...Kaveesha Gihani Dewagoda; B.A.K.S. Perera; Sepani Senaratne Purpose Knowledge is a critical asset that places contractor organisations at a competitive advantage when they take part in competitive tendering. However, a dearth of literature exists on the mechanisms that contractor organisations can...

... on. Project characteristics considered in analysis are new build and refurbishment, public and private sectors, procurement methods used, nature of projects and tendering methods. Findings – Public sector projects were found more prone to overruns than those in the private sector; refurbishment projects...