Al-Hammad, A M; Assaf, S and Al-Hazmi, T (1996) Assessment of the types of public building maintenance contracts in Saudi Arabia. Building Research & Information, 24(6), pp. 358-362. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Detailed investigation of randomly selected maintenance contracts for government agencies and accepted definitions of the five major types. The study revealed that Fixed Price, Cost Plus and Purchased Labour contracts are the top three maintenance contracts adopted whilst Unit Price, Cost Plus A Percentage Fee contracts are alternatives used in the Kingdom. Some other types of maintenance contract were thought to be inappropriate by ministry departments.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | assessment; building maintenance contracts; Saudi Arabia |
| Index terms: | investigation, building maintenance, public building, government agency, cost-plus, Saudi Arabia, maintenance contract |
| Subjects: | administrative law, construction type, maintenance engineering, data collection methods, Geography, contractual arrangements |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Legal Issues, Procurement, Construction Technology, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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