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Blackwood, D J, Sarkar, S and Price, A D F (1997) A research methodology for modelling construction design service costs. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(03), 47–67.
Dorée, A G (1997) Construction procurement by Dutch municipalities. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(03), 78–88.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: dispute; Dutch municipality; project management; tendering
- ISBN/ISSN: 1358-9180
- URL: https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/6640940/construction.pdf
- Abstract:
Over the last decade the European Union (EU) has had a strong impact on the way public organizations introduce market philosophies in their policies. The EU directives on procurement, the battles against cartels, the globalization and harmonization of markets, all lead to extra attention to the procurement practice of public agencies. The procurement practice of one of these public organizations, the municipalities in the Netherlands, is examined. Statistical data suggest that Dutch municipalities prefer limited tendering procedures, and seem to avoid public tender procedures. Research into the reasons for such preference is reported. Analysis of municipalities’ procurement and tendering practice uncovered an intricate mechanism for maintaining project control. Municipalities implicitly use the prospect of future assignments to restrain contractors’ misbehaviour. By doing so municipalities reduce uncertainties and risks. Contractors’ demeanour becomes more flexible, cooperative and quality orientated because of this mechanism. Through the use of this mechanism the municipality-contractor relationship has developed to a kind of co-makership relation. This phenomenon is categorically overlooked in the standard market paradigms. Bending the procurement and tendering practice towards more public tendering is expected to make project control more troublesome.
Price, A D F and Shawa, H H (1997) Risk and risk management in project related finance. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(03), 27–46.
Runeson, G (1997) Ignorantes Procedite: a critical evaluation of the movement for methodological renewal. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(03), 68–77.
Yogeswaran, K, Kumaraswamy, M M and Miller, D R A (1997) Perceived sources and causes of construction claims. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(03), 3–26.