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This workshop discussed the challenges faced in developing performance regimes: in particular, the way in which public transport authorities secure the performance of their operator(s). Earlier Thredbo workshops focused mostly on setting and measuring performance standards and incentivizing...
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The UK's NJCC Code of Procedure for Single Stage Selective Tendering (now withdrawn) and its successor, the CIB's Code … regard to regulation of the tendering process. It is argued that a new 'Tendering Code' should be produced in the style and … decisions of the courts. The nature of this tendering contract is explained as a means of regulating the tendering process …
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This study addresses the process of risk identification at the tendering and estimating stage, which is the first stage … and evaluate the process of risk identification at the tendering and estimating stage for construction contractors in the …
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Two-envelope fee bidding is used frequently in allocating commissions to willing consultants such as architects, engineers and surveyors. Consultant fees and technical scores are normally aggregated to form a total score. The consultant obtaining the highest total score is usually awarded the...
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. Collusive tendering is one of the moral choices facing decision-makers in the construction industry. This paper describes an … empirical investigation of the attitudes and behavioural intent towards collusive tendering of key individuals in the tendering … there is a minority of decision-makers that admit they would consider participating in some form of collusive tendering …
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Consultants, in competing for work through two-envelope fee tendering, have been urged to consider variability … is awarded the contract. Fee and technical score variability arising from different client fee tendering competitions is … analysed in this paper, and a method proposed for determining whether a particular client's two-envelope fee tendering …
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The main issues in the philosophical foundations of ethics and tendering ethics are outlined, and an introduction is … provided to the Australian codes of tendering practice. A questionnaire survey is then described which sought to ascertain the … extent to which ethical behaviour in tendering is supported and practiced in Australia. The results of the survey indicate …
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Although extensive research has been undertaken on factors influencing the decision to tender and mark-up and tender price determination for construction projects, very little of this research contains information appropriate to the factors involved in costing construction projects. The object...
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Subcontractors handle a major portion—about 85%—of all construction projects in the building industry. The ability of the main contractor and consultants to deliver the project within time, quality and cost targets depends largely on the performance of the subcontractors. Selection of...
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According to the rules of the current Government Procurement Law in Taiwan, the most advantageous tender is often determined based on the sum of ranks among all tenders. This method is criticized, however, for its violating the basic propositions of the measurement theory, being easily biased by...
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