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Relationship quality in construction projects: A subcontractor perspective of principal contractor relationships

, 2021
One of the defining characteristics of the construction industry is its subcontracting model of project organisation. Surprisingly, despite the criticality of the subcontractor/principal contractor relationship to successful project outcomes, research ...
Loosemore Martin, L. Benson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

To be green or not to be: How environmental regulations shape contractor greenwashing behaviors in construction projects

Sustainable cities and society, 2020
Construction activities are notorious for their negative environmental impacts. To obtain environmental legitimacy, some construction contractors tend to adopt greenwashing behaviors (GWBs).
Qing-hua He, Zi-Lun Wang, Ge Wang, Jian Zuo, Guangdong Wu, Bingsheng Liu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contractor selection: a review of qualification and pre-qualification systems

International Journal of Construction Management, 2021
The impact of contractor selection on construction project success has led to numerous studies on contractor selection. However, an up-to-date systematic review of contractor selection trend is still lacking.
V. Acheamfour, T. Adjei-Kumi, E. Kissi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Competition and Federal Contractor Performance

Journal of public administration research and theory, 2020
Contracts are increasingly used in government as a way to insert competition into public agencies and policy implementation. Competition among contractors is theorized to drive down costs, encourage innovation, and boost accountability.
Benjamin M. Brunjes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contractor Safety: Matching Owners and Contractors

Proceedings of SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference, 1991
ABSTRACT The recent trend in the United States and Shell Oil Company E&P has been to increase use of contractors to do specialized work. Many companies now use contractors almost exclusively for operations such as drilling, well workovers, construction, and many speciality and routine maintenance tasks.
M. L. Blanton, E. W. Montgomery
openaire   +1 more source

Contractor prequalification for green buildings—evidence from Turkey

, 2020
Competent contractors are one of the critical stakeholders to achieve targeted sustainability objectives in green building (GB) projects. Prior to contractor selection, prequalification is an important step, which requires contractors with certain ...
A. Gurgun, K. Koc
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Challenges and opportunities in adopting early contractor involvement (ECI): client’s perception

Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2020
The emerging project delivery methods increasingly encourage collaboration between the client, designer and contractor to develop longer-term relationship between project parties.
F. Rahmani
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How mediated power affects opportunism in owner–contractor relationships: The role of risk perceptions

International Journal of Project Management, 2017
Lianying Zhang
exaly   +2 more sources

Assessment and evaluation of contractor data against client goals using PERT approach [PDF]

Construction Management and Economics, 1997
A methodology for assessing and evaluating contractor data for the purpose of prequalification and bid evaluation is presented. The PERT approach is used to develop a linear model for the assessment of contractor data.
Martin Skitmore
exaly   +2 more sources

Decision making framework for tender evaluation and contractor selection in public organizations with risk considerations

, 2019
Selecting the best construction contractor plays a critical role in the success of any construction project. Moreover, in the public sector, the traditional lowest bid method is still broadly used and contracts are often awarded based on the lowest price.
Ali Cheaitou, R. Larbi, Bashayer Al Housani   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source