Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the intense research activity with regard to the project inception stage. The need to establish the project parameters and performance requirements is crucial to the success of any construction project. Many organizations have been developing...

Purpose – This article aims to provide details of the process involved in preparing a comprehensive maintenance audit of school buildings and facilities in a state government education department.Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents the framework and logistics of the survey or...

Internationally, Public and Private Partnerships (PPPs) are being used across a wide variety of economic and social infrastructure projects in more than 85 countries. PPPs are a procurement methodology that brings a rigorous risk-weighted approach to major projects using a competitive bid...