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Procurement Routes in Public Building and Construction Projects |
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| Authors: | Ola L?dre Kjell Austeng Tore I Haugen Ole Jonny Klakegg |
| Affiliation: | 1Ph.D. Student, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, H?gskoleringen 7A, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway (corresponding author). E-mail: ola.laedre@ntnu.no 2Associate Professor, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, H?gskoleringen 7A, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: kjell.austeng@ntnu.no 3Professor, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, Alfred Getz vei 3, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: tore.haugen@ark.ntnu.no 4Research Director, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Research Program Concept, H?gskoleringen 7A, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: ole.jonny.klakegg@ntnu.no |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with procurement routes in public building and construction projects in Norway. Seen from a practical point of view, as well as from a theoretical one, it is important to improve methods for selection of procurement procedure, contract model, and compensation formats. The paper objective is to find out if public owners select a procurement route according to recommended practice. The sources are literature, support material for two software tools for selection of the procurement route, and documentation from 22 public building and construction projects in Norway. According to the literature and the support material for the two software tools, the answer to what is the proper procurement route will depend on the characteristics of each project. The documentation study implies that public owners continue to select the same procurement route as they are in the habit of. They do not consider what procurement route suits each single project, and therefore they do not select the route according to recommended practice. The paper calls for innovation and better supported selection of the procurement route in public building and construction projects. |
| Keywords: | Construction management Compensation Contractors Contracts Pricing Design Buildings public |