Subjects › Project Management
Procurement and Tendering
How work is bought: tender types, evaluation and award.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
- Open and limited tenders planned
- Bid evaluation planned
- E-procurement planned
- Pre-qualification planned
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Public-private partnerships planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Sustainable procurement planned
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract | Contract suite built around collaboration and early warning. | current |
| Germany | VOB (Parts A, B and C) | German construction contract procedures and general terms. | current |
| International | FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Red, Yellow and Silver Books, 2017 editions) | Standard international contract forms for employer-designed, contractor-designed and turnkey works. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- F. Harris, R. McCaffer, Modern Construction Management, Wiley-Blackwell, latest edition.