A survey of current cost estimating practices in the UK

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-172

  Akintoye, Akintola ^a   Fitzgerald, Eamon ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Cost estimate; Estimating techniques; Performance appraisal; Tendering

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CONTRACTORS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EVALUATION; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; ESTIMATING TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; TENDERING;

COST ESTIMATING;

EID: 3242690152     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461900370799     Document Type: Article

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