The aim of each investor is to procure the construction work in an efficient and economical way. This goal can be achieved by managing costs from the beginning of the investment process. It is necessary to determine the estimated price of the construction work in all phases of the investment process and not to underestimate the importance of this activity. It is almost a rule that the contractor or investor does not allow sufficient time for the contractor to prepare the construction for good quality, which may lead to insufficient preparation. The consequences of poor construction preparation vary from poorly built construction to litigation over the lost profits of the contractor—and this is the topic we discuss in this paper. The issue of asserting lost profits on the contract by the contractor is the subject of legal disputes between the contractor and the customer of construction work. In such cases, the question becomes the design of a methodology suitable for its calculation. The article deals with the presentation of the existing methods of loss of profit calculation, two of which are applied to the example of litigation from construction practice, with the definition of their results and differences.

The article is focused on finding the possibility of the controlled orientation of fibres in fibre reinforced concrete constructions. This is because the controlled orientation of the fibres can contribute to the improvement of some properties of fibre reinforced concrete. The research is based on the experimental investigation of orientation control–rotation of fibres in a transparent matrix representing concrete replacement. From the conceptual model, the article continues with experimentation, data analysis and comparison of conclusions. During the experiment, a mechanical tool was developed and monitored to guide the fibres. The main monitored parameters of the levelling tool were the tips dimensions and the distance between them. The experiment results show the possibility of achieving a higher orientation of the fibres around one axis and suitable parameters of a mechanical tool.

Keywordso r g a n i z a t i o n , t e c h n o l o g y a n d m a n a g e m e n t i n c o n s t r u c t i o n · a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l · 6(1)2014 950 INTRODUCTIONThe EFQM excellence model is an European model based on Total Quality Management -TQM (Oakland, 2003). It is designed for all organizations that are interested in continuous improvement and progress towards excellence. The main purpose of the EFQM model is self-assessment of the organization in order to achieve continuous improvement of quality. It helps identify strengths and opportunities for improvement and encourages solutions. It allows for an independent view on the organization and its functioning (Paulová et al., 2008).The EFQM model is a basis for assessment and evaluation of a business aspiring to receive the European Quality Award (EQA), but also the National Quality Award of the Slovak Republic. In order to win the EQA, the model must be applied for at least three years and yield the corresponding results.The EFQM model may be used in any business as well as any government organization (however, the Common Assessment Framework -the CAF model is specially designed for public administration) (EFQM, 2003). There are several literature sources, which describe the structure of EFQM model and offer methodology, how to implement and evaluate it, but for customers are very brief and hard understood. Therefore we decided in our research work to propose integrated electronic manual, which will offer to construction company complex and total information concerning the implementation and evaluation of all criteria of EFQM model. Our electronic manual contains total 9 criteria, 32 sub-criteria and 121 sub-sub-criteria of EFQM model (Gašparík et al., 2012). Users of this manual can self-evaluate own activity in a given sub-criterion and using automated system (software) determine point value of quality level (see next chapters). EFQM model structure and featuresThe EFQM model was created by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), which was founded in 1988. Its establishment involved fourteen large European corporations (Hakes, 2007). The aim of the foundation was to create a model based on Total Quality Management (TQM) in order to achieve excellence in European companies and make them competitive in comparison with the U.S. and Japanese companies in the global market. Society-wide recognition of quality in the USA -Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (NIST, 2003) and Japan -Deming Application Prize (JUSE, 2003) proved that the application of TQM models delivers measurable business results to organizations. The EFQM model first appeared in 1991 and it was called The European Model for Business Excellence (Porter et al., 2004). It was innovated in 1999 and it became more universal and applicable in a larger number of organizations. For public administration, the CAF (Common Assessment Framework) model was developed. It was launched in 2000 and revised in 2002.The EFQM model is based on 9 criteria: leadership, policy a...

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V súčasnosti z radov investorov, projektantov a tiež obstarávateľov, stále častejšie rezonuje požiadavka na zjednodušenie prácnych kalkulačných metód, používaných pri oceňovaní stavebnej produkcie vo fáze prípravy stavieb, aj pri overovaní cenových ponúk vo verejnom aj súkromnom sektore. Táto skutočnosť vyvoláva potrebu vypracovania inovatívnej oceňovacej základne, využiteľnej pre proces stavebnotechnickej prípravy stavieb. Orientačné metódy oceňovania využívajú okrem investorov a obstarávateľov aj verejná správa, rozpočtári, spracovávatelia predpokladaných hodnôt zákaziek, znalci a tiež bankové inštitúcie. Cieľom článku je vypracovanie návrhu metodiky inovácie tvorby rozpočtových ukazovateľov pre proces stavebnotechnickej prípravy investora, v rámci rozpočtovej časti k stavebnému zámeru a následne verifikácia navrhnutej metodiky tvorby inovatívnych rozpočtových ukazovateľov pre vybraný typ stavieb Budovy – Bytové domy.