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De Place Hansen, E J and Larsen, J N (2011) Employment and winter construction: a comparative analysis of Denmark and western European countries with a similar climate. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 875–90.

Espinoza, R D (2011) Contingency estimating using option pricing theory: closing the gap between theory and practice. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 913–27.

Griffith, A (2011) Delivering best value in the small works portfolio of public sector organizations when using preferred contractors. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 891–900.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: client; partnering; procurement; small works; strategic management
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  • URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01446193.2011.617377
  • Abstract:
    The use of preferred contractors through a partnering arrangement is a prominent method of relationship-based procurement. The approach is frequently applied to managing the small works portfolio of public authorities. While the apparent benefits to client organizations of employing preferred contractors are widely known, questions surrounding the timeliness, duration, risk, disruption, quality and cost of works in the public sector are often rightly asked. The process and practices involved in small works procurement and management are crucial to the successful management of a public authority's portfolio and they are examined in this research with the support of three case studies. The findings highlight that: the characteristics of small works, which are of fundamental influence on their effective undertaking, are often misunderstood; the criteria describing successful small works are not well recognized; small works are sometimes inappropriately planned and undertaken inefficiently; and the worksite environment and local inhabitants are largely ignored when works are carried out. To improve the procurement and management of individual small works and the wider small works portfolio there must be better oversight practices during procurement and throughout works administration by public authorities and their contracted partners coupled with more effective management and onsite supervision by contractors.

Jha, K N and Chockalingam, C T (2011) Prediction of schedule performance of Indian construction projects using an artificial neural network. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 901–11.

Jiang, H and Liu, C (2011) Forecasting construction demand: a vector error correction model with dummy variables. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 969–79.

McCabe, A, Parker, R and Brown, K (2011) Social outcomes in the construction industry: the case of the Western Australian ‘Percent for Art’ policy. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 929–41.

Styhre, A (2011) The overworked site manager: gendered ideologies in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 943-955.

Wakchaure, S S and Jha, K N (2011) Prioritization of bridges for maintenance planning using data envelopment analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 957–68.