Analysis of pre-qualification criteria in contractor selection and their impacts on project success

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1245-1263

  Doloi, Hemanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contractor selection; Factor analysis; Pre qualification; Project performance; Regression modelling

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTOR SELECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PRE-QUALIFICATION; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION MODELLING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; LINEAR REGRESSION; PLANNING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBCONTRACTING;

EID: 77449117316     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903394541     Document Type: Article

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