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Bossink, B A G and Brouwers, H J H (1996) Construction Waste: Quantification and Source Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 55–60.

Dias, A and Ioannou, P G (1996) Company and Project Evaluation Model for Privately Promoted Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 71–82.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1996)122:1(71)
  • Abstract:
    The decline in government funds and the increased demand on public agencies for the construction of new (or the rehabilitation of existing) infrastructure projects has led to the growth of alternative forms of project development, such as BOT and BOO. The Desirability Model, presented in this paper, is a multiattribute evaluation model that provides a logical, reliable, and consistent procedure for assessing the capability of a private-sector company to become a promoter for a given project and the attractiveness of an infrastructure project to be actively promoted by a given company. The proposed model was developed with the assistance of 14 experts from around the world. It produces two indices (one for company competencies and one for project attractiveness) that depend on the actual performance levels of a total of 23 company and project attributes. The model has been validated by comparing these indices to the experts' holistic evaluations of 19 company and project profiles. Example applications of the model include the evaluation of the Eurotunnel and an illustration of how sensitivity analysis can identify strategies for project improvement.

Dozzi, P, Hartman, F, Tidsbury, N and Ashrafi, R (1996) More-Stable Owner-Contractor Relationships. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 30–35.

Fisher, D J and Rajan, N (1996) Automated Constructibility Analysis of Work-Zone Traffic-Control Planning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 36–43.

Handa, V K (1996) Construction Engineers Driving into the 21st Century . Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 1–6.

Hinze, J and Bren, K (1996) Identifying OSHA Paragraphs of Particular Interest. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 98–100.

Huang, X, Bernd, D and Bernold, L E (1996) Innovative Technology Development for Safe Excavation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 91–96.

Jaselskis, E J, Anderson, S D and Russell, J S (1996) Strategies for Achieving Excellence in Construction Safety Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 61–70.

Kartam, N A (1996) Making Effective Use of Construction Lessons Learned in Project Life Cycle. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 14–21.

Krizek, R J, Lo, W and Hadavi, A (1996) Lessons Learned from Multiphase Reconstruction Project. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 44–54.

Li, S (1996) New Approach for Optimization of Overall Construction Schedule. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 7–13.

Navon, R (1996) Company-Level Cash-Flow Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 22–29.

Rowings, J E, Federle, M O and Birkland, S A (1996) Characteristics of the Craft Workforce. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 83–90.