Akintola Akintoye

TL;DR: In this article, a questionnaire survey was conducted to explore preferences in risk allocation in public/private partnership (PPP) procurement and the majority of risks in PPP/PFI projects, especially those in the meso level risk group, should be allocated to the private sector, but there are a few risks where unilateral allocation is not always obvious.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the construction industry's perception of risk associated with its activities and the extent to which the industry uses risk analysis and management techniques, concluding that risk management is essential to construction activities in minimizing losses and enhancing profitability.

TL;DR: The authors examined the relative importance of 18 potential critical success factors (CSF) for PPP/PFI construction projects in the UK and found that the three most important factors are: strong and good private consortium, appropriate risk allocation, and available financial market.

TL;DR: In this paper, the main factors relevant to cost estimating practice are complexity of the project, scale and scope of the construction, market conditions, method of construction, site constraints, client's financial position, buildability and location of a project.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of a questionnaire survey of supply chain collaboration and management in the top the UK construction industry contractors are presented, indicating the formation of a significant number of partnerships/ collaborative agreements between contractors, suppliers and clients following the publication of the Latham (1994) and Egan (1997) reports.