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Many projects allocate more time to procurement than to administering the contract. This often leads to problems in Contractor performance, cost overruns, and delays in receiving goods and services. The real benefits of undertaking the procurement process can be achieved after the contract is awarded, so more attention needs to be placed on ensuring that the contract is implemented as intended and agreed.

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Surahyo, A. (2018). Construction Contract Administration. In: Understanding Construction Contracts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66685-3_18

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