Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 4 Issue 2

Distinctive winning elements in BOT tender

ROBERT L.K. TIONG, JAHIDUL ALUM

The Build‐Operate‐Transfer (BOT) model of development of privatized infrastructure projects is implemented through the award of a concession to a private sector consortium which…

Conflicts, claims and disputes in construction

MOHAN M. KUMARASWAMY

It is necessary and useful to differentiate destructive from constructive conflict and avoidable from necessary claims; and also to minimize disputes arising from unresolved…

Recurring themes in value management practice

S.J. SIMISTER, S.D. GREEN

This paper reports on a survey of 17 value management exercises recently carried out within the UK construction industry. Twelve leading value management practitioners were asked…

Decision making in urban regeneration plans

PATRIZIA LOMBARDI

Decision making at local planning level is usually concerned with evaluation of alternatives and selection of a preferred action. This can be improved with the use of…

Latham as half‐way house: a relational competence approach to better practice in construction procurement

ANDREW COX, MIKE TOWNSEND

This paper is based on research being undertaken by the Centre for Strategic Procurement Management (funded by BAA) considering best practice in construction procurement. The…