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MONDAY - June 30, 2008

Conference Room B Conference Room C Conference Room D & E Conference Room G Conference Room F Windsor West Windsor East Essex Ballroom Conference Room H
MON 8:00-9:20 KEYNOTE SESSION - David K. Foot, Speaker
MON 9:25-9:55 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
MON 10:00-11:00 CDR.01 PS.01 EST.01 COM.01 ADV.S01 TCM.01 DEV.01 SK.01 SOFT.01
(Panel Discussion) The Claims Business Practice Forum

Mr. Kenji P. Hoshino PSP CFCC; Mr Frank J Giunta PE; Mr. John C. Livengood PSP CFCC; Mr James G Zack Jr CFCC; Dr Anamaria I Popescu PE
Business Rules in CPM Scheduling Software

Mr. Abhimanyu Basu PE PSP
10 Cents on Estimating

Mr. Barrett L Richards CCC PSP
(Presentation) Technical Board Overview

Mr. Larry R Dysert CCC
Damage Control: Covering Your Assets

Mr. Thomas C. Hoffman;
Mr. Nathan Florio; Mr. Steven Gottlieb
Managing Large Complex Projects and the Role of Project Controls

Mr. George B. Bradshaw PE CCE
Project Controls Professional Development Program at Parsons

Mr. Michael R. Nosbisch CCC PSP; Ms. Andrea Bach
Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering: Estimating

Mr. Charles P. Woodward PE CCE

SK

Software Showcase: Cost Data
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MON 11:10-12:10 CDR.02 PS.02 EST.02 CSC.01 ADV.02 TCM.02 DEV.02 SOFT.02
Using the Contemporaneous Period Analysis During Projects

Mr. Mark F. Nagata PSP; Mr Brian Furniss
Schedule Design Planning for Schedule Development

Mr. Christopher W Carson PSP; Mr Patrick M. Kelly
Reviewing Change Orders 101

Mr. Brian S. Clare CCC
The Project Controls Maturity Model

Mr. H. Lance Stephenson CCC
Complex Urgency: Recovering from Katrina and Wilma

Dr. Randy R. Rapp PE CCE
Linking the Estimate, the Schedule and the Cost Control through a Standardized WBS

Ms. Marie Helene Biffi P.Eng
(Panel Discussion) Costs and Benefits of Building Green (Sponsored by the AACE Women in Project Controls Taskforce)

Ms. Alexia A Nalewaik CCE; Ms. Valerie G Venters CCC
Software Showcase: Deltek
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MON 12:15-1:45 INTERNATIONAL LUNCHEON - Mr. Adesh Jain,  M. Eng CPP MPD, Speaker
MON 1:50-2:50 CDR.03 PS.03 EST.03 CSC.02 BIM.01 TCM.03 DEV.03 SK.02 SOFT.03
Put Some Punch in Your Pen

Mr. Jeffery L. Ottesen PE PSP CFCC
(Panel Discussion) The Great Debate III: Who Owns Float?

Mr. Edward E Douglas III CCC PSP; Mr. Donald F McDonald Jr. PE CCE PSP; Mr. Ronald M. Winter PSP; Mr. Timothy T. Calvey PE PSP; Mr. Michael R. Nosbisch CCC PSP
An Introduction to Parametric Estimating

Mr. Larry R Dysert CCC
Integrating SAP with the Project Execution Platform - Was it Worth it?

Mr. Wayne M. Ushijima
Scheduling, Estimating, and BIM: A Profitable Combination

Ms. Tamera Lee McCuen
What is Project Portfolio Management?

Dr. Parviz F. Rad PE CCE; Dr Ginger Levin
The Seven Secrets of Speaking Like a Project Controls Leader!

Mr. Rohit Singh P.Eng CCE
Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering: Planning and Scheduling

Ms. Vera A. Lovejoy CCE PSP
Software Showcase: Skire
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MON 2:55-3:20 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
MON 3:25-4:25 CDR.04 PS.04 EST.04 CSC.03 BIM.02 TCM.04 DEV.04 SK.02
continued
SOFT.04
Risk Review of Recovery Schedules

Mr. John J Ciccarelli PE CCE PSP; Mr Matthew Murch
Update on RDM 2007

Mr. Fredric L. Plotnick PE
A Practical Application of Monte Carlo Simulation in Forecasting

Mr. James D Whiteside II PE
Total Float Management: Renovating a Misused and Abused Approach

Dr. Anamaria I Popescu PE; Mr. John Jerz
CAD Automation - Establishing Best Practices

Mr. Peter R Bredehoeft JR; Mr. Rob Brawn
Using the TCM Framework for Consistency and Comparability of Various Types of Environmental Cost Estimates

Mr. Gordon Lee Ballentine; Ms Amy Gignac
(Panel Discussion) Open Forum on ICEC and United Nations Programs

Mr. Murtala Ayodeji Oladapo; Dr Kenneth K. Humphreys PE CCE
Software Showcase: Humphreys & Associates
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MON 4:35-5:00 CDR.05 PS.05 EST.05 CSC.04 BIM.03 TCM.05 SOFT.05
The Measured Mile - A Better Way Of Utilizing An Old Tool

Mr. Glen R Palmer PSP
Linear Scheduling Fundamentals for Cost Engineers

Ms. Carla Lopez del Puerto CCC; Dr Douglas D. Gransberg PE CCE
What is the U.S. Gulf Coast Baseline when Estimating Site Productivity?

Mr. Bruce E. Bradley
Increasing Field Use of Planning, Scheduling and Project Cost through Assessed Training Programs

Dr. Daphene Cyr Koch
Leveraging the Power of 4D Models for Analyzing and Presenting CPM Schedule Delay Analyses

Mr. Kevin T. Coyne PE PSP
Project Coding Conundrum as it Relates to Project Controls, A Study of EPC Project/s in Canada

Mr. Tanveer Nabi Ahmed CCE; Mr Peter D George; Mr Schalk W van Heerden; Dr Janaka Y Ruwanpura
Software Showcase: PMSI
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MON 5:10-5:35 CSC.05 TCM.06 DEV.05
Influence of Quality on Construction Costs

Dr. John A. Kuprenas PE
The Process of Knowledge Transfer and Its Significance in Integrated Environments

Dr. Champika Liyanage; Dr Qiuping Li; Dr Taha Elhag; Dr Tabarak Ballal
Are We Really a Teflon Coated Profession?

Mr. Peter Cox
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MON 5:45-6:45 COM.02 COM.14 COM.04 COM.05 COM.06 COM.07 DEV.14 INT.01 SOFT.06
Claims and Dispute Resolution Committee Meeting (1)

Mr. John C. Livengood PSP CFCC; Mr. Thomas F. Peters PE CFCC
Academic SIG Meeting

Mr. Peter W. Griesmyer
Construction SIG Meeting

Ms. Carla Lopez del Puerto CCC
Project and Cost Control Committee Meeting

Mr. Stephen M. Jacobson CCC
Building Information Modelling Committee

Mr. Philip D. Larson CCE PSP
Decision and Risk Management Committee Meeting

Mr. Michael W Curran
The Role of Project Managers in Construction Industry Development

Dr. Martyn James Hills; Dr. Paul William Fox; Dr. Martin Skitmore; Ms. Carol K.H. Hon; Dr. Patrick Sik-Wah Fong
Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) Estimation in Vietnam Hydro Power Project

Mr. Li Kai; Dr Robert Tiong
Software Showcase:
E-Builder
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TUESDAY - July 1, 2008

Conference Room B Conference Room C Conference Room D & E Conference Room G Conference Room F Windsor West Windsor East Essex Ballroom Conference Room H
TUE 8:00-9:00 CDR.06 PS.06 EST.06 PM.01 EVM.01 INT.02 HPG.01 SK.03 SOFT.07
(Panel Discussion) The Great Debate: Concurrency vs. Pacing - Slaying the Two-Headed Dragon

Mr. John C. Livengood PSP CFCC; Mr. Thomas F. Peters PE CFCC; Mr. Kenji P. Hoshino PSP CFCC
The Problem With Hiring A Scheduler

Mr. John P. Buziak PE
Parametric Estimating for Environmental Remediation Projects

Ms. Angela R. Brunsman ICC; Mr. Kenneth F. Robson; Dr Douglas D. Gransberg PE CCE
Project Management, Cost Engineering, Project Definition, Action Plans or What?

Mr. Kul B. Uppal PE
Earned Value Analysis - Why it Doesn't Work

Mr. Joseph A Lukas PE CCE
(Workshop) ICEC International Cost Model/Location Factor Workshop/Rollout

Mr. John K. Hollmann PE CCE
Adaptation of Cost Estimating Validation Process (CEVP) to a Major Urban Renewal Program

Ms. Veronica Ruth Bergs P ENG; Mr John J Reilly PE
Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering: Statusing for Progress and Forecasting Trends

Dr. Joseph J. Orczyk PE CCE
Software Showcase: Asst. Perf. Networks
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TUE 9:05-9:35 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
TUE 9:40-10:40 CDR.07 PS.07 EST.07 PM.02 EVM.02 INT.03 HPG.02 SK.03
Continued
SOFT.08
Causation - How is it Proved?

Mr. James E Krebs PE CCE; Mr Michael J Reynolds
When is the "Critical Path" Not the Most Critical Path

Mr. Murray Woolf
If You Build It They Will Come - Making Project Historical Data Useful

Mr. John G. Musgrove PE
Mega-Project Control: Effective Program, Project, and WBS Granularity Decisions

Mr. Paul Verveniotis PE
Using EVM Performance Reports, Models, and Indices to Identify Problems Early

Mr. Gary Humphreys
A Roadmap for the Contractor Bid Process - An Equipment Manufacturers Perspective

Dr. Iqbal Noor PE CCE; Mr Joe Martin PE; Mr. Alfred Carl Hagen III; Mr Tariq Cheema
Cost and Energy Tradeoff in the Lifecycle of Construction Projects

Dr. Jose Alberto Faria; Dr Yimin Zhu CCE; Dr Tulio Sulbaran
Software Showcase: Primavera
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TUE 10:50-11:15 CDR.08 PS.08 EST.08 PM.03 EVM.03 INT.04 HPG.03 SOFT.09
Single-Line Critical Path Shift Analysis

Mr. Gordon R. Costa PSP CFCC
Assessing Execution Planning on Oil and Gas Mega-Projects

Mr. Lloyd Kenneth Rankin; Dr George F Jergeas P ENG; Mr Tim Slootman
Escalation Estimation: Lessons Learned in Addressing Market Demand

Mr. John K. Hollmann PE CCE; Mr Larry R Dysert CCC
Managing Evidence Preservation at a Construction Accident Site

Mr. John R. Spittler PE; Mr. Robert B Brown PE; Mr John F Lattyak PE
ABC of Earned Value Application

Mr. Mark T Chen PE CCE
Managing International Contract Administration

Mr. Niall Reynolds
The Cost of Sustainable Development

Mr. Timothy J Guarnieri
Software Showcase:
US Cost
Room host:  
TUE 11:25-11:50 HPG.04
Understanding Green Building Cost and Value

Mr. Tavis McAuley
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TUE 11:55-1:25 AWARDS LUNCHEON
TUE 1:30-2:30 CDR.09 PS.09 EST.09 PM.04 EVM.04 INT.05 IT.01 SK.04 SOFT.10
A Synthesis of Forensic Schedule Analysis Techniques

Mr. J Scott Lowe; Mr. Mark F. Nagata PSP
P5 to P-Sixes: Transition from P5 to P6

Mr. J. Scott Palmer PE
Estimating Preconstruction Services Fees for CM-at-Risk Projects

Dr. Douglas D. Gransberg PE CCE; Mr. Jeremy B. Carlisle ICC
Linking Project Controls Implementation Planning and Project Success: The Northern Canadian Mining Projects Lessons

Mr. Akinlolu Isaac Oni CCE
Time is Money: Understanding the Root of All that is Good and Evil in Construction

Mr. Mike Debiak
Estimating International Hydroelectric Projects

Mr. Paul Martin Hewitt
Designing a Cost/Schedule Application for Current Day Project Execution

Mr. Ian C. Simpson
Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering: Change Management for EPC Contracting

Mr. Donald F. McDonald Jr PE CCE PSP
Software Showcase: Ontrack
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TUE 2:35-3:05 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
TUE 3:10-3:35 CDR.10 PS.10 PS.S05 PM.05 EVM.05 INT.06 IT.02 SK.04
Continued
SOFT.11
The Eichleay Formula - Is Standby the Standard?

Mr. Robert A Dieterle CCE
Construction Scheduling: Keeping Relevance

Mr. Amit Sarkar
Project Planning Using Logic Diagramming Method

Dr. Gui Ponce De Leon PE
Validation - Success Key in Lump Sum Projects

Mr. Madhu P. Pillai CCC
Evolution of Performance Measurement Techniques

Mr. Hasani Widemond EVP; Mr Amir Moore A
Construction Labor Productivity in Developing Countries

Dr. Enno Koehn PE; Mr C Reddy Guntuk; Dr. James F. Koehn
Development and Implementation of Collaborative & Integrated Cost Management Tools in a Global Energy Company

Mr. Robert E Stein
Software Showcase: ARES
Room host:  
TUE 3:45-4:10 INT.07
Steel Construction Costs for Early Project Phases, Germany

Mr. Christopher Hagmann; Dr Christian Stoy; Ms Nannette Terashima
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TUE 4:20-4:45 CDR.11 PS.11 EST.11 PM.06 EVM.06 INT.08 IT.03 Soft.12
Forensic Schedule Analysis: Example Implementation

Mr. Mark C. Sanders PE CCE PSP
Turnaround Planning

Ms. Rashmi Prasad; Mr Mohammad Altaf
Methodology for Calculating a Pipeline Repair Cost

Dr. John R Shultz; Mr Jefferson Gordon Underwood; Mr Richard J Denton
Time is Money: Top Ten Targets for Improving Construction Productivity

Dr. Janaka Y. Ruwanpura; Dr. George F. Jergeas P.Eng
Summary Analysis of Earned Value Metrics in the Department of Energy

Dr. John R. Shultz; Mr Jefferson Gordon Underwood; Mr. Richard J. Denton
Making Investments in Russia. Mega-Projects: Cost Deviation Factors (On Example of Sakhalin-2 Project)

Mr. Aleksey V Ferentsev
Web-Based Electronic Tendering - UK Practical Experience

Mr. Joseph L. N. Martin
Software Showcase: Kildrummy
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TUE 4:55-5:20 EVM.07 INT.09 IT.04
Producing Earned Value from a Geographic Information System where Scheduling Tools were Impractical

Mr. Mark Buell
Owner-CM-Contractor 'Silver Fox' Jump-Start SWAT Teams

Mr. Earl T Glenwright JR PE PSP
Improving the Tender Stage through Integrating Collaborative Extranet with Project Integrated Databases

Mr. Maher Ajam; Dr Mustafa Al Shawi; Dr. Toufic Mezhe
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TUE 5:30-5:55 COM.08 COM.13 COM.09 PM.12 COM.11 INT.10 DEV.06 COM.03 SOFT.13
Claims and Dispute Resolution Committee Meeting (2)

Mr. John C. Livengood PSP CFCC; Mr. Thomas F. Peters PE CFCC
Transportation SIG Meeting

Mr. Robert H. Harbuck, PE CCE
Cost Estimating Committee Meeting

Mr. Bernard A Pietlock CCC; Mr Douglas W Leo CCC
The Industry's Perspective on Workforce Planning for Major Projects

Mr Lloyd Kenneth Rankin; Mr. Tim Slootman; Dr. George F. Jergeas P.Eng
Earned Value Management Committee Meeting

Mr. Robert A Marshall
Project Management Approach of the European funds 2007-2013 for Romania

Dr. Nicolae Postavaru
The Update of the Certification Reference Material in Estimation

Mr. Didier Barrault
Cost Engineering Committee Meeting

Mr. John K. Hollmann PE CCE
Software Showcase: Suncor Energy
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TUE 6:05-6:30 COM.10 DEV.07
Economic & Financial Analysis Committee Meeting

Dr. Robert C Creese PE CCE
An Investigation Into the Curriculum of the Construction-Related Associate Degree in Hong Kong

Mr. Eric Cheng
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WEDNESDAY - July 2, 2008

Conference Room B Conference Room C Conference Room D & E Conference Room G Conference Room F Windsor West Windsor East Essex Ballroom Conference Room H
WED 8:00-9:00 CDR.12 PS.12 EST.12 PM.07 RISK.01 OWN.01 DEV.08 SK.05 SOFT.14
(Panel Discussion) Mock Arbitration of a Regional Light Rail Construction Dispute

Mr. Bryan Payne PE CCE CFCC; Mr Ghulam Mujtaba Shaikh; Mr James B French; Mr W John Irwin II CFCC
The Case for Construction Schedule Validation and Auditing SVA

Mr. Earl T Glenwright Jr PE PSP; Mr Aldo Dorea Mattos
How Six Sigma Approach Solve Escalation Issue?

Mr. Hee Kyu Kwon CCE
Project Management Office (PMO) – Principles in Practice

Mr. Jose Angelo Santos do Valle; Dr Wainer da Silviera e Silvia; Dr Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares
Knowledge-Based Proactive Project Risk Management

Mr. James Arrow
Owners - Make Your GMP Contract Work Effectively

Mr. W. Doug Creech CCC
Where Are All the Estimators???

Mr. Jeff Bettinger; Mr Barrett L Richards CCC PSP
Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering: Earned Value

Dr. Sean T. Regan CCE; Mr. Chris A. Boyd CCE
Software Showcase: Decision Dynamics
Room host:              
WED 9:05-9:35 COFFEE BREAK
WED 9:40-10:05 CDR.14 PS.13 EST.13 EVM.S04 RISK.02 OWN.02 DEV.09 SK.05
Continued
SOFT.15
Delay Analysis Considering Dynamic Resource Allocation and Multiple Baselines

Dr. Tarek M Hegazy P ENG; Mr. Wail Menesi
Schedule Acceleration - What, Why and How

Mr. Sunu Mohan PSP EVP
How to Perform a Location Factor Survey

Ms. Aafje M. Jansen-Romijn
EVM for World Class Project Controls

Mr. Willem J. Viljoen ICC
Trade-Off Economics in Refinery and Plant Turnarounds - A Dynamic Decision-Making Model

Mr. Jan A Jackson
Recommended Ways to Reduce the Number of Change Orders on School and Hospital Building Projects

Ms. Jacqueline Therese Doyle; Mr J Michael Molnar; Mr. Robert B Brown PE
(Panel Discussion) Women in International Business

Dr. Anamarie Popescu PE and Ms. Marlene Hyde CCE
Software Showcase: EOS Group
Room host:  
WED 10:15-10:40 PS.14
Advanced Scheduling Technology for Shorter Resource Constrained Project Durations

Dr. Robert Richards
Room host:  
WED 10:50-11:50 CDR.13 COM.12 EST.14 PM.09 RISK.03 OWN.03 DEV.10 SOFT.16
Primavera Project Management Software and the Claims Consultant

Ms Anne Marie Tombros; Mr Sunu Mohan PSP EVP
Planning and Scheduling Committee Meeting

Mr. Edward E Douglas III CCC PSP; Mr. Timothy T. Calvey PE PSP; Mr. Ronald M. Winter PSP
Unit Price Estimation in Division 1 to 16 Format Using MS Excel and/or MS Access Database

Mr. Indirakumar Sinnathamby
Does Standard Project Management Data Provide Useful Information for Portfolio Management Review and Decision Making?

Mr. Caoimhin Ardren
Range Estimating - The Implications!

Mr. William E. Maddex
Change Management During FEED - Owner's Case Study

Mr. Vijay S. Jambhekar; Mr. Stephen D. Weeks
Project Controls: A Roadmap to a Choice Career

Ms. Nyssa-Dawn Amelinda Corria-Simpson; Mr. Bernd R. Langer; Ms Pamela Handor
Software Showcase: Hard Dollar
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WED 11:55-12:55 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
WED 1:00-1:25 CDR.15 PS.15 EST.15 PM.10 RISK.04 OWN.04 DEV.11 BIM.04 SOFT.17
The Use of Forensic Animations in Resolving Complex Disruption Claims - A Case Study

Mr Keith Pickavance
RP 53R-06, Schedule Update Review

Mr. Ronald M. Winter PSP
Distinguish the difference between Parametric Estimating and Factored Estimating and how they relate to cost and proposals

Mr. Warren Charles Tasca
Evaluating Best Practices for Oil Sands Projects

Mr. James Peter Lozon P.Eng;
Dr. George F. Jergeas P.Eng
Danish Infrastructure Projects New Budgeting Method - A Rational Process to Manage Political Decisions

Mr. Djon Lind Andersen
Impact Costs Litigation in Montreal’s Mega-hospitals

Dr. Jean-Claude Huot PE
The International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) & the Global Demand for Cost Engineers

Dr.  Peter Vincent Smith
Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction: Benefits, Risks and Challenges

Dr. Salman Azhar
Software Showcase
Room host:      
WED 1:35-2:00 EST.16 RISK.06 BIM.05
Historical Construction Cost Database and their Application

Mr. Selvanayagam Assiskumar
The Implications of Cost and Risk Management for Equipment Manufacturing

Mr. Behnad Sarlak
The Construction of Project Cost Information Management System in China Electric Power Industry

Ms. Huiping Zhu
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WED 2:10-2:35 CDR.16 PS.16 EST.17 PM.11 CDR.S06 OWN.02 DEV.12 INT.11 SOFT.18
Use of Relational Databases in Forensic Delay Analysis

Mr. Faik Burak Evrenosoglu CCE PSP
Schedule Constructability Review

Mr Edward E Douglas III CCC PSP
Factors Affecting Contingency Determination

Dr. Ali Ali Shash; Mr. Fahad Mohammed Al-Azzaz CCE
Promoting Power Plant Construction Project Productivity

Dr. Johannes E Picard; Mr John Hutcheson
Errors and Omissions Damage Claims

Mr. Joseph W. Wallwork PE CCE PSP CFCC
Five Simple Steps to Better Capital Planning

Mr. Bruce A. Lower
The Role of the Estimator in Today's Construction Industry

Mr. Steve J Rajpatty
Methodology for Field Appropriation of Detailed Estimates

Mr. Paulo Roberto Vilela; Mr. Orlando Celso Longo
Software Showcase
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WED 2:45-3:10 EST.18 CSC.06 DEV.13 INT.12
A Few Good Cost Estimators

Mr. Gregory Nelson McDowell CCC
Discussion on Preparation and Control of Construction Cost of Hydro Power Projects

Mr. Xinmin Shi
The Pillars of Quantity Surveying for a Learned Society

Dr. J.J.P. Verster; Ms. Benita G Kotze; Dr. A.C. Hauptfleisch
Procurement Challenges in the UK Oil and Gas Sector

Dr. M. Fadhil Mohammad; Dr. Andrew Price
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WED 3:20-4:00 GREAT GIVE-AWAY

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