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Baker, S, Ponniah, D and Smith, S (1999) Risk response techniques employed currently for major projects. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 205-13.

Baldwin, A N, Austin, S A, Hassan, T M and Thorpe, A (1999) Modelling information flow during the conceptual and schematic stages of building design. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 155-67.

Chan, A P C (1999) Modelling building durations in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 189-96.

Goh, B-H (1999) An evaluation of the accuracy of the multiple regression approach in forecasting sectoral construction demand in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 231-41.

Green, S D (1999) The missing arguments of lean construction. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 133--7.

Gyi, D E, Gibb, A G F and Haslam, R A (1999) The quality of accident and health data in the construction industry: interviews with senior managers. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 197-204.

Li, H and Love, P E D (1999) Combining rule-based expert systems and artificial neural networks for mark-up estimation. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 169-76.

Loosemore, M (1999) Bargaining tactics in construction disputes. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 177-88.

Proverbs, D G, Holt, G D and Olomolaiye, P O (1999) European construction contractors: a productivity appraisal of in situ concrete operations. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 221-30.

Ray, R S, Hornibrook, J, Skitmore, M R and Zarkada-Fraser, A (1999) Ethics in tendering: a survey of Australian opinion and practice. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 139-53.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: ethics; restrictive practice; tendering
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371646
  • Abstract:

    The main issues in the philosophical foundations of ethics and tendering ethics are outlined, and an introduction is provided to the Australian codes of tendering practice. A questionnaire survey is then described which sought to ascertain the extent to which ethical behaviour in tendering is supported and practiced in Australia. The results of the survey indicate that most companies support the use of codes of tendering; defend the right of withdrawal of tenders; disapprove of bid shopping, cover pricing and union involvement in the tendering process, and support the principals’ right to know what is included in a tender as well as the self-regulation of the tendering codes. It is also shown that most companies have developed, and follow, idiosyncratic ethical guidelines that are independent of, and often contrary to, the nationally prescribed codes. The conclusions recommend a need for the development of a theoretical frame of reference that can be tested through a more detailed empirical approach to the development of future ethical prescriptions in the field.

Sozen, Z and Kucuk, M A (1999) Secondary subcontracting in the Turkish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 215-20.

Tan, W (1999) Construction cost and building height. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 129-32.