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Towards a Digitalized and Environmentally Aligned Procurement Practice in Construction Project DeliveryBy Alolote Ibim Amadi, Sampson Alele Beals
Abstract: *Author for CorrespondenceAmadi Alolote IbimE-mail: amadialolote@yahoo.comspyadav68@gmail.com 1,21,2Senior Lecturer, Department of Quantity Surveying, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Received Date: November May 2223, 20232Accepted Date: December July 020, 20232Published Date: December July 2025, 20232 Citation: Amadi Alolote Ibim, Beals Sampson AleleShatrughna Prasad Yadav, Boinapalli Harshitha Rao, Sai Bhargav Reddy, Banka Abhishek Yadav. Towards a Digitalized and Environmentally Aligned Procurement Practice in Construction Project DeliveryDesign of an Innovative Economically Efficient and …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 17–22 Read article →
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Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Harvesting as a Best-Fit Technology for Sustainable Green Building in the Humid TropicsBy Alolote Ibim Amadi
Abstract: Best-fit criteria in terms of availability, affordability, minimally conflicting operationality, energy efficiency, buildability, and maintainability are the hallmarks of sustainable green building technology. This study evaluates solar harvesting as a best-fit technology for residential buildings in the humid tropics. An analysis of a residential property located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, is used as a case study to techno-economically portray the viability of solar harvesting. The analysis is carried out for …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 28–35 Read article →
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Perceptions of Modular Construction as a tool for incorporating Resilience in Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction in the Niger Delta EnvironmentBy Alolote Ibim Amadi
Abstract: The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is coastal in nature and its urban form is governed by natural environmental constraints that have a strong bearing on the available land for physical development and the cost of provision of housing. The study espouses the adoption of a modular off-site prefabricated system of construction to close the enormous gap between demand and supply for housing in this ecologically fragile environment. This prescriptive …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–7 Read article →
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Environmental Economics of Cement Distribution: Impact of Geographic Variables on its Pricing and Marketing Structure in Rivers StateBy Alolote Ibim Amadi, Kelvin Chijioke Amadi
Abstract: The environment is a natural capital that supports all forms of business transactions and is a decisive factor in the economics of the construction Industry. Cement is a vital material used for building and construction works in contemporary society. Therefore, by virtue of its importance in the building and construction industry, its pricing and marketing structure are of vital and strategic significance to the availability of all forms of housing …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 45–54 Read article →
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Project Abandonment and Delay in Niger Delta’s Highway ProjectsBy Alolote Ibim Amadi
Abstract: The pervasiveness of project delays and abandonment in the developing world is evident in the literature. The study outlines the prevalence of extreme project delays and abandonment in the Niger Delta region, an archetypical low-lying wetland in Nigeria, given the peculiar wet land geology of the Niger Delta. A survey of the empirical literature evidence suggests more profound technical shortcomings and procurement issues, beyond the generality of factors endemic in …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 19–32 Read article →
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Idealising Step Change Towards Achieving Value for Money in Niger Delta’s Highway Infrastructure DeliveryBy Alolote Ibim Amadi
Abstract: This paper idealises step changes proffered, given the repeated calls, to ensure value for money in highway infrastructure investment. The study reiterates the need for highway agencies to adequately evaluate the geomorphology of the Niger Delta, as a prerequisite to the cost-effective delivery of highway infrastructure in the region. Such prescriptive measures necessary to entrench geotechnical principles for the efficient development in road infrastructure have been identified from best practices …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 1–9 Read article →
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Benchmarking Cost Overruns in Transportation Infrastructure InvestmentsBy Alolote Ibim Amadi, Amadi Kelvin Chijioke
Abstract: Highway projects have historically experienced significant cost overruns, with front end implications for the sustainability of transportation investments. However, the criteria for assessing cost overruns continues to elicit diverse opinions and has become a debatable issue in the literature. Some studies allude to detailed design stage estimates, while others tag conceptual stage estimates, as the ideal benchmark for quantifying the project cost deviations. A survey of the literature, principally from …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 29–37 Read article →
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Towards a Geo-Classification of the Niger Delta for Highway Investment Costing ApplicationsBy Alolote Ibim Amadi, Amadi Kelvin Chijioke
Abstract: The study carries out a quasi-experimentation, as a basis of devising a spatial quantitative concept, delineating distinct geologic settings which would have differing cost implications for highway infrastructure development in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Three broad conceptual geomorphic boundaries, for the categorisation of Niger Delta soils in engineering geologic costing application, were discerned within this conceptual lens. The study further statistically explores the synthesised geo-zonation for differences in …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 24–40 Read article →
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Economic Sustainability of Transportation Infrastructure Procurement: The Differing Site Condition Clause Debate as an Underlying Environmental Trigger to Cost OverrunsBy Alolote Ibim Amadi, Amadi Kelvin Chijioke
Abstract: Case law is rife with contractual disputes arising due to lack of adequate geotechnical risk containment during procurement. The use of a ‘Differing Site Conditions (DSC) clause’, implies that, in the event of encountering a subsurface/geo-environmental condition different from that which was indicated in the contract, the owner bears the additional cost for executing the work under such conditions. However, the literature indicates a divergence in industry practise, with some …
Published in Journal of Construction Engineering, Technology & Management · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 11–19 Read article →
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Explaining the Cost Performance and Maturity of Transportation Infrastructure in the Developed and Developing World: One Size Fits All?By Alolote Ibim Amadi, Kelvin Chijioke Amadi
Abstract: AbstractScholarly text analysing the financial performance of highway projects are evident in the literature, most of which have opined that highway agencies record higher levels of cost overruns compared to other clients of construction and building works. Similar assertions are made about the relatively higher levels of cost overruns recorded on highway projects executed in the developing world. A scant number of seminal works have emerged in the literature, offering …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 33–42 Read article →