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Developing a system for assessing the costs associated with different procurement routes in the construction industry

Hughes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-8136, Hillebrandt, P.M., Greenwood, D.G. and Kwawu, W.E.K. (2002) Developing a system for assessing the costs associated with different procurement routes in the construction industry. In: CIB W-65 Organization and Management in Construction, 9-13 September 2002, Cincinnati, pp. 826-837.

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Abstract/Summary

In developing techniques for monitoring the costs associated with different procurement routes, the central task is disentangling the various project costs incurred by organizations taking part in construction projects. While all firms are familiar with the need to analyse their own costs, it is unusual to apply the same kind of analysis to projects. The purpose of this research is to examine the claims that new ways of working such as strategic alliancing and partnering bring positive business benefits. This requires that costs associated with marketing, estimating, pricing, negotiation of terms, monitoring of performance and enforcement of contract are collected for a cross-section of projects under differing arrangements, and from those in the supply chain from clients to consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers. Collaboration with industrial partners forms the basis for developing a research instrument, based on time sheets, which will be relevant for all those taking part in the work. The signs are that costs associated with tendering are highly variable, 1-15%, depending upon what precisely is taken into account. The research to date reveals that there are mechanisms for measuring the costs of transactions and these will generate useful data for subsequent analysis.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Organisation, People and Technology group
ID Code:4310
Uncontrolled Keywords:alliancing, partnering, procurement, tendering, transaction costs

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