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Al-Mhdawi, M K S (2022) Risk management of construction projects under extreme conditions: a case study of Iraq, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Al-Sasi, B O (2007) A lean approach to capacity management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Alfadhli, A (2013) Does the alternative dispute resolution have a role to play in the construction industry in the State of Kuwait?: look into the most appropriate methodology that may be taken in Kuwait in comparison with what are available in the English legal system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School , University of Southampton.
Almeile, A M (2021) The role of political and economic stability on the success of public-private partnership (PPP) construction projects from a project management perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Baker, T O (2021) An investigation into pricing anomalies and the influence of information processing constraints on forecasts derived from sports betting markets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Bakhoum, E S H (2011) A decision support system for evaluation and selection of structural materials on a sustainability basis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, University of Southampton.
Barr, D W J (2004) The department of trade and industry key performance indicators: A critical appraisal, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Brown, D C (2003) A methodology for selecting the construction team, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: co-operation; litigation; partnering; pre-qualification; tendering; client; consultant; contractor; analytical hierarchy process
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288467
- Abstract:
Achieving partnering in the public sector is difficult since most projects are one-offs and hence there can be no long term commitment, the option of providing incentives such as pain-gain sharing to contractors and consultants is not possible and contracts need to be awarded by competitive tendering. In a study of a project at Hurst Spit in Hampshire a partnering way of working was achieved with no partnering agreements, no long term commitments and no incentives. It is proposed that a partnering way of working can be achieved using competitive tendering if a pre-qualification methodology can be developed which will eliminate parties that have not embraced a culture of co-operation. This thesis describes a methodology that eliminates those companies that attempt to succeed in the pre-qualification stage by second guessing what the client wishes to hear and hence disguising the fact that the culture for co-operative working is not present and prefer to use litigation rather than co-operation. The solution to the problem required a methodology that is specific to project and client, and able to identify and eliminate companies having a culture inappropriate to co-operative working. Initial trials of the methodology were undertaken with Gosport Borough Council to select consultants and contractors for the construction of a £2m bridge as part of the Millennium scheme for the regeneration of Portsmouth Harbour. The approach was to allow the client to identify all the success criteria that were important to the project. The client was then required to prioritise these criteria using analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Consultants and contractors were then asked to prioritise these same criteria and explain how they would deliver the project on these criteria. In addition, the consultants and contractors were required to work together to value engineer the design prior to any construction works. This research focuses on the development of a consultants and contractors selection process which will enable co-operative working between all participants and permit early contractor involvement. The results of the trials were highly successful and the methodology described in this thesis is now being widely adopted.
Buckingham, H (2010) Accommodating change? An investigation of the impacts of government contracting processes on third sector providers of homelessness services in South East England, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Social Sciences , University of Southampton.
Curtis, B (1994) Roles, responsibilities and risks in management contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Day, K D (1989) The administration of the 'botched' FIDIC contract: the problems arising out of the administration of a wrongly 'slanted' contract for turnkey projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Fernandes, A G G (2014) Improving and embedding project management practice in organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Gul, S (2012) The role of conflict & negotiation in the complexity of projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Jang, S G (2011) A concessionaire selection decision model: development and application for the PPP project procurement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management , University of Southampton.
Jones, B K (1998) A model for collaborative engineering the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Ludlow, J E (1976) Assessment and prediction of noise from construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Moustafa, I M M (2001) A decision support system for the selection of the optimum contractor, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Park, J (2011) Best-value in Korean public building construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management , University of Southampton.
Rempelos, G (2023) A whole life carbon model for railway track system interventions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Riley, M J (2001) Re-engineering the construction procurement process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.