Contractual management in PPP projects: Evaluation of legal versus relational contracting for service delivery

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-93

  Edkins, Andrew J ^a   Smyth, Hedley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Claims; Contract management; Legal factors; Life cycle costs; Litigation; Operating costs; Project management; Public services

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

CLAIMS; CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; LEGAL FACTORS; LIFE CYCLE COSTS; LITIGATION; OPERATING COSTS; PUBLIC SERVICES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646583787     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2006)132:1(82)     Document Type: Article

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