Achieving best value in private finance initiative project procurement

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-470

  Akintoye, Akintola ^a   Hardcastle, Cliff ^a   Beck, Matthias ^a   Chinyio, Ezekiel ^b   Asenova, Darinka ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best value; Facilities management; Financial institution; Procurement; Qualitative research; Risk allocation; Risk management; Value for money

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE (PFI) PROJECTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

FINANCIAL PROVISION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042123826     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000087285     Document Type: Article

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