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Abdul-Rahman, H and Alidrisyi, M N (1994) A perspective of material management practices in a fast developing economy: the case of Malaysia. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 413-22.
Austin, S A, Baldwin, A N and Newton, A (1994) Manipulating the flow of design information to improve the programming of building design. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 445-55.
Dawood, N N (1994) Developing a production management modelling approach for precast concrete building products. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 393-412.
Kometa, S T, Olomolaiye, P O and Harris, F C (1994) Attributes of UK construction clients influencing project consultants' performance. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 433-43.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: client; consultant; professional; project performance; risk assessment
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199400000053
- Abstract:
Despite numerous efforts to understand construction clients and their priorities, evidence abounds to suggest that they are largely misunderstood and dissatisfied with the performance of their consultants and contractors. The perception of poor performance may not be attributed to the consultants alone. Perhaps the clients themselves do not possess the necessary attributes to secure a successful project performance. This paper describes a survey which sets out to establish the relative importance of the attributes of clients’ organizations which may influence project consultants’ performance using the ’relative index ranking technique’. Project consultants were surveyed using a structured questionnaire as the main research tool and this was augmented by interviews. The most important attributes are financial stability of client (creditworthiness, current liabilities and current assets), feasibility of the project (project priorities, feasibility study and site conditions), past performance of client (cost overrun, quality achieved and time overrun), project characteristics (time for completion, type of project, cost of project and objectives/subobjectives) and client’s duties (project definition/formulation, planning and design and project finance). More successful projects may result if clients cultivate some of the attributes identified in this study.
Lowe, D J and Skitmore, M R (1994) Experiential learning in cost estimating. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 423-31.
O'Brien, M J and Al-Soufi, A (1994) A survey of data communications in the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 457-65.
Ofori, G (1994) Construction industry development: role of technology transfer. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 379-92.