Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects (2022)

Chapter: Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration

Previous Chapter: Chapter 3 - Estimation Methods for Construction Contingencies
Suggested Citation: "Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26829.
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Suggested Citation: "Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26829.
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Suggested Citation: "Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26829.
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Suggested Citation: "Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26829.
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Suggested Citation: "Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26829.
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Suggested Citation: "Chapter 4 - Major Risks for Construction Contingency Consideration." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26829.
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Next Chapter: Chapter 5 - Guidelines on the Risk-Driven Approach for Estimating Construction Contingencies
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