Tendering procedures, contractual arrangements and Latham: The contractors' view

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 97-115

  Holt, Gary D ^a   Olomolaiye, Paul O ^a   Harris, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractor opinion; Contractor selection; Contracts; Latham; Procurement; Tendering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001885315     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021025     Document Type: Review

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