Bid evaluation for UK public sector construction contracts.
A Merna, NJ Smith - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 1990 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This Paper is based on the findings of a two-year research study into the different methods
of prequalification, the different types of contract document and the different bid evaluation …
of prequalification, the different types of contract document and the different bid evaluation …
Privately financed infrastructure in the 21st century.
A Merna, NJ Smith - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 1999 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Growing difficulties and inefficiencies of publicly funded infrastructure have led to a return of
pre-1900s methods of private financing. Though investors are naturally wary with no …
pre-1900s methods of private financing. Though investors are naturally wary with no …
The private finance initiative
G Owen, A Merna - Engineering, construction and architectural …, 1997 - emerald.com
This paper outlines the concept of the Private Finance Initiative. It covers some of the basic
PFI mechanisms and provides the reader with a general understanding of PFI and the …
PFI mechanisms and provides the reader with a general understanding of PFI and the …
Project management is a capital investment process
DK Anderson, A Merna - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2005 - ascelibrary.org
The paper reviews the results of recent research work at UMIST, United Kingdom with a
major global energy company that has an ongoing need for engineering based capital …
major global energy company that has an ongoing need for engineering based capital …
Project managers and the use of turnkey contracts
A Merna, NJ Smith - International Journal of Project Management, 1990 - Elsevier
The turnkey contract has been adopted for major construction works on numerous multi-disciplinary
projects in the UK and around the world. This paper is primarily concerned with the …
projects in the UK and around the world. This paper is primarily concerned with the …
Concession contracts for power generation
A MERNA, NJ SMITH - Engineering, Construction and Architectural …, 1994 - emerald.com
Concession contracts provide a mechanism for transferring the traditional public sector client
roles of market research, project appraisal, project financing, operation and maintenance, …
roles of market research, project appraisal, project financing, operation and maintenance, …
Development of a model for risk management at corporate, strategic business, and project levels
A Merna, T Merna - Journal of Structured Finance, 2004 - search.proquest.com
The management of risk is one of the most important issues facing organizations today. This
article focuses on the need for risk management at corporate, strategic business, and …
article focuses on the need for risk management at corporate, strategic business, and …
Development and maintenance of a robust public sector comparator
D Lamb, A Merna - Journal of Structured Finance, 2004 - search.proquest.com
Privately financed projects are accepted as a viable alternative to traditionally publicly delivered
service. This article describes a mechanism for the development and maintenance of a …
service. This article describes a mechanism for the development and maintenance of a …
Finding the optimal contractual arrangement for projects on process job sites
D Bower, A Merna - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2002 - ascelibrary.org
This paper describes how, after trying a variety of contract strategies over a 3-year period, an
alliance contract developed between a client and key electrical and mechanical contractors …
alliance contract developed between a client and key electrical and mechanical contractors …
Project management strategy—Project management represented as a process based set of management domains and the consequences for project management …
DK Anderson, T Merna - International Journal of Project Management, 2003 - Elsevier
Project Management is not as consistently effective as it ought to be. If we re-examine some
of the examples of failures or poor performance we can see that the causes often originated …
of the examples of failures or poor performance we can see that the causes often originated …