TECHNICAL PAPERS
Jun 1, 1986
The Federal Government and the Critical Path
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 112, Issue 2
Abstract
The critical path method has been increasingly used as an administrative and legal tool rather than as a planning instrument. The writer claims that this evolution has made its planning function of little use to the contractor, using the contract clause of the Federal Government regarding the method of determining allowable contract delay as an illustration. It is asserted that this clause greatly increases the contractors' responsibilities for planning, at the expense of efficient construction management.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 112 • Issue 2 • June 1986
Pages: 220 - 225
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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King Royer, F. ASCE
Prof. Engr., RFD 2, Box 364‐M, St. Augustine, FL 32084
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