Identifying design-build decision-making factors and providing future research guidelines: Social network and association rule analysis

R Khalef, IH El-adaway - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
There is a dire need to rebuild existing infrastructure with strategic and efficient methods.
Design-build (DB) becomes a potential solution that provides fast-tracked delivery as a more …

Correlating Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Participation with Highway Project Performance

S Maharjan, PP Shrestha… - Journal of Legal Affairs …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 49 Part 26 discusses the participation of
disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) on a state department of transportation's …

Public–Private Partnership and Social Equity: An Empirical Study of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

K Zhang, Q Cui - Transportation Research Record, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Pushback for public–private partnerships (P3s) comes in part from their purported favoritism
toward large firms. However, no study has empirically verified this claim. This paper …

Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SB/DBE) Issues in Caltrans Contract and Bid Process

ID Tommelein, T Gazzaniga - 2022 - escholarship.org
This Preliminary Investigation document, on one hand, outlines challenges encountered by
SB/DBEs in the process of getting certified, entering into a contract, executing on projects or …

[PDF][PDF] Does P3 favour large companies? From equity financing to social equity

K Zhang, Q Cui - Management, 2020 - researchgate.net
Ensuring equity in contracting participation is of critical concern to transportation agencies.
In the US, federally funded projects have goals of participation from firms owned by socially …

Impact of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Participation and Mobilization Cost on Highway Project Performance

S Maharjan - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Construction practitioners have their goals to complete projects within time without
exceeding the allocated budget. However, studies have shown many projects overrun their …