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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"construction contract"”.
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Evaluation of construction contract termination as a control technique
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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A strategic framework for the further enhancement of the standard forms of construction contract in the Sultanate of Oman
The Standard Forms of Contract plays a very important role in the dynamics of theconstruction phase. The Standard Forms of Contract defines the roles, rights andobligations of the contracting parties in a construction project. This studydemonstrates that the main criteria to be adopted in the …
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A Comprehensive Practice of Total Float Pre-Allocation and Management for the Application of A CPM-Based Construction Contract
Many construction contracts require contractors to use the Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling technique as a management tool. In such projects, many participating parties commonly attempt to appropriate float time shown in the CPM schedules in order to advance their own interests. Under current …
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The difference in how UAE and EW law controls Gharar (risk) and so Riba in a construction contract in the Emirate of Dubai, UAE.
… and Welsh (EW) Law regulates obligations in a contract, for a thing that is to come into existence in the future, namely a construction contract. Uncertainty/speculation as to how an obligation is to be performed in UAE Law is termed gharar. The word that is synonymous with this terminology in …
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Mechanisms for transfer of price risk of construction materials
Depending on the contractual arrangement, fluctuations in materials prices expose different parties involved in a construction contract to various degrees of risk. In general, owners and/or contractors face the risk of losses when the prices of materials move upwards. Suppliers, on the other hand, …
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Evaluation of Price Adjustment Clauses for Construction Materials
… of asphalt, fuel, concrete and steel in the construction of roads and bridges each year. The cost of construction materials fluctuates during the period of a construction contract and some materials have historically been more volatile than others. During times of price volatility, methods of …
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A methodology for predicting the performance of construction contractors
… decision problem, encountered by U. K. construction clients faced with a construction contract to assign: the judicious selection of a contractor. Initially, the inadequacies of current selection practices are confirmed. These findings influence the development of a new selection model, …
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Insurance spares, safety equipment and spare parts on ships
The company periodically contracts for the building of new ships to add to its fleet. Typically, each ship is separately designed with its own unique specifications and would therefore usually not be exactly similar to any other ship. Once a ship has been built, classification thereof will be …
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The regulatory function of contract law: A comparative law and economics approach
… challenges the traditional view of national contract laws as facilitative regimes and argues that contract law on the national level has been progressively re-oriented to perform an efficiency-driven regulatory function. To develop the argument the thesis studies the contract law remedial …
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Emerging trends in construction law at the confluence of academia and industry
… turnover of £5.3 trillion (£1.23 trillion) and construction had a turnover of £171.91 billion, representing 14.0% of the total turnover produced within the engineering sectorial footprint. The congruence and distinction between the law underpinning construction and engineering in academia and …
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A Framework For A Decision Support Model For Supply Chain Management In The Construction Industry
… master plan as well as during the daily construction progress. The absence of materials when needed is one of the main causes of loss of productivity at a jobsite. Inefficient materials management can lead to an increase of 50% in work hours. As a result, a detailed plan for the materials …
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Semantic deontic modeling and text classification for supporting automated environmental compliance checking in construction
Compliance checking in the construction industry refers to checking the conformance of a process, plan, document, design, or action to applicable norms (regulatory norms, contractual norms, and advisory practices). Manual compliance checking has been time-intensive, resource-consuming, and …
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Vyhodnocení dopadů pandemie COVID – 19 na rozpočet stavební zakázky
Hlavním cílem diplomové práce je vyhodnocení dopadů pandemie na rozpočet stavební zakázky ve stavební společnosti STANDAN, s.r.o. a z toho vyplývající návrhy na zlepšení hospodářské situce společnosti. Dílčími cíli práce jsou teoretické poznatky rozpočtu a zmapování hospodářské situace společnosti …
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Assessing the viability of adopting the new engineering contract (NEC4) in the Nigerian construction industry: toward a framework for implementation
The construction sector in Nigeria faces numerous challenges, among the most critical being the limitations of the predominant Standard Forms of Contracts (SFC) used for projects, particularly the Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) 1980-1990 edition as amended. This SFC is characterised by its …
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Řízení projektu výstavby
Diplomová práce popisuje základní postupy z oblasti řízení projektu výstavby. Pro lepší pochopení postupů zde vysvětluji i pojmy, které jsou v této práci obsažené. Cílem práce je seznámit se s konkrétními postupy a metodami řízení projektu v průběhu realizace stavební zakázky.