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Anvuur, A M, Kumaraswamy, M and Fellows, R (2012) Perceptions of status and TMO workgroup cooperation: implications for project governance. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 719-37.

Bryde, D J and Schulmeister, R (2012) Applying Lean principles to a building refurbishment project: experiences of key stakeholders. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 777-94.

L_wstedt, M and R_is_nen, C (2012) Playing back-spin balls: narrating organizational change in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 795-806.

Mokhlesian, S and Holmén, M (2012) Business model changes and green construction processes. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 761-75.

Torriti, J (2012) Multiple-project discount rates for cost-benefit analysis in construction projects: a formal risk model for microgeneration renewable energy technologies. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 739-47.

Volker, L (2012) Procuring architectural services: sensemaking in a legal context. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 749-59.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: architectural design; client; decision making; public sector procurement; sensemaking
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2012.667138
  • Abstract:
    Decision makers involved in selecting an architect for a building project in the public domain have to comply with European procurement regulations. The blend of the legal requirements and the subjective elements of architectural design creates a situation in which the legal rationale often clashes with the organizational sensemaking process that decision makers experience. Hence, being aware of the origin of these conflicts could have important managerial implications for the design of a tender process. A competition and a tender case were selected to collect data by observation, interviewing and document analysis. The incremental and iterative character of making sense of supply and demand and the implicit ways of aggregating value judgements in order to make a final procurement decision were found to be the main underlying decision processes in procuring architectural services. Being aware of these characteristics in the design of a tender process would significantly reduce the chance of conflictive situations.