Risk and price in the bidding process of contractors

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 248-258

  Laryea, Samuel ^a   Hughes, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bidding; Bids; Construction industry; Contractors; Participant observation; Pricing; Risk apportionment; Risk management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

BIDDING; BIDS; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRICING; RISK APPORTIONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COSTS;

EID: 79955433610     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000293     Document Type: Article

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