The use of time and cost utility for construction contract award under European Union Legislation

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 452-463

  Lambropoulos, Sergios ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Construction; Contractor selection; Time cost bidding; Utility theory

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC WORKS;

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT; CONSTRUCTION COST; CONTRACTOR SELECTION; TIME-COST BIDDING; UTILITY THEORY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; COSTS; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC WORKS;

CONSTRUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748887245     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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