Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore

Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore

The public housing in Singapore (commonly known as the HDB flats) accommodates about 87% of the population in Singapore. Due to the current competitive construction market, the common estimating methods adopted for the Lump Sum Contract without Bills of Quantities have imposed more risks on tenderer...

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Main Authors: Chua, Beng Hwa., Tan, Yong Meng.
Other Authors: Poh, Paul Soon Huat
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction management
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19467
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-194672020-09-26T21:14:39Z Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore Chua, Beng Hwa. Tan, Yong Meng. Poh, Paul Soon Huat Centre for Advanced Construction Studies DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction management The public housing in Singapore (commonly known as the HDB flats) accommodates about 87% of the population in Singapore. Due to the current competitive construction market, the common estimating methods adopted for the Lump Sum Contract without Bills of Quantities have imposed more risks on tenderers. Many research studies have been based on the principle of cost significance, which hypothesizes that a relatively small number of cost-significant items (about 20% of the total number of items) contributes to a large proportion (about 80%) of the total cost. Master of Science (International Construction Management) 2009-12-11T09:18:31Z 2009-12-11T09:18:31Z 1996 1996 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19467 en NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 192 p. application/pdf
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Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore
description The public housing in Singapore (commonly known as the HDB flats) accommodates about 87% of the population in Singapore. Due to the current competitive construction market, the common estimating methods adopted for the Lump Sum Contract without Bills of Quantities have imposed more risks on tenderers. Many research studies have been based on the principle of cost significance, which hypothesizes that a relatively small number of cost-significant items (about 20% of the total number of items) contributes to a large proportion (about 80%) of the total cost.
author2 Poh, Paul Soon Huat
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Chua, Beng Hwa.
Tan, Yong Meng.
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author Chua, Beng Hwa.
Tan, Yong Meng.
author_sort Chua, Beng Hwa.
title Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore
title_short Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore
title_full Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore
title_fullStr Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in Singapore
title_sort modelling and predicting high-rise dwellings costs in singapore
publishDate 2009
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