Dr. Calahorra-Jimenez aims to improve the management of public infrastructure projects by researching on:
- Alternative project delivery systems such as Design-Build, Progressive-Design Build, and Alliances/Integrated project delivery.
- Procurement methods such as Best-Value
- Performance-Based Contracts
- Digital project development & Delivery, including BIM and virtual/augmented reality.
Contributions
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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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
In preparation: “Is a performance-based contract a good option for my project? A structured approach to guide decision-makers”
Poythress R., Shrestha R, Calahorra-Jimenez M. Target Journal: ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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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
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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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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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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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
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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