Small to medium contractor contingency and assumption of risk

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-108

  Smith, Gary R ^a   Bohn, Caryn M ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b M A Mortenson Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENGINEERS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; SURVEYS;

CONTRACTOR CONTINGENCY; SMALLER CONSTRUCTION FIRMS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0033099726     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1999)125:2(101)     Document Type: Article

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