in Design and Construction of Transportation project. An exploration of attraction and retention factors.”
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Garcia-Melero G., Yu F (2024). 7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation, Irvine, California, USA, September 9-11, 2024. Organized by Transportation Research Board (TRB).
Sexual Crimes and Harassment on Public Transportation in Chile: How Safe Are We?
Valencia-Vásquez, A., Garcia-Melero G., Calahorra-Jimenez M. (2024). 7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation, Irvine, California, USA, September 9-11, 2024. Organized by Transportation Research Board (TRB).
Best-Value Weighted Criteria Award Algorithms: Does the Number of Non-Cost Criteria in the Equation Matter?
Calahorra-Jimenez M., García-Melero G. (2024). Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. Poster Session Project Delivery Methods Washington D.C., January 7-11, 2024
Alignment between Project goals and evaluation criteria in best-value procurement
Calahorra M., Torres-Machi C., Molenaar Keith R., Chamorro A., Alarcon L.F.. Transportation Research Board (Poster) Washington, D.C., January 12-16, 2020
Information Exchange in the procurement process of Design-Build Transportation projects: digging into the What, the When, the Who and the How
Calahorra M., Torres-Machi C., Molenaar Keith R.. Transportation Research Board (Poster) Washington, D.C., January 12-16, 2020

