By Gard van Hulzen January 2011 Abstract The city of s-Hertogenbosch was introduced to the best value process by Heijmans and their engineering consultant group Breijn B.V. Under the leadership of Breijn, s-Hertogenbosch visionaries, and the assistance of researchers from Hogesxchool Zuyd, a...
By Jeroen van de Rijt, Wiebe Witteveen, Carlita Vis, Sicco Santema January 2011 Abstract Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and EnvironmentI has used the best value PIPS philosophy to procure infrastructure projects worth circa $ 800M. This is a case...
By Jeroen van de Rijt, Michael Hompes February 2010 Abstract This paper gives an overview of the Dutch Construction industry and elaborates further on its use of performance information. After giving an overview of the Dutch construction industry depicting size, major contractors, growth,...
By Kenneth T. Sullivan, John Savicky February 2010 Abstract Performance information has been defined as “the set of metrics used to quantify both the efficiency and effectiveness of actions (Neely 1995).” From this definition, past performance information can be extrapolated to entail those...
By Valerie R. Riecke Smith, Daniel Castro-Lacouture, Rita Oberle February 2010 Abstract The choice of a suitable delivery method plays a considerable role in the performance of a construction project. Previous research has attempted the development of a systematic approach to project delivery...
By Kenneth T. Sullivan, John Savicky, Brad Carey February 2010 The City of Peoria is Arizona’s ninth largest city. It covers nearly 178 square miles and is home to over 153,000 residents. The projected 10 year growth of the City is estimated...
By Dean Kashiwagi, Jake Smithwick, Jacob Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan February 2010 Abstract This is a case study of a construction product manufacturer’s effort to become a profitable manufacturer of roofing systems while providing a best value product to the client (best performance at...
By Wenjuan Zhang, Dongping Cao, Guangbin Wang June 2008 Abstract This paper describes the rapid development of China’s construction industry and especially its bidding system. After summarily depicting the history, scope, employees and contractors in China’s construction industry, the paper identifies that even...
By Kenneth T. Sullivan, John K. Michael June 2008 Abstract The Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University has conducted research in the development and application of best-value and leadership based process...
By Birtice Garner, Kathleen Richardson and Daniel Castro-Lacouture June 2008 Abstract Design-Build is rapidly becoming one of the most commonly used project delivery methods in the facility construction industry. The United States Air Force and the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) are expected to...