Molenaar, K R and Songer, A D (1998) Model for public sector design-build project selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(6), pp. 467-479. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Public sector owners are rapidly identifying new construction procurement methods. Changing procurement laws and documented project success are encouraging owners to attempt the design-build method of project procurement. Design-build is a radical departure from the traditional design-bid-build method. This paper reports on the analysis of 122 case studies and the resulting automated tool for public sector design-build project selection. Prediction models are developed for five performance criteria that correlate specific project characteristics to success. Performance criteria and associated models include budget variance, schedule variance, conformance to expectations, administrative burden, and overall user satisfaction. Project characteristics are categorized as project, owner, market, and relationship variables. Statistically significant correlations with success include scope definition, schedule definition, budget definition, project complexity, agency experience, agency staffing, owner design input, design-build market, design-builder prequalification, and method of selection.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | project procurement, prediction model, performance criteria, project complexity, project selection, design-bid-build, user satisfaction, variance, case study, project success, construction procurement, design-builder, agency, public sector, owner |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, performance measurement, prediction and forecasting, organizational theory, administrative law, sociology, value management, project management theory and practice, practitioner, data collection methods, measurement and scaling, client relations |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Legal Issues, Procurement, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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