Publication detail

Impact of the quality of technical specifications of the tender documentation on the construction projects' success

HANÁK, T. MIKULÍK, M. SONIEWICKI, M.

Original Title

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Before selecting a contractor and commencing construction work, creating documentation that describes the facility to be built is needed. Often, this documentation contains a large number of errors and deficiencies of significance. This study analyses a model comprising four latent variables and explores how three specific constructs - communication and change management (COM), project documentation supervision (PRS), and quality of technical specifications in the tender documentation (QTS) - contribute to construction project success (SPR).Design/methodology/approachThe original data were collected from experienced Czech construction implementation professionals. A survey was conducted using an online questionnaire. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was used for analysis.FindingsBoth advanced COM and effective and thorough PRS positively affect SPR in the context of the time-, cost-, and quality-related concepts of the Iron Triangle. The quality of the technical specifications of tender documentation serves as an important mediating variable suggesting an independent review of this documentation before it is used for contractor selection.Originality/valueIn contrast to prior research, this study aims to elucidate the significance of documentation quality in relation to project success during the initial phase. The delivery and subsequent approval of documentation are posited as critical milestones that influence the performance dimensions of the iron triangle, namely, scope, time, and cost. Therefore, we argue that communication and change management should be central, primarily in the pre-investment phase, to ensure ideal error-free documentation.

Keywords

Communication; Construction project; Design project; Project success; Project changes; Quality management

Authors

HANÁK, T.; MIKULÍK, M.; SONIEWICKI, M.

Released

19. 5. 2025

Publisher

EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD

Location

Leeds

ISBN

1753-8378

Periodical

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Year of study

Number

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Pages count

URL

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ijmpb-12-2024-0325/full/pdf

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/251332

BibTex

@article{BUT197975,
  author="Tomáš {Hanák} and Michal {Mikulík} and Marcin {Soniewicki}",
  title="Impact of the quality of technical specifications of the tender documentation on the construction projects' success",
  journal="International Journal of Managing Projects in Business",
  year="2025",
  volume="18",
  number="8",
  pages="79--99",
  doi="10.1108/IJMPB-12-2024-0325",
  issn="1753-8378",
  url="https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ijmpb-12-2024-0325/full/pdf"
}