?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F8220%2F&rft.title=Construction+Delivery+Systems%3A+A+Comparative+Analysis+of+the+Performance+of+Systems+within+School+Districts&rft.creator=Col+Debella%2C+David+Murad&rft.description=The+delivery+of+a+construction+project+is+characterized+by+the+participation+of+several+individuals.+Owner%2C+architect+%2F+engineer%2C+and+contractor+are+the+most+important+players+of+this+process.+The+owner's+needs+are+expressed+in+plans+and+specifications+created+by+the+architect+and+physically+performed+by+the+contractor.+Throughout+the+life+of+the+project%2C+there+are+contracts+and+several+direct+and+indirect+relationships+among+the+players.+The+delivery+system+characterizes+these+aspects%2C+from+planning+to+controlling%2C+of+a+construction+project.Multiple+prime+is+one+type+of+delivery+system+that+is+the+subject+of+many+discussions+in+the+industry.+General+contractors%2C+architects+and+owners+believe+that+this+system+inherently+has+coordination+problems.+On+the+other+side%2C+specialty+contractors+believe+that+this+system+has+several+advantages+because+of+the+exclusion+of+the+middleman+and+the+direct+relationship+of+these+contractors+to+the+owner.+The+goal+of+this+study+is+to+objectively+analyze+the+performance+of+construction+delivery+systems+within+public+school+districts.+The+districts+in+the+states+of+Pennsylvania%2C+Ohio%2C+New+Jersey%2C+Massachusetts%2C+and+Virginia+form+the+population+of+this+study.Quantitative+and+qualitative+measurements+are+used+as+the+variables+for+comparison.+ANOVA+and+two-sample+t+tests+are+used+as+statistical+tools+for+the+quantitative%2C+and+the+Chi-Square+test+is+used+for+the+qualitative+analysis.+The+data+collected+is+divided+into+two+different+sets.+The+first+set+includes+all+the+valid+responses.+The+second+set+is+limited+to+the+analysis+of+projects+greater+than+%24+10%2C000%2C000.+A+section+with+the+descriptive+statistics+of+litigation+cases+is+also+included+in+this+study.&rft.date=2004-09-13&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F8220%2F1%2FColdebellaD_Aug2004.pdf&rft.identifier=++Col+Debella%2C+David+Murad++(2004)+Construction+Delivery+Systems%3A+A+Comparative+Analysis+of+the+Performance+of+Systems+within+School+Districts.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++