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Adamtey, S A (2022) An Empirical Study to Assist Owners in Selecting the Right Procurement Method for Design-Build Projects. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(01), 67–84.

Ariyachandra, M, Jayasena, H and Perera, B (2022) Competencies Expected from an Information Manager Working in BIM Based Projects. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(01), 49–66.

Hadiwattege, C, Senaratne, S, Sandanayake, Y and Fernando, N (2022) Merging Academic Research and Industry Requirements for Innovative Construction Management Practices in Sri Lanka: A Study on Critical Success Factors. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(01), 32–48.

Lines, B C, Kakarapalli, R and Nguyen, P H (2022) Does Best Value Procurement Cost More than Low-Bid? A Total Project Cost Perspective. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(01), 85–100.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Best-Value procurement; Total BV cost; BV Premium; design-bid-build delivery method;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2020.1777489
  • Abstract:
    Although construction owners have long utilized Best-Value (BV) procurement within alternative delivery, they have historically been less willing to do so when selecting contractor teams in traditional Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B). In D-B-B, the availability of 100% complete construction documents implies that the lowest bidder should be selected. As conventional wisdom suggests, why select a more expensive contractor only to receive an equivalent scope of work in return? In response to this question, this study investigated the full cost implications to owners who utilized BV procurement within 118 D-B-B projects. Because BV involves potentially selecting a contractor whose bid is more expensive than the lowest bidder, an attempt was made to measure the cost of the selected contractor relative to the low bid alternative. Results indicated that while BV-procured contractors do come at a premium on average, they still provide lower bids than the market rate. Further, employing BV-procured contractors can be beneficial to owners in terms of project cost and schedule performance. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by developing two new metrics–the BV Premium and Total BV Cost–to quantitatively measure the project cost implications for owners who employ BV procurement to buy construction services within D-B-B.

Porter, D and Glick, S (2022) Spatial Visualization in Construction Management Education: A Review and Validation of the Literature Using Professionals and Related Practitioners. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(01), 17–31.

Wagner, H E and Kulwiec, A (2022) Expanding Pre-apprenticeship Training Programs as a Model to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Building Construction Tradeswomen. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(01), 3–16.