Contractors' views of the potential causes of inconsistencies between design and construction in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-83

  Arain, Faisal Manzoor ^a   Pheng, Low Sui ^a   Assaf, Sadi A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Construction management; Contractors; Project management; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SPECIFICATIONS; SURVEYS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONTRACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 30844454677     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2006)20:1(74)     Document Type: Article

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