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RISKey Factors Considered in Compiling Tender Prices for China’s Public Works Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Recent decades have witnessed the evolution of tender evaluation approaches from using a sole parameter to using multiple criteria in the construction industry. The changes in the evaluation approach call for continuous ...
Coupling Effects of Economic, Industrial, and Geographical Factors on Collusive Bidding Decisions
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Collusive bidding has been a major concern for both antitrust authorities and clients because it can inflate winning prices to artificially high levels. Deciding to initiate such an illegal business competition is subject ...
A Conceptual Framework for the Inclusion of Exogenous Factors into Collusive Bidding Price Decisions
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Bid riggers often are accused of colluding and violating competition law, but there are limited instruments with which antitrust authorities can detect them. In collusive bidding, bid riggers may consider the impacts of ...
Impacts of External Environmental Factors on the Collusive Team Scale in Bidding: The Case of China
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Collusive bidding is regarded as one of the construction sector’s most socially harmful, anticompetitive, and unsustainable practices. In this scheme, bidders are accustomed to varying their collusive team scale (CTS) with ...
Promoting Public Participation in NIMBY Facilities' EIA in Urban Planning: An Evolutionary Game Model
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: As a way of empowerment, public participation has gained extensive application to address not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) issues in short-term one-off and long-term strategic urban planning. Promoting public participation in ...
Underlying Knowledge of Construction Management Consultants in China
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Developing Construction Professional Services in the International Market: SWOT Analysis of China
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction professional services (CPSs), such as architecture, engineering, and consultancy, are not only high value-added profit centers in their own right but also have a knock-on effect on other businesses, such as ...
Major Barriers to Off-Site Construction: The Developer’s Perspective in China
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Off-site construction (OSC) has been regarded as an effective means of improving construction quality and efficiency. The adoption of OSC has been slower in developing countries such as China than in developed countries, ...
Market Structure of International Construction Professional Services: Evidences from Top Design Firms
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction professional service (CPS) in the international arena has been very competitive despite that the industry is proliferating at a high rate. To excel in international business, CPS firms have the importance of ...
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures in International Construction Business: Trends and Prospects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: There is increasing sophistication in corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures by international construction companies (ICCs). Nevertheless, a systematic analysis of the trends and prospects is yet to appear. This ...