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Lump sum contracting on Western Canadian oil and gas capital projects : industry opinion

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The main goal of this report is to study the potential for lump sum contracting and to answer the question whether lump sum contracting increases the efficiency and cost and schedule... More ≫

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The main goal of this report is to study the potential for lump sum contracting and to answer the question whether lump sum contracting increases the efficiency and cost and schedule predictability of major projects in the Western Canadian oil and gas sector.

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Improving construction productivity on Alberta oil and gas capital projects

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This paper describes the findings of an ongoing research project investigating the most critical aspects that can improve productivity in the delivery of oil and gas construction projects of... More ≫

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This paper describes the findings of an ongoing research project investigating the most critical aspects that can improve productivity in the delivery of oil and gas construction projects of Alberta. Industry recommendations for improving construction productivity are categorized and tabulated into 10 major areas: labour management, project frontend planning and workface planning, management of construction and support, constructability in engineering design, engineering management, communication, contractual strategy and contractor selection, government influence and modularization, prefabrication, prebuild in shops.

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