The Impact of Partnering on Construction Contracts

Abstract

This thesis presents an analysis of the impact of partnering in construction contracts administered by the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Partnering was developed as a method to change the adversarial climate and costly disputes associated with administering construction contracts. Partnering attempts to avoid disputes and to complete a quality project by opening communications while developing a commitment and a shared vision between the contracting parties. This thesis analyzes the impact of partnering by comparing project performance of partnered projects with projects not using partnering. The comparison criteria include time to process modifications, time to process submittals, claims, value engineering change proposals, cost growth, time growth, and general contractor perceptions of partnering.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA286588

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey R. Eckstein

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Base Closures
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Literature Surveys
  • Quality Control
  • Students
  • Value Engineering

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Research Science/Academic Research