Causes of variation orders in construction projects in the Gaza Strip

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 540-551

  Enshassi, Adnan ^a   Arain, Faisal ^b   Al Raee, Sadi ^c  

^a IUG   (Palestine)

^b Southern Alberta Institute of Technology   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Health   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Construction; Consultant; Contractors; Owner; Variation orders

Indexed keywords

BUILDING PROFESSIONALS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSULTANT; CONTRACT DOCUMENT; COST OVERRUNS; FINANCIAL PROBLEMS; GAZA STRIP; INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOCAL MARKETS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; OWNER; PROACTIVE MEASURES; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUALITY DEFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SPARE PARTS; VARIATION ORDERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; SURVEYS;

PLASTICS MOLDING;

EID: 78651402171     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2010.60     Document Type: Article

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