In May 2004, Tucker Ferguson and Rich Wagman went on a trip to Canada and Europe. The PennDOT bureau director and highway contractor, respectively, didn't do much sightseeing. They spent their time learning about international-transportation projects as part of a federal government-sponsored program. They returned to the U.S. enthused about a common international practice that is just starting to become popular stateside: best value contracting.
PennDOT has used best value once, in Somerset County. It's about to award another best-value contract on a bridge project in Washington County. Instead of selecting a contractor through a low-bid process, the agency is picking one based on …
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