Building Procurement - Softcover

Morledge, Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0632064668 ISBN 13: 9780632064663

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons, 2006

Synopsis

The procurement of construction work is complex, and a successful outcome frequently elusive. Clients have developed increased expectations of the industry, and constructors and consultants are faced with far greater demands, to achieve improvements in terms of value for money and quality, in addition to seeking savings in cost and time. This book provides a critical review of current practices in building procurement and evaluates new approaches, particularly from the USA, together with discussing the drivers for change in traditional UK procurement approaches. It emphasises, in particular, the important need for clients to establish achievable objectives which reflect the client's business case for the project, and then to develop a strategy and management structure to meet those objectives. The book also examines procurement practices in Europe, including EU procurement procedures, and in China and the USA. It will be of interest to construction management postgraduates and researchers, as well as construction practitioners.

About this title

About the Author

Roy Morledge is Professor of Construction Procurement and Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty of Construction & the Environment, Nottingham Trent University. Mr Adrian Brooks is Tutor in Project Management, College of Estate Management, Reading. Dr Dean T. Kashiwagi is Associate Professor and Director of the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG), Arizona State University, Arizona, USA.

From the Back Cover

The procurement of construction work is complex, and a successful outcome frequently elusive. Clients have developed increased expectations of the industry, and constructors and consultants are faced with far greater demands, to achieve improvements in terms of value for money and quality, in addition to seeking savings in cost and time.

This book provides a critical review of current practices in building procurement and evaluates new approaches, particularly from the USA, together with discussing the drivers for change in traditional UK procurement approaches.

It emphasises, in particular, the important need for clients to establish achievable objectives which reflect the client’s business case for the project, and then to develop a strategy and management structure to meet those objectives.

The book also examines procurement practices in Europe, including EU procurement procedures, and in China and the USA.

It will be of interest to construction management postgraduates and researchers, as well as construction practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0632064668
• ISBN 13: 9780632064663
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352