ASPECTS OF ROADBUILDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

POINT DE VUE DE L'ENTREPRISE ROUTIERE DANS LES PAYS EN VOIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

The international road construction enterprises working in foreign countries have to face many a problem, such as political, economical, financial, administrative, technical, human and climatical. Their contracts include risks which can jeopardize the existence of the enterprise. The objective of this communication is to put forward a few ideas and questions, the adoption and solution of which should ease the task of all who participate in the preparation, financing and application of the road works site. This concerns, particularly preselection, tendering documents, financing of projects, conditions of contracts, control, tests, arbitration, guarantees and insurance. It is concluded that the enterprise considers that tne collaboration at all levels should improve the quality of the projects and reduce their costs. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 9th IRF World Meeting, Roads Into the Future--Road Materials and Construction--TS4, held in Stockholm, June 1-5, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Wallart, C
• Publication Date: 1981

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 469-478
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Svenska Vaegfoereningen Foerlags AB
  • Publisher: Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Businesses; Conferences; Contract administration; Contractors; Contracts; Developing countries; Economics; Financing; Hazards; Insurance; Legal factors; Liability; Private enterprise; Quality control; Risk assessment; Road construction; Surveillance
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 146: Contract; 150: Developing countries; 255: Economics; 244: Financing; 9057: Organization (association); 3665: Road construction; 9101: Surveillance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Economics; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345627
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM