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02 Dec Experience with Best Value Procurement in Norwegian Infrastructure Projects

Posted at 15:47h in Academic & Research papers, Best Value, Performance Information, Project Management by Pascal Evertz

By Atosa Joudia, Ingrid Børset Breivika, Paulos Wondimubc, Leif Daniel Houcka November 2018 Infrastructure projects are increasing in project sizes and complexity. The high number of delays, budget overruns, disputes and claims experienced in the infrastructure industry demonstrates a need for change. As a...

31 Oct Best Value Approach Update – Netherlands October Trip

Posted at 00:18h in News & Press by Joseph Kashiwagi

Dr. Dean and Jacob had a wonderful week in October visiting the Netherlands. An “A” certification day was spent with 5 BVA experts to update them on the latest developments of the BVA and have them certified by reviewing their...

05 Sep The Best Value Approach (BVA) Updates

Posted at 16:27h in News & Press by Joseph Kashiwagi

We are very excited for the fall and 2019 BVA certification/education in Tempe AZ [Jan 15-19, 2019]. As always, the conference will bring a new book focused on the latest improvements. Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) PBSRG.com has been moved from...

27 Aug 2019 Best Value Conference Registration Opens

Posted at 17:08h in News & Press by Joseph Kashiwagi

The Best Value Conference will be held from Jan 14-18th, 2019. Professionals from all over the world converge to experience a unique education from the best in the industry. The conference is the international headquarters for experts looking to cut...

14 May Vietnam Construction Industry Performance Issues and Potential Solutions

Posted at 20:50h in Academic & Research papers, Best Value, Performance Information Procurement by Pascal Evertz

By Nguyen Le December 2017 Abstract This paper provides a literature review assessing the performance and issues of delivering construction services in the Vietnam Construction Industry (VCI). The research also explores a potential solution that could improve the performance of the VCI. The...

14 May Procedures and Issues within the Contractors Classification System in Saudi Arabia

Posted at 20:37h in Academic & Research papers, Construction Performance, Performance, Performance Information by Pascal Evertz

By Saud Almutairi, Dean T. Kashiwagi, Jacob S. Kashiwagi, PhD, Mohammed Algahtany, M.S., and Kenneth Sullivan December 2017 Abstract Research has shown that construction projects in Saudi Arabia have exhibited poor performance for the past three decades. The Saudi construction environment lacks many...

14 May Minimize Project Risk and Costs: A New Approach to Project Management

Posted at 20:34h in Academic & Research papers, Best Value, Project Management by Pascal Evertz

By Alfredo O. Rivera, PhD and Jacob S. Kashiwagi, PhD, Dean T. Kashiwagi December 2017 Abstract Traditional project management (PM) results have been poor. The practices of direction and control have been identified by deductive logic as problematic. Deductive logic identifies that, if...

14 May Improving the Current Procurement System in Saudi Arabia: A University Case Study

Posted at 20:32h in Academic & Research papers, Best Value, Construction Performance, Performance Based Procurement, Procurement by Pascal Evertz

By Majed Alzara, Mohammed Algahtany, Jacob S. Kashiwagi, Abdulrahman Al-Tassan, Dean Kashiwagi December 2017 Abstract Public projects in Saudi Arabia have faced performance issues. The primary procurement system used in Saudi Arabia (low-bid) does not consider the contractors’ performance. A case study conducted...

14 May Synthesis of Methods and Measures for Determining Value of Transportation Research

Posted at 20:28h in Academic & Research papers, Performance by Pascal Evertz

By Mohsen Shahandashti, Baabak Ashuri, Mehdi Tavakolan March 2017 Abstract Transportation agencies and most notably State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) sponsor various research projects to enhance the state of transportation in a wide range of impact areas, such as safety, environmental sustainability,...

14 May Professionals’ Impressions Regarding the Saudi Arabian Procurement and Contracts System

Posted at 20:25h in Academic & Research papers, Best Value, Construction Performance, Procurement, Project Management by Pascal Evertz

By Ahmed Alofi, Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi March 2017 Abstract Saudi Arabia (SA) has the largest construction market in the Middle East. However, the use of the traditional procurement system in SA has been identified as one of the causes for poor performance...