From Regulatory Category to Capability Signal

Contractor Qualification and Screening for Ordinary Old-Building Rehabilitation in Algeria

Authors

  • REMREM Sabri Doctoral candidate, LMGHU, Department of Civil Engineering, University 20 August 1955, Skikda, Algeria
  • MOUATS Wassila Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University 20 August 1955, Skikda, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66838/sauc.6521

Keywords:

Contractor prequalification Professional qualification Public procurement Signaling theory Building rehabilitation Old urban fabric Algeria

Abstract

Contracting authorities must judge contractor capability before the quality of works can be observed. This theory-building case study examines how capability for rehabilitating ordinary old buildings is encoded across Algeria’s registration, qualification and procurement frameworks (1983–2026). An exhaustive audit of the professional nomenclature found no matching category, and no official correspondence between trade-register activities and qualification codes was identified. Of five operations in Skikda’s Didouche Mourad city-center rehabilitation program, three were classifiable: all required only a general building qualification, while two added multidimensional, verifiable screening. Contractual screening can offset categorical under-specification, but it does not predict execution quality.

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Published

2026-10-21

How to Cite

REMREM Sabri, & MOUATS Wassila. (2026). From Regulatory Category to Capability Signal: Contractor Qualification and Screening for Ordinary Old-Building Rehabilitation in Algeria. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 12(6), 40–64. https://doi.org/10.66838/sauc.6521

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 6 (2026)

Section

Research articles

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