Public Healthcare Project Appraisal in the United Arab Emirates: Towards Better Feasibility

Autor:	J Lewis, Alaa Abdou, Sameera Al Zarooni
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Government Engineering Cost estimate business.industry Public relations Private sector Engineering management Procurement Project appraisal Local government Architecture Health care business Cost database
Zdroj:	Architectural Science Review. 49:31-41
ISSN:	1758-9622 0003-8628
Popis:	In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) there has been a tremendous improvement in levels of medical healthcare services over the past few years. There is a clear government vision to improve the healthcare services in all Emirates. This fact is supported by the establishment of the General Authority for Health Services for the Emirates of Abu Dhabi (GAHS). This research aims at investigating the role of the local government authorities and the private sector in the appraisal process of public healthcare projects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It traces and discusses procedures currently used by involved authorities and bodies for procurement, cost budgeting and cost control during public healthcare project lifecycle in the UAE. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the design of organization management structure of different involved entities is traced, analysed and judged. The study is guided by a comprehensive literature review and a survey of cost data of several healthcare projects as well as interview sessions ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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