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RISConstruction Bidding Markup Estimation Using a Multistage Decision Theory Approach
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Determining an optimum bid value maximizes the probability of winning a construction project while realizing proper profit. Thus, this issue has been one of the important research topics in construction-related research. ...
Administering Employers’ Payment Obligations under National and International Design–Build Standard Forms of Contract
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Understanding Extension of Time under Different Standard Design-Build Forms of Contract
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Contractual provisions related to delay and extension of time are often written in difficult language or presented in a scattered manner in construction contracts. This could lead to confusion and misunderstanding by the ...
Social Network Analysis Approach for Improved Transportation Planning
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Social network analysis (SNA) is a well-established methodology for investigating networks through the use of mathematical formulations abstracted from graph theory. It has been successfully used in social sciences to ...
Predicting Project Performance in the Construction Industry
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Regardless of the different project characteristics in the construction industry, cost and schedule overruns are always regarded as being of paramount importance in the project controls area. Numerous research efforts have ...
Guidelines for Administrating and Drafting Nonpayment Owners' Obligation Provisions under Design-Build Contracts
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The obligations of the different contracting parties are set forth in most standard forms of contract. Despite that, research has shown that poor contract administration is one of the major causes of disputes in construction ...
Guidelines for Administrating and Drafting Nonpayment Owners' Obligation Provisions under Design-Build Contracts
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The obligations of the different contracting parties are set forth in most standard forms of contract. Despite that, research has shown that poor contract administration is one of the major causes of disputes in construction ...
A Comparative Assessment of Advanced Construction Systems Incorporating Green Concrete
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Recent increases in sustainability requirements demand expeditious delivery of construction projects coupled with cost-effective and sustainable systems. In recent years, green lightweight plastic aggregate concrete (LWPAC) ...
Developing a Rating Score for Out-of-Sequence Construction
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Out-of-sequence (OOS) construction takes place when an activity or series of activities is not performed according to baseline planned logical productive sequencing. A previous expert-based study by the authors—which has ...
Studying the Relationship between Stock Prices of Publicly Traded US Construction Companies and Gross Domestic Product: Preliminary Step toward Construction–Economy Nexus
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Many scholars from multiple professional and academic disciplines have investigated the various links between the construction industry and economic output. Nevertheless, there remains a noticeable dearth of studies that ...