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Basha, I M and Gab‐Allah, A A (1991) Value Engineering in Egyptian Bridge Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 393–401.

Committee on Construction Equipment and Techniques (1991) Trenchless Excavation Construction Methods: Classification and Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 521–36.

Duerr, D (1991) Transportation of Shippingport Reactor Pressure Vessel. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 551–64.

Fisher, D J and O'Connor, J T (1991) Constructability for Piping Automation: Field Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 468–85.

Fondahl, J W (1991) The Development of the Construction Engineer: Past Progress and Future Problems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 380–92.

Hinze, J and Appelgate, L L (1991) Costs of Construction Injuries. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 537–50.

Kelley, M N (1991) Ft. Drum Estimating and Bidding from Contractor's Point of View. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 565–71.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Contractors; Bids; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Contracts;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1991)117:3(565)
  • Abstract:
    The Ft. Drum Project was a high‐risk, large (over $500,000,000) project which the U.S. Corps of Engineers bid on a request‐for‐proposal (RFP) basis rather than the more conventional closed, competitive bid basis. This paper reviews how contractors view such high‐risk projects and how they evaluate and pick joint‐venture partners. It then reviews the RFP method of construction contracting, listing its advantages and disadvantages from the contractor's point of view. From the contractor's point of view, it finds a general lack of advantages to this type of contracting and at least four major disadvantages. It discusses the situation where the owner's budget is significantly overrun and he wants to “improve the project cost” by the use of contractor‐solicited “value engineering” advice. The stated Corps' objective with RFP's is better prices and less claims, but the writer doubts that this will occur. The writer concludes by wondering if the award of a contract to other than the low bidder does not leave the Corps in the position of just prepaying its claims.

Rasdorf, W J and Abudayyeh, O Y (1991) Cost‐ and Schedule‐Control Integration: Issues and Needs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 486–502.

Schubert, F N (1991) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Afghanistan's Highways 1960–1967. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 445–59.

Seibert, J E and Evans, G W (1991) Time‐Constrained Resource Leveling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 503–20.

Thomas, H R (1991) Labor Productivity and Work Sampling: The Bottom Line. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 423–44.

Warszawski, A and Navon, R (1991) Robot for Interior‐Finishing Works. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 402–22.

Williams, T P (1991) Hypertext Data Base Applications in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 460–7.