Many public construction projects have been undertaken throughout the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia as part of the government's national development plans in the past three decades …

Overheads, especially site overhead costs, constitute a significant component of a
contractor's budget in a construction project. The estimation of site overhead costs based on …

Construction site overhead costs are key components of cost estimation in construction
projects. The estimates are expected to be accurate, but there is a growing demand to …

Estimation is the first step in the project development process. Information technology
provides an efficient platform for estimators to obtain quotations and specifications for their …

Estimating of the overhead costs of building construction projects is an important task in the
management of these projects. The quality of construction management depends heavily on …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify and rank the factors that affect the bid/no
bid decision according to their relative importance from the perspective of the contracting …

Nowadays, construction industry is one of the most important sectors in the competitive
markets. The increasing of the competitiveness of the active companies in the field of …

Purpose Despite the numerous benefits of adopting international construction joint ventures
(ICJVs), effective operation of the joint ventures in Saudi Arabia is impeded by various …

A new production paradigm has taken manufacturing by storm since the 1980s.
Construction, conceived as project based production, is no exception to this change in …

Purpose–This paper aims to investigate the overhead costs of construction contractors at the
Gaza Strip, Palestine, specifically the level of contractors' awareness of the concept of …