Sharing your objectives, without telling what to do: A study into causes of a mismatch in intended and interpreted objectives between housing associations and contractors in EMAT procurement

Views to deal with the challenges of implementing Best Value: A study to provide guidelines to optimize the client - contractor relationship in the clarification and execution phase

In order to realise more focus on quality in tenders the construction industry must move away from the low-bid arena characterised by specifications, qualifications, standards and management and inspection by the client. New procedures must be adopted to react on the need for harmonized procurement policies for public contracting authorities,...

Tunnel Visions on Sustainability: Sustainability aspects and its selection process for road tunnel construction projects

Fair competition: How to apply the ‘Economically Most Advantageous Tender’ (EMAT) award mechanism in the Dutch construction industry

The research presented in the thesis contains a part of the ongoing effort to improve the situation of the Dutch construction sector. For at least the last decade, a number of measures known as integrated contracting has been heralded as the solution for many problems in the Dutch construction industry. One of the main reasons for integrated...