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A practical framework to facilitate the presence of operation and maintenance contractors in the pre-occupancy phases: a case study

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  • Nazanin Kordestani Ghalenoee
  • Ehsan Saghatforoush
  • Hamidreza Athari Nikooravan
  • Christopher Preece

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With population growth, demand for constructing infrastructures increases, as well as the costs associated with their operation and maintenance (O%M). One of the major measures in this regard is absence of O%M contractors in the early project phases. This project aims to present a framework to facilitate the presence of O%M knowledge in the early stages of design and implementation. In this qualitative study, data are collected from a case study. First, the researcher identifies barriers and solutions to the presence of O%M contractors using meta-synthesis approach. Then semi-structured interviews with a population of ten different stakeholders of inter-urban Iranian road infrastructures are used to match the literature data with the conditions governing real projects. This study concludes in a framework having processes that O%M contractors can apply which by taking their advantage, many duplications due to lack of knowledge are reduced and chance of success in project is increased.

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  • Nazanin Kordestani Ghalenoee & Ehsan Saghatforoush & Hamidreza Athari Nikooravan & Christopher Preece, 2018. "A practical framework to facilitate the presence of operation and maintenance contractors in the pre-occupancy phases: a case study," International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 10(3), pages 222-241.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpoma:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:222-241
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