The development of a new cost-risk estimating process for transportation infrastructure projects

Civil Engineering Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-75

  Reilly, John ^a   McBride, Michael ^b   Sangrey, Dwight ^c   MacDonald, Douglas ^a   Brown, Jennifer ^a,d  

^a Amer Underground Constr Assoc ^*  (United States)

^b MWRA Department of Engineering

^c Seattle Office of Golder Associates   (United States)

^d Transp for the State of Washington ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATION; COST OVERRUNS; FUNDING; PROFITABILITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 9144258565     PISSN: 08869685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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