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Quality of tender documents: case studies from the UK

Samuel Laryea School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, PO Box 219, Reading, RG6 6AW, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 275-286 | Received 10 May 2010, Accepted 09 Nov 2010, Published online: 09 Mar 2011

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