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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"contract documents"”.
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TOWARDS AUTOMATED CONTRACT ANALYSIS: APPLYING LANGUAGE MODELS TO RISK IDENTIFICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
… disputes, or even project failure. The contract, serving as the formal and enforceable legal agreement binding on the public and private partners, plays a vital role in transferring risks associated with P3s. Risk identification is an important step in contract risk analysis, since …
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BIM and Communication: Implementation of Building Information Modeling Into an Integrated Project Delivery Contract to Encourage Project Teams to Communicate
… and their implementation into a building project contract. The Integrated Delivery Processes is comprised of a collaborative team of Designers, Constructors, and Owners working side by side to create a successful project. BIM has been introduced as a technology into the industry, as a tool that …
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Measuring Sustainability: Why and How Public-Private Partnerships Achieve Envision's Platinum Verification
… sustainability. The results suggest that the P3 contract structure is the most compelling reason these projects can implement sustainable decisions better than other project delivery methods. The written requirements from the contract documents or legislative requirements and the Contractor's …
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Swelling behaviour of unsaturated fine grained soils
… set in the United Kingdom (Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, 1991) for the use of fine grained soils as backfill material near to structures.
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Innovation in quantity surveying practice firms : an investigation of innovation response during compressed pre-contract timelines in Nigeria
Reflecting on the pre-contract activities of a quantity surveying (QS) firm, a recent project commission came to focus in which there was an acute shortage of time to produce pre-contract documents due to the compressed pre-contract timeline given by the client. Preliminary investigations reveal …
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Dispute resolution strategies for construction projects
… conflict and curb these disputes. Similar to the contract documents it should be complete, unbiased, understood, and accepted by all the parties involved. All of the project participants such as the owners, the owner's representatives, designers, lawyers, and contractors are responsible for …
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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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An Investigation of the Relationship between Personality Traits and Performance for Engineering and Architectural Professionals Providing Design Services to the Building Sector of the Construction Industry
… are: Planning (Conceptual Design), Design (Contract Documents), Construction (Administration) and Firm Management duties. The measurement of the individual personalities is accomplished in this investigation through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI).. This psychometric instrument …
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An investigation into the mediation of disputes in the South African construction industry
… tendency is promoted by the terms of certain contract documents and published guidelines. It was also found that the mediators perceive their role as being to resolve the dispute using their own technical knowledge and expertise, rather than using specific mediation skills and techniques. …
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Developing an assessment model for the adoption of building information modelling to reduce the cost of change orders in the Jordanian construction industry
… orders can be defined as modifications to the contract documents through adding, modifying or deducting something in the original agreement. Change orders might be a change in the work, a change in the quality of the work or in the construction schedule, or other forms of change that affect the …
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An Investigation of Change to Key Provisions in the AIA A201 and its Impact on Perceptions of the Value-added Benefit of the Design Professional during Construction
The general conditions of contract play a very important role in the dynamics of the construction phase. The general conditions of contract outline the roles, rights, and obligations of the contracting parties during the construction phase of a project. The American Institute of Architects General …