Morledge, Roy.

Building procurement / Roy Morledge, Adrian Smith, Dean T. Kashiwagi. - [1st ed.]. - [Coventry, UK] : Oxford Malden, MA : RICS Research ; Blackwell Science., 2006. - xviii, 330 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Procurement strategy : a literature review -- Principles of strategic procurement -- Public sector projects -- Project initiation -- Briefing and the design process -- Procurement strategies -- Project team selection -- Managing the procurement process -- The value of design -- Risk -- Partnering culture and the management of relationships -- Privately financed public sector projects (PFI and PPP) -- Public private partnerships (PPPs) and the UK private finance initiative (PFI) -- Construction procurement : Europe and China -- US delivery processes critically reviewed -- Performance information procurement systems (PIPS).

0632064668 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780632064663 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Construction industry--Great Britain.
Construction industry--United States.
Construction industry--China.
Industrial procurement--Great Britain.
Industrial procurement--United States.
Industrial procurement--China.

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