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Arias, S (2014) Engineer manual 385 effectiveness: A study of predictive analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Bradford, C W (2017) The impact of the systematic incorporation of tolerances on gypsum board installation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Bruce, R D (2008) A study of craft worker length of employment at select Missouri construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Burns, T M (2007) The effect of selected request for information variables on steel fabrication outcomes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Chukwu, I (2018) Sustainability in the Nigerian construction industry: The feasibility of adopting green building rating system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Dorward, D R (2006) The effect of selected output modifications on facilitating the assessment of PDM schedules, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Fee, S T (2005) Sustainable construction practices: Contractors' perceptions of awareness and participation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Graham, G (2016) Factors influencing and risk associated with the use of drones by specialty construction companies in the United States of America, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Gravitt, D D (2004) The development and validation of a bar code based residential construction quality inspection procedure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Haddad, B (2007) Risk management in the contractual language in the construction industry: The effect of exculpatory clauses on contractor bid price, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Kamm, J D (2017) A study of technological change in the construction industry through understanding the importance of innovation, risk and stakeholder alignment in construction lending, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Mutai, A (2009) Factors influencing the use of building information modeling (BIM) within leading construction firms in the United States of America, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Ohrn, G (2009) The influence of job-order-contracting as a construction project delivery method on owner satisfaction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: construction project; project delivery; owner
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  • URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/304902882
  • Abstract:
    Large public and private facility owners are in constant need of small and routine construction projects. In the past, these facility owners have hired and maintained their own facility departments to do some of this work, but when projects become too large or too complex it becomes more cost effective to use an outside contractor. In addition, when facility owners take on these types of projects with their own staff, routine maintenance and other job duties must take a back seat. To deal with this problem, many facility owners are discovering the value of a project delivery method developed by the U. S. Army in the 1980s specifically designed to deal with these types of projects. While job-order-contracting has been around since the 1980s, there has been very little research into the issues of who is using this project delivery method and what their perceptions are with respect to the issues that affect owner satisfaction. This research found that owners using job-order-contracting are generally very satisfied with the results being produced, especially when compared to the traditional design-bid-build project delivery method. Owners generally cite the ability of this project delivery method to meet the owner's need for timely project delivery as the primary reason for selecting this method.

Okere, G O (2012) An investigative study of contract administration practices of general contractors on federal and state DOT projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Onsarigo, L M (2016) Cost comparison of horizontal auger boring and open-cut construction methods for culvert installations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Patton, J R (2013) Task diminishment: Construction value loss due to sub-optimal task execution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Rich, F A (2020) Managing the wear of heavy construction equipment steel track undercarriage by soil sand content, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.

Sauer, A D (2013) Sustainable building codes: How the perceptions of building code officials influence their intent to adopt the international green construction code, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.