Procuring Today's Building Technology: Volume I. A Summary.
Abstract
This report summarizes the findings of a study to assess ways of procuring present building technology. The study analyzed the state of the art of building technology and reviewed various procurement processes within the given laws, regulations, and policies. The results indicate that the evolution of procurement techniques has not kept pace with the evolution of building technology. The traditional procurement process--formal advertising--is not effective in procuring today's building techology. There are other procurement processes which are better in that respect; their use, however, is restricted by traditional interpretations of the laws and by the regulatory inertia of traditional procurement techniques. Nonetheless, given the general intent of Congress and given some needed revisions, there exist procurement processes consonant with the best available building technology. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA031000
Entities
People
- Michael G. Carroll
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory