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035			_a(Sirsi) u119372
100			_aLeitch, J
245			_aMeasuring 'soft' issues
260			_c2002
490			_aContract Journal _v 31 July 2002, 10-11(2)
520			_aProgressive clients such as Transco are starting to question the current bidding process where only hard facts both technical and financial - are considered at the expense of 'soft' issues. Transco has even adopted a soft issues protocol to help quantify which contractors are the best to get on with during a project. Roy Staughton, who pioneered soft issue measurement and now runs a company helping to do just that, foresees a future where bids will be considered on both hard facts and soft issues performance, as soft issues open up a new facet in deciding who will awarded the contract.
590			_aABS
650			_aCONTRACTORS
650			_aCLIENTS
650			_aSOFT ISSUES
650			_aBIDDING PROCESS
650			_aContracts _96232
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
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999			_c70973 _d70973