An overview of construction procurement methods in Australia

Rahmani, F; Maqsood, T and Khalfan, M (2017) An overview of construction procurement methods in Australia. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(4), pp. 593-609. ISSN 0969-9988

Abstract

This paper reviews the use of various construction procurement systems in Australia suggesting that relationship-based procurement systems benefit all construction project participants but are unproved by many decision makers for public projects.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Australia; construction procurement; literature review; value for money; historical development; relationship-based procurement
Index terms: literature review, value-for-money, public project, construction project, relationship-based procurement, Australia, historical development, construction procurement
Subjects: Geography, production management, infrastructure engineering, evaluation, contractual arrangements, data analysis and analytics, architectural and construction history
Topics: Engineering Principles, Project Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Procurement, Value Management
Descriptive scope: 4 PCTA

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