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Building procurement

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 327p 25cmISBN:
  • 9780470672433
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 658.404 $2 18
Partial contents:
Introduction -- Procurement strategy: a literature review -- Principles of strategic procurement -- Public sector projects -- Project initiation -- Briefing and the design process -- Procurement strategies and procurement routes -- Project team selection -- Managing the procurement process -- The value of design -- Risk management-- Partnering culture and the management of relationships -- Privately financed public sector projects -- Construction procurement: Europe, the Middle East and China --Procurement of work to heritage buildings -- Summary.
Summary: Provides a critical review of current practices in building procurement, evaluates new approaches, particularly in the USA, and discusses the reasons behind the change in traditional UK procurement approaches. It also examines procurement practices in Europe, including EU procurement procedures, China and the USA.
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Book London Books 658.404 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30075193

Introduction -- Procurement strategy: a literature review -- Principles of strategic procurement -- Public sector projects -- Project initiation -- Briefing and the design process -- Procurement strategies and procurement routes -- Project team selection -- Managing the procurement process -- The value of design -- Risk management-- Partnering culture and the management of relationships -- Privately financed public sector projects -- Construction procurement: Europe, the Middle East and China --Procurement of work to heritage buildings -- Summary.

Provides a critical review of current practices in building procurement, evaluates new approaches, particularly in the USA, and discusses the reasons behind the change in traditional UK procurement approaches. It also examines procurement practices in Europe, including EU procurement procedures, China and the USA.

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