Critical determinants of construction tendering costs: Quantity surveyors' standpoint

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 538-545

  Elhag, Taha M S ^a   Boussabaine, A H ^b   Ballal, T M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concordance analysis; Construction projects; Cost influencing factors; Pre tender cost estimates; Severity index

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONCORDANCE ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST INFLUENCING FACTORS; PRE-TENDER COST ESTIMATES; SEVERITY INDEX;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; COST;

EID: 27744519003     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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