The Concept and Application of Turnkey Construction Contracting in the Navy.

Abstract

Increasing construction costs for military construction and family housing projects are severely testing the conventional method of contracting. The turnkey contractual method of design-build has been previously used in the process industries and most recently for DOD family housing construction. This thesis reviews the construction procurement interrelationships including the architect-engineer, constructor and the contractual documents. The turnkey concept as used by the private and public sectors is explored, the military services approach is reviewed and the turnkey concept is evaluated. Trends in the contractual methods of the private and public sector are discussed and the turnkey method is presented as a concept that has not been fully evaluated or previously permitted to be used extensively within the Department of Defense beyond the limits of family housing construction.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004257

Entities

People

  • John William Ster

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Government Procurement
  • Housing Projects
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design