E-readiness of construction contract forms and e-tendering software

Robert Eadie; Phillip Millar; Srinath Perera; George Heaney; Gerald Barton

doi:10.1504/IJPM.2012.044151

E-readiness of construction contract forms and e-tendering software

Robert Eadie, Phillip Millar, Srinath Perera, George Heaney, Gerald Barton

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

15 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Eadie et al. (2010a, 2010b) reported on a set of drivers and barriers to construction e-procurement which encompasses e-tendering. The study identified 20 drivers and 30 barriers to e-procurement. Legal issues were identified collectively as one of the most important barriers. Although Martin (2003, 2008) identified that the impact of e-procurement and e-tendering had not been as expected, he nevertheless indicated that e-tendering could improve the tender process. This paper reports on an investigation into the e-readiness of the four most popular forms of contract. It also considers the attempt of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to promote e-procurement software as a standard for the private sector of the construction industry. The paper concludes that the NEC Form of Contract is the most e-ready followed by the JCT 2005 Form of Contract. It also establishes that there is still a considerable gap in achieving industry standard e-procurement software solutions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Journal	International Journal of Procurement Management
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2012.044151
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 5 Jan 2012

Bibliographical note

Reference text: ACA (2000) ‘PPC2000 ACA Standard Form of Contract for project partnering, 2000’, Association of Consultant Architects, Bromley, UK.
ACA (2003) ‘PPC 2000 the ACA Standard Form of Contract for project partnering’,
available at http://www.acarchitects.co.uk/pdfs/PPC2000%20-%20Introduction%20&%20Taster%20Jun03.PDF (accessed on March 2009).
ACA (2009) ‘About PPC2000 and SPC2000 & their international versions’, available at http://www.ppc2000.co.uk/PPC2000.htm (accessed on March 2009).
Achieving Excellence (2006) ‘Managing contract changes’ available at http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/insitemagazine_november_2006.pdf
(accessed on March 2009).
Alshawi, M. (2007) Rethinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness, Taylor and Francis, UK.
Always Associates (2007) ‘Website’, available at http://www.alway-associates.co.uk/nec-formscontract.asp (accessed on June 2008).
Arup (2008) ‘Partnering contract review’, OGC report of 25th September 2008, available at
http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/news/Pertnering_contract_review.pdf (accessed on March 2009).
Atkinson, D. (2001) ‘NEC/ECC overview main options A-F’, Atkinson Law, available at
http://www.atkinson-law.com/cases/StandardForms/NEC/ECC_Article_003.htm (accessed on March 2009).
Barnes, M. (2003) ‘NEC a decade of success’, NEC Usersgroup Newsletter No. 25 April 2003, available at http://www.neccontract.com/documents/news/necnews25.pdf#search
=%22JCT%20contract%20EDI%20%22 (accessed on June 2008).
Boulding, P. (2006) ‘The JCT 2005 Standard Forms of Construction Contract’, seminar by Keating Chambers Barristers, available at http://www.keatingchambers.co.uk/resources/publications/2006/pb_jct_2005_standard_forms.aspx (accessed on March 2009).
Brook, M. (2008) Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, Butterworth-Heinemann, UK.
Broome, J (1999) The NEC Engineering and Construction Contract: A User’s Guide, Thomas Telford, UK.
Broome, J. and Hayes, R. (1997) ‘A comparison of the clarity of traditional construction contracts and of the New Engineering Contract’, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp.255–261.
Brunswick (2008) ‘Brunswick’s Website’, available at http://www.brunswickis.co.uk/standardform-contract/jct-forms-contract.asp (accessed on July 2008).
Carayannis, E. and Popescu, D. (2005) ‘Profiling a methodology for economic growth and
convergence: learning from the EU e-procurement experience for central and eastern
European countries’, Technovation, Vol. 25, pp.1–14.
Chappell, D. (2003) Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts, 7th ed., Taylor & Francis,UK.
Chappell, D. (2007) The JCT Design and Build Contract 2005, 3rd ed., Blackwell Publishing, UK.
Chappell, D. and Parris, J. (2002) Parris’s Standard Form of Building Contract: JCT 98, 3rd ed.,Blackwell Publishing, UK.
CIC (2004) ‘On-line bidding’, available at http://www.secgroup.org.uk/pdfs/brief/04/
onlinebidjan04.pdf (accessed on March 2009).
Construction Partnership UK Ltd. Vs Leek Developments Ltd. (2006) available at
http://www.nadr.co.uk/articles/published/ConstructionLawReport/Construction%20v%20Leek%202006.pdf (accessed on February 2011).
Davila, A., Gupta, M. and Palmer, R. (2003) ‘Moving procurement systems to the internet:
the adoption and use of e-procurement technology models’, European Management Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.11–23.
Davison, J. (2006) JCT 2005, Whats New, Coventry, RICS Books.
DFP (2007) ‘Construction procurement guide’, available at http://www.cpdni.gov.uk/construction_procurement_guide_master.pdf (accessed on March 2009).
di Gregorio, S. (2000) ‘Using NVIVO for your literature review’, Proceedings of Strategies
in Qualitative Research: Issues and Results from Analysis Using QSR NVIVO AND
NUD*IST, Institute of Education, London, 29–30 September, available at
http://www.sdgassociates.com/downloads/literature_review.pdf (accessed on March 2009).
Doig, D. (2006) ‘Changes, revisions and amendments arising from the update to the JCT Suite of Contracts published in the JCT 05 Form’, available at http://www.solomonseurope.co.uk/uploadedfiles/PDFs/JCT_Suite.pdf#search=%22JCT%2005%20%22electronic%22%20standard%20form%20of%20contract%22 (accessed on March 2009).
Eadie, R., Perera, S. and Heaney, G. (2010a) ‘A cross discipline comparison of rankings
of e-procurement drivers and barriers for UK construction organisations’, ITcon, Vol. 15,
pp.217–233, available at http://www.itcon.org/2010/17.
Eadie, R., Perera, S. and Heaney, G. (2010b) ‘Identification of e-procurement drivers and barriers for UK construction organisations and ranking of these from the perspective of quantity surveyors’, ITcon, Vol. 15, pp.23–43, available at http://www.itcon.org/2010/2.
Eadie, R., Perera, S., Heaney, G. and Carlisle, J. (2007) ‘Drivers and barriers to public sector e-procurement within Northern Ireland’s construction industry’, ITcon Journal, Vol. 12,
pp.103–120, available at http://www.itcon.org/2007/6.
Eggleston, B. (2001) The ICE Conditions of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK.
Eggleston, B. (2006) The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract, 2nd ed., Blackwell
Publishing, UK.
Gerrard, R. (2005) ‘NEC3 gets UK Government endorsement’, Civil Engineering, Thomas Telford, UK, Vol. 158, No. 3, p.99.
Hackett, M., Robinson, I. and Statham, G. (Eds.) (2007) The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering & Contract Administration, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
Hassen, T. (2002) ‘E-legal specifying legal terms of contract in ICT environment state of the art assessment funded by the European Community under the ‘information society technology’ programme (1998–2002)’, available at http://cic.vtt.fi/projects/elegal/public.html (accessed on February 2010).
ICE (1995) NEC2 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK.
ICE (1999) ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th ed., Thomas Telford, UK.
ICE (2002) ICE Term Conditions of Contract, 1st ed., Thomas Telford, UK, September.
ICE (2005) NEC3 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK.
ICE (2008) ‘ICE website’ available at http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/contracts_conditions_of_contract.asp (accessed on April 2008).
Improvement and Development Agency (2005) ‘E-tendering, London, Improvement and
Development Agency’, available at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=82667
(accessed on 4 January 2010).
Irani, Z. and Love, P.E.D. (2002) ‘Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation’, European Journal of Information Systems, available at http://www.palgravejournals.com (accessed on December 2009).
JCT (1998) Electronic Data Interchange in the Construction Industry, RIBA Publications, UK
JCT (2005) JCT Suite of Construction Contracts, Sweet and Maxwell, UK.
JCT (2008a) Deciding on the Appropriate JCT Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, London, UK.
JCT (2008b) Whats New!, available at http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/whatsnew.jsp (accessed on March 2009).
Jones, G. (1997) ‘Incentivising public service contracts: a methodology and recommendations’, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, December, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.233–240.
Jones, N. and Baylis, S. (1999) Jones & Bergman’s JCT Intermediate Form of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK.
Kassim, E. and Hussin, H. (2010) ‘Public e-procurement: a research synthesis’, in Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, ic4e, pp.150–154.
Lando, O. (1996) ‘Principles of European Contract Law’, in Proceedings of The EU-Japan Legal Dialogue, Kyoto, Japan, 21–22 November, available at http://www.kclc.or.jp/english/sympo/EUDialogue/lando.htm (accessed on June 2007).
Latham, S.M. (1994) ‘Constructing the team’, Joint government of industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London.
Lavelle, D. and Bardon, A. (2009) ‘E-tendering in construction: time for a change?’,
Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.104–113.
Limesurvey (2010) ‘Limesurvey website’, available at http://www.limesurvey.org/ (accessed on September 2010).
Lou, C. and Alshawi, M. (2009) ‘Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation
in construction collaborative environments: people and process issues’, Journal of
Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 14, pp.98–109, available at
http://www.itcon.org/2009/10.
Martin, J. (2003) ‘E-procurement and extranets in the UK construction industry’, Conference
paper given at FIG Working Week, Paris, France, 13–17 April, available at
http://www.fig.net/figtree/pub/fig_2003/TS_6/TS6_4_Martin.pdf (accessed on December
2009).
Martin, J. (2008) ‘E-tendering about time too’, RICS paper, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B41E38D-2433-4AEE-A3DC-5B3C3BB84FB5/0/EtenderingabouttimetooJoeMartin.pdf (accessed on December 2009).
Molla, A. and Licker, P. (2005) ‘Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: an
empirical investigation in a developing country’, International Journal of Electronic
Commerce, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.83–110.
Mutze, M., Senff, T. and Möller, J. (2007) Real Estate Investments in Germany, Springer, Berlin, Germany.
National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (1996) Code of Procedure for Two Stage
Selective Tendering, RIBA Publications, London.
ICE (2005) NEC3 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK.
ICE (2008) ‘ICE website’ available at http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/contracts_
conditions_of_contract.asp (accessed on April 2008).
Improvement and Development Agency (2005) ‘E-tendering, London, Improvement and
Development Agency’, available at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=82667
(accessed on 4 January 2010).
Irani, Z. and Love, P.E.D. (2002) ‘Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation’, European Journal of Information Systems, available at http://www.palgravejournals.com (accessed on December 2009).
JCT (1998) Electronic Data Interchange in the Construction Industry, RIBA Publications, UK
JCT (2005) JCT Suite of Construction Contracts, Sweet and Maxwell, UK.
JCT (2008a) Deciding on the Appropriate JCT Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, London, UK.
JCT (2008b) Whats New!, available at http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/whatsnew.jsp (accessed on March 2009).
Jones, G. (1997) ‘Incentivising public service contracts: a methodology and recommendations’, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, December, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.233–240.
Jones, N. and Baylis, S. (1999) Jones & Bergman’s JCT Intermediate Form of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK.
Kassim, E. and Hussin, H. (2010) ‘Public e-procurement: a research synthesis’, in Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, ic4e, pp.150–154.
Lando, O. (1996) ‘Principles of European Contract Law’, in Proceedings of The EU-Japan Legal Dialogue, Kyoto, Japan, 21–22 November, available at http://www.kclc.or.jp/english/sympo/EUDialogue/lando.htm (accessed on June 2007).
Latham, S.M. (1994) ‘Constructing the team’, Joint government of industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London.
Lavelle, D. and Bardon, A. (2009) ‘E-tendering in construction: time for a change?’,
Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.104–113.
Limesurvey (2010) ‘Limesurvey website’, available at http://www.limesurvey.org/ (accessed on September 2010).
Lou, C. and Alshawi, M. (2009) ‘Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation
in construction collaborative environments: people and process issues’, Journal of
Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 14, pp.98–109, available at
http://www.itcon.org/2009/10.
Martin, J. (2003) ‘E-procurement and extranets in the UK construction industry’, Conference
paper given at FIG Working Week, Paris, France, 13–17 April, available at
http://www.fig.net/figtree/pub/fig_2003/TS_6/TS6_4_Martin.pdf (accessed on December
2009).
Martin, J. (2008) ‘E-tendering about time too’, RICS paper, available at
http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B41E38D-2433-4AEE-A3DC-
5B3C3BB84FB5/0/EtenderingabouttimetooJoeMartin.pdf (accessed on December 2009).
Molla, A. and Licker, P. (2005) ‘Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: an
empirical investigation in a developing country’, International Journal of Electronic
Commerce, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.83–110.
Mutze, M., Senff, T. and Möller, J. (2007) Real Estate Investments in Germany, Springer, Berlin, Germany.
National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (1996) Code of Procedure for Two Stage
Selective Tendering, RIBA Publications, London.
Nitithamyong, P. and Skibniewski, M.J. (2007) ‘Key success/failure factors and their impacts
on system performance of web-based project management systems in construction’, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 12, pp.39–59, available at
http://www.itcon.org/data/works/att/2007_3.content.06655.pdf (accessed on 09/06/2010).
Odeykina, H.A. and Doherty, C. (2008) ‘An evaluation of quantity surveying software usage
in Northern Ireland’, in Proceedings of COBRA the Construction and Building Research
Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, presented at Dublin Institute
of Technology, Ireland, London, RICS, 4–5 September, available at
http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/1F944695-A1AB-4BEE-9D05-
2F8803277E62/0/Odeyinka.pdf (accessed on 16 December 2008).
OGC (2006) ‘E-procurement delivering savings, efficiency and value’, presentation given by
John Oughton, OGC Chief Executive, 15 February, available at http://www.ogc.gov.uk/
documents/2006-02-15_eProcurement_Solutions_for_the_Public_Sector_Conference_-
_presentation.pdf (accessed on January 2010).
OGC (2009) ‘A-Z of all contracts, e-sourcing managed services’, available at
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/contractsdatabase/list_all_contracts_1768.asp (accessed on February 2010).
Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P. and Abbott, C. (2009) ‘Achieving sustainability in construction
through the specialist task organisation procurement approach’, International Journal of
Procurement Management, 1 May, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.288–313.
Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P. and Dickinson, M. (2010) ‘The myth behind integration in the UK
construction industry’, International Journal of Procurement Management, 2 June, Vol. 3,
No. 3, pp.247–264.
RICS (2007) ‘RICS e-tendering what is RICS e-tendering?’, available at
https://www.ricsetendering.com/web/RICS%20eTendering%20-%20FAQs.pdf (accessed on
January 2010).
Russell, J. (2006) ‘The NEC Contract’, available at http://www.jrconsultant.co.uk/necintro.htm (accessed on March 2009).
Russell, J. (2008) ‘Contracts – pitfalls and opportunities’, available at http://ww.crlaw.
co.uk/resources/pdf/BuildingBlocksOctober2008NotesonContractorsSeminar.pdf
(accessed on October 2008).
Schoenherr, T. and Tummala, V. (2007) ‘Electronic procurement: a structured literature review and directions for future research’, International Journal of Procurement Management, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2, pp.8–37.
Sheehan, K. (2001) ‘E-mail survey response rates: a review’, Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication, Vol. 6, No. 2, available at http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol6/issue2/sheehan.html
(accessed on 6 April 2009).
Smith, A. (2009) ‘The impact of e-procurement systems on customer relationship management: a multiple case study’, International Journal of Procurement Management, 1 May, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.314–338.
Sullivan, M. (2004) ‘RICS contracts in use survey 2004’, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, available at http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=4688&fileExtension=PDF (accessed on 17 November 2008).
Sullivan, M. (2007) ‘RICS contracts in use survey 2004’, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, available at http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=5853&fileExtension=PDF (accessed on 17 November 2008).
TSO (2006) The Public Contracts Regulations 2006, Crown Copyright, The Stationary Office, UK, available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060005.htm (accessed on January 2009).
Vee, C. and Skitmore, C.M. (2003) ‘Professional ethics in the construction industry’, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.117–127.
VOB (2006) ‘Verdingungsordnung für bauleistungen’, available at
http://www.bmvbs.de/Bauwesen/Bauauftragsvergabe-,1536/Vergabe-und-Vertragsordnungfu.htm (accessed on May 2007).
Walsh, M. (2003) ‘Teaching qualitative analysis using QSR NVivo’, The Qualitative Report, June, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp.251–256, available at http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR8-2/walsh.pdf
(accessed on December 2009).
Wamuziri, S. and Seywright, A. (2005) ‘Procurement of construction projects in local government’, Municipal Engineer, Vol. 158, No. 2, p.145.
Westcott, T. and Mayer, P. (2002) ‘Electronic tendering: is it delivering? A UK and European
perspective’, in Proceedings of RICS Foundation Construction and Building Research
Conference – COBRA 2002, Nottingham Trent University ISBN 1-84233-074-8.
Woking Borough Council (2003) ‘Case study in procurement’, available at
http://www.decisionmax.com.au/uploads/File/Woking_Case_Study.pdf
(accessed on February 2011).

Keywords

construction contract forms
electronic procurement
e-procurement use
e-readiness
e-tendering
electronic tendering
tender process
forms of contract.

Access to Document

10.1504/IJPM.2012.044151

Cite this

@article{985232c9739c4c688e1773ccfb34e5d0,

title = "E-readiness of construction contract forms and e-tendering software",

abstract = "Eadie et al. (2010a, 2010b) reported on a set of drivers and barriers to construction e-procurement which encompasses e-tendering. The study identified 20 drivers and 30 barriers to e-procurement. Legal issues were identified collectively as one of the most important barriers. Although Martin (2003, 2008) identified that the impact of e-procurement and e-tendering had not been as expected, he nevertheless indicated that e-tendering could improve the tender process. This paper reports on an investigation into the e-readiness of the four most popular forms of contract. It also considers the attempt of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to promote e-procurement software as a standard for the private sector of the construction industry. The paper concludes that the NEC Form of Contract is the most e-ready followed by the JCT 2005 Form of Contract. It also establishes that there is still a considerable gap in achieving industry standard e-procurement software solutions.",

keywords = "construction contract forms, electronic procurement, e-procurement use, e-readiness, e-tendering, electronic tendering, tender process, forms of contract.",

author = "Robert Eadie and Phillip Millar and Srinath Perera and George Heaney and Gerald Barton",

note = "Reference text: ACA (2000) {\textquoteleft}PPC2000 ACA Standard Form of Contract for project partnering, 2000{\textquoteright}, Association of Consultant Architects, Bromley, UK. ACA (2003) {\textquoteleft}PPC 2000 the ACA Standard Form of Contract for project partnering{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.acarchitects.co.uk/pdfs/PPC2000%20-%20Introduction%20&%20Taster%20Jun03.PDF (accessed on March 2009). ACA (2009) {\textquoteleft}About PPC2000 and SPC2000 & their international versions{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.ppc2000.co.uk/PPC2000.htm (accessed on March 2009). Achieving Excellence (2006) {\textquoteleft}Managing contract changes{\textquoteright} available at http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/insitemagazine_november_2006.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Alshawi, M. (2007) Rethinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness, Taylor and Francis, UK. Always Associates (2007) {\textquoteleft}Website{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.alway-associates.co.uk/nec-formscontract.asp (accessed on June 2008). Arup (2008) {\textquoteleft}Partnering contract review{\textquoteright}, OGC report of 25th September 2008, available at http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/news/Pertnering_contract_review.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Atkinson, D. (2001) {\textquoteleft}NEC/ECC overview main options A-F{\textquoteright}, Atkinson Law, available at http://www.atkinson-law.com/cases/StandardForms/NEC/ECC_Article_003.htm (accessed on March 2009). Barnes, M. (2003) {\textquoteleft}NEC a decade of success{\textquoteright}, NEC Usersgroup Newsletter No. 25 April 2003, available at http://www.neccontract.com/documents/news/necnews25.pdf#search =%22JCT%20contract%20EDI%20%22 (accessed on June 2008). Boulding, P. (2006) {\textquoteleft}The JCT 2005 Standard Forms of Construction Contract{\textquoteright}, seminar by Keating Chambers Barristers, available at http://www.keatingchambers.co.uk/resources/publications/2006/pb_jct_2005_standard_forms.aspx (accessed on March 2009). Brook, M. (2008) Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, Butterworth-Heinemann, UK. Broome, J (1999) The NEC Engineering and Construction Contract: A User{\textquoteright}s Guide, Thomas Telford, UK. Broome, J. and Hayes, R. (1997) {\textquoteleft}A comparison of the clarity of traditional construction contracts and of the New Engineering Contract{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp.255–261. Brunswick (2008) {\textquoteleft}Brunswick{\textquoteright}s Website{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.brunswickis.co.uk/standardform-contract/jct-forms-contract.asp (accessed on July 2008). Carayannis, E. and Popescu, D. (2005) {\textquoteleft}Profiling a methodology for economic growth and convergence: learning from the EU e-procurement experience for central and eastern European countries{\textquoteright}, Technovation, Vol. 25, pp.1–14. Chappell, D. (2003) Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts, 7th ed., Taylor & Francis,UK. Chappell, D. (2007) The JCT Design and Build Contract 2005, 3rd ed., Blackwell Publishing, UK. Chappell, D. and Parris, J. (2002) Parris{\textquoteright}s Standard Form of Building Contract: JCT 98, 3rd ed.,Blackwell Publishing, UK. CIC (2004) {\textquoteleft}On-line bidding{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.secgroup.org.uk/pdfs/brief/04/ onlinebidjan04.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Construction Partnership UK Ltd. Vs Leek Developments Ltd. (2006) available at http://www.nadr.co.uk/articles/published/ConstructionLawReport/Construction%20v%20Leek%202006.pdf (accessed on February 2011). Davila, A., Gupta, M. and Palmer, R. (2003) {\textquoteleft}Moving procurement systems to the internet: the adoption and use of e-procurement technology models{\textquoteright}, European Management Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.11–23. Davison, J. (2006) JCT 2005, Whats New, Coventry, RICS Books. DFP (2007) {\textquoteleft}Construction procurement guide{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.cpdni.gov.uk/construction_procurement_guide_master.pdf (accessed on March 2009). di Gregorio, S. (2000) {\textquoteleft}Using NVIVO for your literature review{\textquoteright}, Proceedings of Strategies in Qualitative Research: Issues and Results from Analysis Using QSR NVIVO AND NUD*IST, Institute of Education, London, 29–30 September, available at http://www.sdgassociates.com/downloads/literature_review.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Doig, D. (2006) {\textquoteleft}Changes, revisions and amendments arising from the update to the JCT Suite of Contracts published in the JCT 05 Form{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.solomonseurope.co.uk/uploadedfiles/PDFs/JCT_Suite.pdf#search=%22JCT%2005%20%22electronic%22%20standard%20form%20of%20contract%22 (accessed on March 2009). Eadie, R., Perera, S. and Heaney, G. (2010a) {\textquoteleft}A cross discipline comparison of rankings of e-procurement drivers and barriers for UK construction organisations{\textquoteright}, ITcon, Vol. 15, pp.217–233, available at http://www.itcon.org/2010/17. Eadie, R., Perera, S. and Heaney, G. (2010b) {\textquoteleft}Identification of e-procurement drivers and barriers for UK construction organisations and ranking of these from the perspective of quantity surveyors{\textquoteright}, ITcon, Vol. 15, pp.23–43, available at http://www.itcon.org/2010/2. Eadie, R., Perera, S., Heaney, G. and Carlisle, J. (2007) {\textquoteleft}Drivers and barriers to public sector e-procurement within Northern Ireland{\textquoteright}s construction industry{\textquoteright}, ITcon Journal, Vol. 12, pp.103–120, available at http://www.itcon.org/2007/6. Eggleston, B. (2001) The ICE Conditions of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK. Eggleston, B. (2006) The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract, 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing, UK. Gerrard, R. (2005) {\textquoteleft}NEC3 gets UK Government endorsement{\textquoteright}, Civil Engineering, Thomas Telford, UK, Vol. 158, No. 3, p.99. Hackett, M., Robinson, I. and Statham, G. (Eds.) (2007) The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering & Contract Administration, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. Hassen, T. (2002) {\textquoteleft}E-legal specifying legal terms of contract in ICT environment state of the art assessment funded by the European Community under the {\textquoteleft}information society technology{\textquoteright} programme (1998–2002){\textquoteright}, available at http://cic.vtt.fi/projects/elegal/public.html (accessed on February 2010). ICE (1995) NEC2 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (1999) ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th ed., Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (2002) ICE Term Conditions of Contract, 1st ed., Thomas Telford, UK, September. ICE (2005) NEC3 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (2008) {\textquoteleft}ICE website{\textquoteright} available at http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/contracts_conditions_of_contract.asp (accessed on April 2008). Improvement and Development Agency (2005) {\textquoteleft}E-tendering, London, Improvement and Development Agency{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=82667 (accessed on 4 January 2010). Irani, Z. and Love, P.E.D. (2002) {\textquoteleft}Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation{\textquoteright}, European Journal of Information Systems, available at http://www.palgravejournals.com (accessed on December 2009). JCT (1998) Electronic Data Interchange in the Construction Industry, RIBA Publications, UK JCT (2005) JCT Suite of Construction Contracts, Sweet and Maxwell, UK. JCT (2008a) Deciding on the Appropriate JCT Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, London, UK. JCT (2008b) Whats New!, available at http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/whatsnew.jsp (accessed on March 2009). Jones, G. (1997) {\textquoteleft}Incentivising public service contracts: a methodology and recommendations{\textquoteright}, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, December, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.233–240. Jones, N. and Baylis, S. (1999) Jones & Bergman{\textquoteright}s JCT Intermediate Form of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK. Kassim, E. and Hussin, H. (2010) {\textquoteleft}Public e-procurement: a research synthesis{\textquoteright}, in Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, ic4e, pp.150–154. Lando, O. (1996) {\textquoteleft}Principles of European Contract Law{\textquoteright}, in Proceedings of The EU-Japan Legal Dialogue, Kyoto, Japan, 21–22 November, available at http://www.kclc.or.jp/english/sympo/EUDialogue/lando.htm (accessed on June 2007). Latham, S.M. (1994) {\textquoteleft}Constructing the team{\textquoteright}, Joint government of industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, Her Majesty{\textquoteright}s Stationary Office, London. Lavelle, D. and Bardon, A. (2009) {\textquoteleft}E-tendering in construction: time for a change?{\textquoteright}, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.104–113. Limesurvey (2010) {\textquoteleft}Limesurvey website{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.limesurvey.org/ (accessed on September 2010). Lou, C. and Alshawi, M. (2009) {\textquoteleft}Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments: people and process issues{\textquoteright}, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 14, pp.98–109, available at http://www.itcon.org/2009/10. Martin, J. (2003) {\textquoteleft}E-procurement and extranets in the UK construction industry{\textquoteright}, Conference paper given at FIG Working Week, Paris, France, 13–17 April, available at http://www.fig.net/figtree/pub/fig_2003/TS_6/TS6_4_Martin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Martin, J. (2008) {\textquoteleft}E-tendering about time too{\textquoteright}, RICS paper, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B41E38D-2433-4AEE-A3DC-5B3C3BB84FB5/0/EtenderingabouttimetooJoeMartin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Molla, A. and Licker, P. (2005) {\textquoteleft}Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: an empirical investigation in a developing country{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.83–110. Mutze, M., Senff, T. and M{\"o}ller, J. (2007) Real Estate Investments in Germany, Springer, Berlin, Germany. National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (1996) Code of Procedure for Two Stage Selective Tendering, RIBA Publications, London. ICE (2005) NEC3 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (2008) {\textquoteleft}ICE website{\textquoteright} available at http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/contracts_ conditions_of_contract.asp (accessed on April 2008). Improvement and Development Agency (2005) {\textquoteleft}E-tendering, London, Improvement and Development Agency{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=82667 (accessed on 4 January 2010). Irani, Z. and Love, P.E.D. (2002) {\textquoteleft}Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation{\textquoteright}, European Journal of Information Systems, available at http://www.palgravejournals.com (accessed on December 2009). JCT (1998) Electronic Data Interchange in the Construction Industry, RIBA Publications, UK JCT (2005) JCT Suite of Construction Contracts, Sweet and Maxwell, UK. JCT (2008a) Deciding on the Appropriate JCT Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, London, UK. JCT (2008b) Whats New!, available at http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/whatsnew.jsp (accessed on March 2009). Jones, G. (1997) {\textquoteleft}Incentivising public service contracts: a methodology and recommendations{\textquoteright}, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, December, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.233–240. Jones, N. and Baylis, S. (1999) Jones & Bergman{\textquoteright}s JCT Intermediate Form of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK. Kassim, E. and Hussin, H. (2010) {\textquoteleft}Public e-procurement: a research synthesis{\textquoteright}, in Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, ic4e, pp.150–154. Lando, O. (1996) {\textquoteleft}Principles of European Contract Law{\textquoteright}, in Proceedings of The EU-Japan Legal Dialogue, Kyoto, Japan, 21–22 November, available at http://www.kclc.or.jp/english/sympo/EUDialogue/lando.htm (accessed on June 2007). Latham, S.M. (1994) {\textquoteleft}Constructing the team{\textquoteright}, Joint government of industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, Her Majesty{\textquoteright}s Stationary Office, London. Lavelle, D. and Bardon, A. (2009) {\textquoteleft}E-tendering in construction: time for a change?{\textquoteright}, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.104–113. Limesurvey (2010) {\textquoteleft}Limesurvey website{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.limesurvey.org/ (accessed on September 2010). Lou, C. and Alshawi, M. (2009) {\textquoteleft}Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments: people and process issues{\textquoteright}, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 14, pp.98–109, available at http://www.itcon.org/2009/10. Martin, J. (2003) {\textquoteleft}E-procurement and extranets in the UK construction industry{\textquoteright}, Conference paper given at FIG Working Week, Paris, France, 13–17 April, available at http://www.fig.net/figtree/pub/fig_2003/TS_6/TS6_4_Martin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Martin, J. (2008) {\textquoteleft}E-tendering about time too{\textquoteright}, RICS paper, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B41E38D-2433-4AEE-A3DC- 5B3C3BB84FB5/0/EtenderingabouttimetooJoeMartin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Molla, A. and Licker, P. (2005) {\textquoteleft}Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: an empirical investigation in a developing country{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.83–110. Mutze, M., Senff, T. and M{\"o}ller, J. (2007) Real Estate Investments in Germany, Springer, Berlin, Germany. National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (1996) Code of Procedure for Two Stage Selective Tendering, RIBA Publications, London. Nitithamyong, P. and Skibniewski, M.J. (2007) {\textquoteleft}Key success/failure factors and their impacts on system performance of web-based project management systems in construction{\textquoteright}, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 12, pp.39–59, available at http://www.itcon.org/data/works/att/2007_3.content.06655.pdf (accessed on 09/06/2010). Odeykina, H.A. and Doherty, C. (2008) {\textquoteleft}An evaluation of quantity surveying software usage in Northern Ireland{\textquoteright}, in Proceedings of COBRA the Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, presented at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, London, RICS, 4–5 September, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/1F944695-A1AB-4BEE-9D05- 2F8803277E62/0/Odeyinka.pdf (accessed on 16 December 2008). OGC (2006) {\textquoteleft}E-procurement delivering savings, efficiency and value{\textquoteright}, presentation given by John Oughton, OGC Chief Executive, 15 February, available at http://www.ogc.gov.uk/ documents/2006-02-15_eProcurement_Solutions_for_the_Public_Sector_Conference_- _presentation.pdf (accessed on January 2010). OGC (2009) {\textquoteleft}A-Z of all contracts, e-sourcing managed services{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.ogc.gov.uk/contractsdatabase/list_all_contracts_1768.asp (accessed on February 2010). Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P. and Abbott, C. (2009) {\textquoteleft}Achieving sustainability in construction through the specialist task organisation procurement approach{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Procurement Management, 1 May, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.288–313. Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P. and Dickinson, M. (2010) {\textquoteleft}The myth behind integration in the UK construction industry{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Procurement Management, 2 June, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.247–264. RICS (2007) {\textquoteleft}RICS e-tendering what is RICS e-tendering?{\textquoteright}, available at https://www.ricsetendering.com/web/RICS%20eTendering%20-%20FAQs.pdf (accessed on January 2010). Russell, J. (2006) {\textquoteleft}The NEC Contract{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.jrconsultant.co.uk/necintro.htm (accessed on March 2009). Russell, J. (2008) {\textquoteleft}Contracts – pitfalls and opportunities{\textquoteright}, available at http://ww.crlaw. co.uk/resources/pdf/BuildingBlocksOctober2008NotesonContractorsSeminar.pdf (accessed on October 2008). Schoenherr, T. and Tummala, V. (2007) {\textquoteleft}Electronic procurement: a structured literature review and directions for future research{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Procurement Management, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2, pp.8–37. Sheehan, K. (2001) {\textquoteleft}E-mail survey response rates: a review{\textquoteright}, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 6, No. 2, available at http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol6/issue2/sheehan.html (accessed on 6 April 2009). Smith, A. (2009) {\textquoteleft}The impact of e-procurement systems on customer relationship management: a multiple case study{\textquoteright}, International Journal of Procurement Management, 1 May, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.314–338. Sullivan, M. (2004) {\textquoteleft}RICS contracts in use survey 2004{\textquoteright}, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, available at http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=4688&fileExtension=PDF (accessed on 17 November 2008). Sullivan, M. (2007) {\textquoteleft}RICS contracts in use survey 2004{\textquoteright}, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, available at http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=5853&fileExtension=PDF (accessed on 17 November 2008). TSO (2006) The Public Contracts Regulations 2006, Crown Copyright, The Stationary Office, UK, available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060005.htm (accessed on January 2009). Vee, C. and Skitmore, C.M. (2003) {\textquoteleft}Professional ethics in the construction industry{\textquoteright}, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.117–127. VOB (2006) {\textquoteleft}Verdingungsordnung f{\"u}r bauleistungen{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.bmvbs.de/Bauwesen/Bauauftragsvergabe-,1536/Vergabe-und-Vertragsordnungfu.htm (accessed on May 2007). Walsh, M. (2003) {\textquoteleft}Teaching qualitative analysis using QSR NVivo{\textquoteright}, The Qualitative Report, June, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp.251–256, available at http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR8-2/walsh.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Wamuziri, S. and Seywright, A. (2005) {\textquoteleft}Procurement of construction projects in local government{\textquoteright}, Municipal Engineer, Vol. 158, No. 2, p.145. Westcott, T. and Mayer, P. (2002) {\textquoteleft}Electronic tendering: is it delivering? A UK and European perspective{\textquoteright}, in Proceedings of RICS Foundation Construction and Building Research Conference – COBRA 2002, Nottingham Trent University ISBN 1-84233-074-8. Woking Borough Council (2003) {\textquoteleft}Case study in procurement{\textquoteright}, available at http://www.decisionmax.com.au/uploads/File/Woking_Case_Study.pdf (accessed on February 2011).",

year = "2012",

month = jan,

day = "5",

doi = "10.1504/IJPM.2012.044151",

language = "English",

volume = "5",

pages = "1--26",

journal = "International Journal of Procurement Management",

issn = "1753-8440",

publisher = "Inderscience Publishers",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - E-readiness of construction contract forms and e-tendering software

AU - Eadie, Robert

AU - Millar, Phillip

AU - Perera, Srinath

AU - Heaney, George

AU - Barton, Gerald

N1 - Reference text: ACA (2000) ‘PPC2000 ACA Standard Form of Contract for project partnering, 2000’, Association of Consultant Architects, Bromley, UK. ACA (2003) ‘PPC 2000 the ACA Standard Form of Contract for project partnering’, available at http://www.acarchitects.co.uk/pdfs/PPC2000%20-%20Introduction%20&%20Taster%20Jun03.PDF (accessed on March 2009). ACA (2009) ‘About PPC2000 and SPC2000 & their international versions’, available at http://www.ppc2000.co.uk/PPC2000.htm (accessed on March 2009). Achieving Excellence (2006) ‘Managing contract changes’ available at http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/insitemagazine_november_2006.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Alshawi, M. (2007) Rethinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness, Taylor and Francis, UK. Always Associates (2007) ‘Website’, available at http://www.alway-associates.co.uk/nec-formscontract.asp (accessed on June 2008). Arup (2008) ‘Partnering contract review’, OGC report of 25th September 2008, available at http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/news/Pertnering_contract_review.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Atkinson, D. (2001) ‘NEC/ECC overview main options A-F’, Atkinson Law, available at http://www.atkinson-law.com/cases/StandardForms/NEC/ECC_Article_003.htm (accessed on March 2009). Barnes, M. (2003) ‘NEC a decade of success’, NEC Usersgroup Newsletter No. 25 April 2003, available at http://www.neccontract.com/documents/news/necnews25.pdf#search =%22JCT%20contract%20EDI%20%22 (accessed on June 2008). Boulding, P. (2006) ‘The JCT 2005 Standard Forms of Construction Contract’, seminar by Keating Chambers Barristers, available at http://www.keatingchambers.co.uk/resources/publications/2006/pb_jct_2005_standard_forms.aspx (accessed on March 2009). Brook, M. (2008) Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, Butterworth-Heinemann, UK. Broome, J (1999) The NEC Engineering and Construction Contract: A User’s Guide, Thomas Telford, UK. Broome, J. and Hayes, R. (1997) ‘A comparison of the clarity of traditional construction contracts and of the New Engineering Contract’, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp.255–261. Brunswick (2008) ‘Brunswick’s Website’, available at http://www.brunswickis.co.uk/standardform-contract/jct-forms-contract.asp (accessed on July 2008). Carayannis, E. and Popescu, D. (2005) ‘Profiling a methodology for economic growth and convergence: learning from the EU e-procurement experience for central and eastern European countries’, Technovation, Vol. 25, pp.1–14. Chappell, D. (2003) Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts, 7th ed., Taylor & Francis,UK. Chappell, D. (2007) The JCT Design and Build Contract 2005, 3rd ed., Blackwell Publishing, UK. Chappell, D. and Parris, J. (2002) Parris’s Standard Form of Building Contract: JCT 98, 3rd ed.,Blackwell Publishing, UK. CIC (2004) ‘On-line bidding’, available at http://www.secgroup.org.uk/pdfs/brief/04/ onlinebidjan04.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Construction Partnership UK Ltd. Vs Leek Developments Ltd. (2006) available at http://www.nadr.co.uk/articles/published/ConstructionLawReport/Construction%20v%20Leek%202006.pdf (accessed on February 2011). Davila, A., Gupta, M. and Palmer, R. (2003) ‘Moving procurement systems to the internet: the adoption and use of e-procurement technology models’, European Management Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.11–23. Davison, J. (2006) JCT 2005, Whats New, Coventry, RICS Books. DFP (2007) ‘Construction procurement guide’, available at http://www.cpdni.gov.uk/construction_procurement_guide_master.pdf (accessed on March 2009). di Gregorio, S. (2000) ‘Using NVIVO for your literature review’, Proceedings of Strategies in Qualitative Research: Issues and Results from Analysis Using QSR NVIVO AND NUD*IST, Institute of Education, London, 29–30 September, available at http://www.sdgassociates.com/downloads/literature_review.pdf (accessed on March 2009). Doig, D. (2006) ‘Changes, revisions and amendments arising from the update to the JCT Suite of Contracts published in the JCT 05 Form’, available at http://www.solomonseurope.co.uk/uploadedfiles/PDFs/JCT_Suite.pdf#search=%22JCT%2005%20%22electronic%22%20standard%20form%20of%20contract%22 (accessed on March 2009). Eadie, R., Perera, S. and Heaney, G. (2010a) ‘A cross discipline comparison of rankings of e-procurement drivers and barriers for UK construction organisations’, ITcon, Vol. 15, pp.217–233, available at http://www.itcon.org/2010/17. Eadie, R., Perera, S. and Heaney, G. (2010b) ‘Identification of e-procurement drivers and barriers for UK construction organisations and ranking of these from the perspective of quantity surveyors’, ITcon, Vol. 15, pp.23–43, available at http://www.itcon.org/2010/2. Eadie, R., Perera, S., Heaney, G. and Carlisle, J. (2007) ‘Drivers and barriers to public sector e-procurement within Northern Ireland’s construction industry’, ITcon Journal, Vol. 12, pp.103–120, available at http://www.itcon.org/2007/6. Eggleston, B. (2001) The ICE Conditions of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK. Eggleston, B. (2006) The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract, 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing, UK. Gerrard, R. (2005) ‘NEC3 gets UK Government endorsement’, Civil Engineering, Thomas Telford, UK, Vol. 158, No. 3, p.99. Hackett, M., Robinson, I. and Statham, G. (Eds.) (2007) The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering & Contract Administration, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. Hassen, T. (2002) ‘E-legal specifying legal terms of contract in ICT environment state of the art assessment funded by the European Community under the ‘information society technology’ programme (1998–2002)’, available at http://cic.vtt.fi/projects/elegal/public.html (accessed on February 2010). ICE (1995) NEC2 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (1999) ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th ed., Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (2002) ICE Term Conditions of Contract, 1st ed., Thomas Telford, UK, September. ICE (2005) NEC3 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (2008) ‘ICE website’ available at http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/contracts_conditions_of_contract.asp (accessed on April 2008). Improvement and Development Agency (2005) ‘E-tendering, London, Improvement and Development Agency’, available at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=82667 (accessed on 4 January 2010). Irani, Z. and Love, P.E.D. (2002) ‘Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation’, European Journal of Information Systems, available at http://www.palgravejournals.com (accessed on December 2009). JCT (1998) Electronic Data Interchange in the Construction Industry, RIBA Publications, UK JCT (2005) JCT Suite of Construction Contracts, Sweet and Maxwell, UK. JCT (2008a) Deciding on the Appropriate JCT Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, London, UK. JCT (2008b) Whats New!, available at http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/whatsnew.jsp (accessed on March 2009). Jones, G. (1997) ‘Incentivising public service contracts: a methodology and recommendations’, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, December, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.233–240. Jones, N. and Baylis, S. (1999) Jones & Bergman’s JCT Intermediate Form of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK. Kassim, E. and Hussin, H. (2010) ‘Public e-procurement: a research synthesis’, in Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, ic4e, pp.150–154. Lando, O. (1996) ‘Principles of European Contract Law’, in Proceedings of The EU-Japan Legal Dialogue, Kyoto, Japan, 21–22 November, available at http://www.kclc.or.jp/english/sympo/EUDialogue/lando.htm (accessed on June 2007). Latham, S.M. (1994) ‘Constructing the team’, Joint government of industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London. Lavelle, D. and Bardon, A. (2009) ‘E-tendering in construction: time for a change?’, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.104–113. Limesurvey (2010) ‘Limesurvey website’, available at http://www.limesurvey.org/ (accessed on September 2010). Lou, C. and Alshawi, M. (2009) ‘Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments: people and process issues’, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 14, pp.98–109, available at http://www.itcon.org/2009/10. Martin, J. (2003) ‘E-procurement and extranets in the UK construction industry’, Conference paper given at FIG Working Week, Paris, France, 13–17 April, available at http://www.fig.net/figtree/pub/fig_2003/TS_6/TS6_4_Martin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Martin, J. (2008) ‘E-tendering about time too’, RICS paper, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B41E38D-2433-4AEE-A3DC-5B3C3BB84FB5/0/EtenderingabouttimetooJoeMartin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Molla, A. and Licker, P. (2005) ‘Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: an empirical investigation in a developing country’, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.83–110. Mutze, M., Senff, T. and Möller, J. (2007) Real Estate Investments in Germany, Springer, Berlin, Germany. National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (1996) Code of Procedure for Two Stage Selective Tendering, RIBA Publications, London. ICE (2005) NEC3 Conditions of Contract, Thomas Telford, UK. ICE (2008) ‘ICE website’ available at http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/contracts_ conditions_of_contract.asp (accessed on April 2008). Improvement and Development Agency (2005) ‘E-tendering, London, Improvement and Development Agency’, available at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=82667 (accessed on 4 January 2010). Irani, Z. and Love, P.E.D. (2002) ‘Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation’, European Journal of Information Systems, available at http://www.palgravejournals.com (accessed on December 2009). JCT (1998) Electronic Data Interchange in the Construction Industry, RIBA Publications, UK JCT (2005) JCT Suite of Construction Contracts, Sweet and Maxwell, UK. JCT (2008a) Deciding on the Appropriate JCT Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, London, UK. JCT (2008b) Whats New!, available at http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/whatsnew.jsp (accessed on March 2009). Jones, G. (1997) ‘Incentivising public service contracts: a methodology and recommendations’, European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, December, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.233–240. Jones, N. and Baylis, S. (1999) Jones & Bergman’s JCT Intermediate Form of Contract, Blackwell Publishing, UK. Kassim, E. and Hussin, H. (2010) ‘Public e-procurement: a research synthesis’, in Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, ic4e, pp.150–154. Lando, O. (1996) ‘Principles of European Contract Law’, in Proceedings of The EU-Japan Legal Dialogue, Kyoto, Japan, 21–22 November, available at http://www.kclc.or.jp/english/sympo/EUDialogue/lando.htm (accessed on June 2007). Latham, S.M. (1994) ‘Constructing the team’, Joint government of industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London. Lavelle, D. and Bardon, A. (2009) ‘E-tendering in construction: time for a change?’, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.104–113. Limesurvey (2010) ‘Limesurvey website’, available at http://www.limesurvey.org/ (accessed on September 2010). Lou, C. and Alshawi, M. (2009) ‘Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments: people and process issues’, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 14, pp.98–109, available at http://www.itcon.org/2009/10. Martin, J. (2003) ‘E-procurement and extranets in the UK construction industry’, Conference paper given at FIG Working Week, Paris, France, 13–17 April, available at http://www.fig.net/figtree/pub/fig_2003/TS_6/TS6_4_Martin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Martin, J. (2008) ‘E-tendering about time too’, RICS paper, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B41E38D-2433-4AEE-A3DC- 5B3C3BB84FB5/0/EtenderingabouttimetooJoeMartin.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Molla, A. and Licker, P. (2005) ‘Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: an empirical investigation in a developing country’, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.83–110. Mutze, M., Senff, T. and Möller, J. (2007) Real Estate Investments in Germany, Springer, Berlin, Germany. National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (1996) Code of Procedure for Two Stage Selective Tendering, RIBA Publications, London. Nitithamyong, P. and Skibniewski, M.J. (2007) ‘Key success/failure factors and their impacts on system performance of web-based project management systems in construction’, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 12, pp.39–59, available at http://www.itcon.org/data/works/att/2007_3.content.06655.pdf (accessed on 09/06/2010). Odeykina, H.A. and Doherty, C. (2008) ‘An evaluation of quantity surveying software usage in Northern Ireland’, in Proceedings of COBRA the Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, presented at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, London, RICS, 4–5 September, available at http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/1F944695-A1AB-4BEE-9D05- 2F8803277E62/0/Odeyinka.pdf (accessed on 16 December 2008). OGC (2006) ‘E-procurement delivering savings, efficiency and value’, presentation given by John Oughton, OGC Chief Executive, 15 February, available at http://www.ogc.gov.uk/ documents/2006-02-15_eProcurement_Solutions_for_the_Public_Sector_Conference_- _presentation.pdf (accessed on January 2010). OGC (2009) ‘A-Z of all contracts, e-sourcing managed services’, available at http://www.ogc.gov.uk/contractsdatabase/list_all_contracts_1768.asp (accessed on February 2010). Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P. and Abbott, C. (2009) ‘Achieving sustainability in construction through the specialist task organisation procurement approach’, International Journal of Procurement Management, 1 May, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.288–313. Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P. and Dickinson, M. (2010) ‘The myth behind integration in the UK construction industry’, International Journal of Procurement Management, 2 June, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.247–264. RICS (2007) ‘RICS e-tendering what is RICS e-tendering?’, available at https://www.ricsetendering.com/web/RICS%20eTendering%20-%20FAQs.pdf (accessed on January 2010). Russell, J. (2006) ‘The NEC Contract’, available at http://www.jrconsultant.co.uk/necintro.htm (accessed on March 2009). Russell, J. (2008) ‘Contracts – pitfalls and opportunities’, available at http://ww.crlaw. co.uk/resources/pdf/BuildingBlocksOctober2008NotesonContractorsSeminar.pdf (accessed on October 2008). Schoenherr, T. and Tummala, V. (2007) ‘Electronic procurement: a structured literature review and directions for future research’, International Journal of Procurement Management, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2, pp.8–37. Sheehan, K. (2001) ‘E-mail survey response rates: a review’, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 6, No. 2, available at http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol6/issue2/sheehan.html (accessed on 6 April 2009). Smith, A. (2009) ‘The impact of e-procurement systems on customer relationship management: a multiple case study’, International Journal of Procurement Management, 1 May, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.314–338. Sullivan, M. (2004) ‘RICS contracts in use survey 2004’, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, available at http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=4688&fileExtension=PDF (accessed on 17 November 2008). Sullivan, M. (2007) ‘RICS contracts in use survey 2004’, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, available at http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=5853&fileExtension=PDF (accessed on 17 November 2008). TSO (2006) The Public Contracts Regulations 2006, Crown Copyright, The Stationary Office, UK, available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060005.htm (accessed on January 2009). Vee, C. and Skitmore, C.M. (2003) ‘Professional ethics in the construction industry’, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.117–127. VOB (2006) ‘Verdingungsordnung für bauleistungen’, available at http://www.bmvbs.de/Bauwesen/Bauauftragsvergabe-,1536/Vergabe-und-Vertragsordnungfu.htm (accessed on May 2007). Walsh, M. (2003) ‘Teaching qualitative analysis using QSR NVivo’, The Qualitative Report, June, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp.251–256, available at http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR8-2/walsh.pdf (accessed on December 2009). Wamuziri, S. and Seywright, A. (2005) ‘Procurement of construction projects in local government’, Municipal Engineer, Vol. 158, No. 2, p.145. Westcott, T. and Mayer, P. (2002) ‘Electronic tendering: is it delivering? A UK and European perspective’, in Proceedings of RICS Foundation Construction and Building Research Conference – COBRA 2002, Nottingham Trent University ISBN 1-84233-074-8. Woking Borough Council (2003) ‘Case study in procurement’, available at http://www.decisionmax.com.au/uploads/File/Woking_Case_Study.pdf (accessed on February 2011).

PY - 2012/1/5

Y1 - 2012/1/5

N2 - Eadie et al. (2010a, 2010b) reported on a set of drivers and barriers to construction e-procurement which encompasses e-tendering. The study identified 20 drivers and 30 barriers to e-procurement. Legal issues were identified collectively as one of the most important barriers. Although Martin (2003, 2008) identified that the impact of e-procurement and e-tendering had not been as expected, he nevertheless indicated that e-tendering could improve the tender process. This paper reports on an investigation into the e-readiness of the four most popular forms of contract. It also considers the attempt of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to promote e-procurement software as a standard for the private sector of the construction industry. The paper concludes that the NEC Form of Contract is the most e-ready followed by the JCT 2005 Form of Contract. It also establishes that there is still a considerable gap in achieving industry standard e-procurement software solutions.

AB - Eadie et al. (2010a, 2010b) reported on a set of drivers and barriers to construction e-procurement which encompasses e-tendering. The study identified 20 drivers and 30 barriers to e-procurement. Legal issues were identified collectively as one of the most important barriers. Although Martin (2003, 2008) identified that the impact of e-procurement and e-tendering had not been as expected, he nevertheless indicated that e-tendering could improve the tender process. This paper reports on an investigation into the e-readiness of the four most popular forms of contract. It also considers the attempt of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to promote e-procurement software as a standard for the private sector of the construction industry. The paper concludes that the NEC Form of Contract is the most e-ready followed by the JCT 2005 Form of Contract. It also establishes that there is still a considerable gap in achieving industry standard e-procurement software solutions.

KW - construction contract forms

KW - electronic procurement

KW - e-procurement use

KW - e-readiness

KW - e-tendering

KW - electronic tendering

KW - tender process

KW - forms of contract.

U2 - 10.1504/IJPM.2012.044151

DO - 10.1504/IJPM.2012.044151

M3 - Article

SN - 1753-8440

VL - 5

SP - 1

EP - 26

JO - International Journal of Procurement Management

JF - International Journal of Procurement Management

IS - 1

ER -

E-readiness of construction contract forms and e-tendering software

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this