...Mamdouh Mohamed; Daniel Tran Purpose The increasing complexity of highway construction projects in the USA and reduced funding have led to fewer inspectors, raising the risk of poor-quality materials and workmanship. This study proposes a framework to lower inspection risks and reduce the number...

... conducted with CEOs of the PPPs and heads of independent engineers involved in the projects’ implementation as well as with senior officials of two Greek Ministries. Findings The experts identified different areas of weakness relevant to the revenue risks, the planning of the scope, the management...

... effective practices to improve the cost estimation process of complex projects. Findings Study results show that risk, project and product size, and time frame are the high-impact complexity dimensions on cost estimation, which need more attention in reducing unforeseen cost implications. Moreover...

...Chau Ngoc Dang; Long Le-Hoai; Soo-Yong Kim; Chau Van Nguyen; Young-Dai Lee; Sun-Ho Lee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify risk patterns of road and bridge projects in Vietnam, where the construction market is emerging but attractive to construction organizations, especially foreign...

... be targeted in four main areas, one being estates management. NHS England’s estate includes a variety of buildings some of which are considered no longer fit-for-purpose, thus creating risk to patients and staff. These built assets require continuous maintenance, adding pressures to NHS England’s precarious...

... incident occurrences relate to trailer wheels, wheel bearings, tyres and braking systems. All forms of incidents observed harbour significant risk and especially, if they occur during travel on public highways. Derived recommendations for incident mitigation and control, suggest a requirement for improved...

... a Contextual (Ws) Risk Analysis Framework, as risks constitute the basis to public private partnership (PPP) structure. Linguistic variables are then used to describe the comparative findings. Findings – The methodology presented allows for the comparison of three cases from different transport sub...