The analysis of pre-tender building price forecasting performance: A case study

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-42

  Skitmore, Martin ^a   Drew, Derek ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Estimating; Hong Kong; Performance; Prices; Tendering

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; PERFORMANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CROSS-VALIDATION ANALYSIS; EX-POST ERRORS; PRICES; TENDERING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 3242724812     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980310466532     Document Type: Article

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