Abstract: This article investigates the factors and corresponding subfactors affecting the length of the concession period for a build-operate-transfer (BOT) tunnel project. It includes five steps, namely, identifying the influential ...

Abstract: Conceptual cost models do not provide details of materials, equipment, or personnel that make up construction cost. Therefore, obtaining project details for early resource planning and cost control is difficult. A feasible ...

Abstract: Contractor prequalification is basically a nonlinear two-group classification problem. A robust contractor prequalification decision model should include the ability of handling both quantitative and qualitative data. ...

Abstract: An optimal construction site layout planning (CSLP) is vital for project management. It can reduce the transportation flows and thus the costs of a project. Genetic algorithm (GA) is the most used algorithm to solve site ...

Abstract: Selecting a procurement strategy for construction projects is inherently subjective. The decision is often intuitively based on the previous experience and knowledge of the decision maker. An objective-subjective procurement ...