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Bashford, H H, Walsh, K D and Sawhney, A (2005) Production System Loading–Cycle Time Relationship in Residential Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 15–22.

Chen, Z, Li, H and Wong, C T C (2005) {[}EnvironalPlanning{]}: Analytic Network Process Model for Environmentally Conscious Construction Planning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 92–101.

Chester, M and Hendrickson, C (2005) Cost Impacts, Scheduling Impacts, and the Claims Process during Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 102–7.

Dzeng, R J, Tserng, H P and Wang, W C (2005) Automating Schedule Review for Expressway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 127–36.

Elazouni, A M, Ali, A E and Abdel-Razek, R H (2005) Estimating the Acceptability of New Formwork Systems Using Neural Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 33–41.

Horman, M J and Kenley, R (2005) Quantifying Levels of Wasted Time in Construction with Meta-Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 52–61.

Kaiser, M J, Pulsipher, A G and Byrd, R C (2005) Cost of Abrasive Cutting in Decommissioning Operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 137–48.

Kaiser, M J, Pulsipher, A G and Martin, J (2005) Cost of Site Clearance and Verification Operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 117–26.

Oliveros, A V O and Fayek, A R (2005) Fuzzy Logic Approach for Activity Delay Analysis and Schedule Updating. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 42–51.

Singh, D and Tiong, R L K (2005) A Fuzzy Decision Framework for Contractor Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 62–70.

Tatum, C B (2005) Building Better: Technical Support for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 23–32.

Yiu, C Y, Ho, H K, Lo, S M and Hu, B Q (2005) Performance Evaluation for Cost Estimators by Reliability Interval Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 108–16.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Cost control; Performance evaluation; Consulting services; Consultants; Construction industry;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:1(108)
  • Abstract:
    Most consultant selection models stress the importance of past performance. However, there are so far very few studies on evaluating consultant’s performance. It hampers the whole process of the selection model. This paper tries to establish a systematic approach in developing a consultant’s performance evaluation model for the evaluation of the performance of cost estimators in the construction industry of Hong Kong. Nominal group technique is adopted in identifying the decision criteria for the evaluation, and a reliability interval method (RIM) is developed to assess the importance weighting of each criterion. The RIM allows statistical analysis and fuzzy assessment of the weight. The results report the weights of each decision criterion and its subcriterion in evaluating cost estimator’s performance. Interestingly, the results show that traditional functions of cost estimator are the least treasured from the clients. Proactive and professional advice is considered to be much more important. The study is highly relevant to industry practitioners in assessing performance of costs estimators, as well as to researchers in further developing the consultant selection model.

Zhang, X (2005) Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 3–14.

Zhang, X (2005) Paving the Way for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 71–80.

Zheng, D X M, Ng, S T and Kumaraswamy, M M (2005) Applying Pareto Ranking and Niche Formation to Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Time–Cost Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 81–91.