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Ahmad, A G B (1994) Conservation of British colonial buildings built between 1800 and 1930 in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Ahmed, A L (2019) Development of conceptual constructs for organisational BIM adoption and their systematic application within the UK architecture sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield.
Al-Sedairy, S (1984) Large scale projects: management, design and execution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield.
Al-Wareh, M (1979) Investigation of the design procedures for buildings of quality in modern architecture, with notes on the relevant contemporary situation in Syria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Andrade de Alencar Loiola, F (2014) The formulation of Public-Private Partnership projects for infrastructure development in Brazil: an institutional analysis of the Municipality of Fortaleza, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Belhadj, T A (1989) Computer-aided architectural evaluation and design: a cost modelling experiment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield.
Brocklesby, M (1999) The environmental impact of frame materials: an assessment of the embodied impacts for building frames in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield.
Buckman, A H (2016) An exploration of the applications of increased information availability in smart buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Butchers, A M (2004) Learning off the job: engineers and professional education, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Densley Tingley, D (2013) Design for deconstruction: an appraisal, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Donohoe, S W (2008) Can surveying and construction management undergraduate sudents' attitudes to construction law be changed by changes in teaching?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Eccles, S D (2000) Quantitative evaluation of contract strategies for construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: client; contract strategy; interview
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- URL: http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3494/
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A contract strategy is, in broad terms, the legal-managerial framework adopted by the client of a construction project for carrying out that project. There is a view that projects are often procured using inappropriate contract strategies and that the associated financial consequences are significant. Following a review of previous research, it was concluded that there was scope to develop a decision methodology that utilised quantitative techniques. A prototype model was developed to facilitate the application of the quantitative approach. The model computes probabilistic cost and time measures of a project's performance for each contract strategy that is evaluated. Several industrialists were invited to evaluate the principles of the quantitative approach. From the fourteen industrialists interviewed, six simulated an application of the quantitative approach. Despite initial scepticism, the potential value of the quantitative approach was recognised. The six industrialists who performed example applications of the quantitative approach indicated that, in their view, the approach was workable. In response to the findings of the empirical study, an upgraded version of the model was designed. This version also addressed several intellectual compromises which had been made in the development of the prototype model. The refined model is applied to two example projects in order to demonstrate the potential utility of the quantitative approach and also to provide guidance on how to apply the model. It is acknowledged that the quantitative approach does not single out the most appropriate contract strategy for any given project. However, it is believed that the quantitative approach is most suited to deal with the decision problem's inherent complexities and is most likely to minimise the risk of irrational contract strategy decisions. It is therefore concluded that an improved understanding of contract strategy selection may result, especially on a personal level, from continued application of the quantitative approach.
Fletcher, S L (2001) Developing disassembly strategies for buildings to reduce the lifetime environmental impacts by applying a systems approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield.
Gillott, C (2022) Potential for the vertical extension of existing buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Gyoh, L E (1999) Design-management and planning for photovoltaic cladding systems within the UK construction industry: An optimal and systematic approach to procurement and installation of building integrated photovoltaics: An agenda for the 21st century, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Hamed, O (2022) Developing a BIM-based tool to automate green buildings assessment: the case of Jordan Green Building Guide, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Hughes, A J (2022) On risk-based decision-making for structural health monitoring, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Ibarra, G (2016) The meaning of 'social' in Mexican social housing: A study of housing developments in Mazatlán, Mexico, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Jiang, H (2019) An institutional analysis of the green housing transition in China: examining developers' capacity to deliver green housing in the Chinese housing market, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield.
Li, S (2018) Knowledge domains and skills that facilitate knowledge sharing in project management: a case study in the Chinese construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Information School, University of Sheffield.
Morland, K V (2020) Multi-level learning of a quality management routine: a UK housebuilder case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, University of Sheffield.
Nguyen, B K (2012) Developing a framework for assessing sustainability of tall-building projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Palit, N (2017) Analysis of the project supply chains: coordination and fair allocation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, University of Sheffield.
Pirooz Far Poorang, A E (2008) Mass-constomisation: The application on design, fabrication and implementation (DFI) processes of building envelopes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Sheffield.
Price, D A (2003) Community involvement in the design of social housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield.
Sami Kashkooli, A M (2013) A critical building lifecycle assessment framework for building designers and decision makers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield.
Sanusi, I E (2019) Optimal and adaptive control frameworks using reinforcement learning for time-varying dynamical systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield.