scholarly journals Time Provisions in Standard Forms of Local and International Construction Contract

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ling Zhe Huei ◽  
Ting Sim Nee
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
General Condition ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Construction Contracts ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Time Performance ◽  
Completion Date ◽  
Time And Energy

In any construction contract, the use terms and conditions in construction contract clauses has a great impact on the project performance, which in turn affects the achievement of the project completion date. Clauses within a contract should fit together to form a reasonably allocated risk among project parties and relevant to the complexity of projects. The General Condition clauses, which were looked at in this study, consist of the ones that relate to the time performance of the contract as well as that deal with action required at specific points in time within a contract. As we know, a clear and more complete General Condition documentation should end up with win-win situations for parties involved. If there are much unclear and even unknown information within the General Condition, the parties contracting will encounter uncertainties with relations to time that during the project execution. For the parties contracting, it is always to their advantage if more complete and comprehensive documentation used as it means fewer disputes, less conflicts, and time and energy saving during construction instead of claiming and debating over the provisions. The paper is to present an analysis on the time related clauses and provisions in the current local (used in Malaysia) and international construction contracts.

Risk Assessment of Competitive Procurement on Alabama Highway Projects with Texas Comparisions

1998 ◽  
Vol 1649 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Larry G. Crowley ◽  
Jared L. Madewell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
Specific Task ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Highway Projects ◽  
Construction Contracts ◽  
Cost Growth ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Risk Categories

Public agencies generally let construction contracts to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder. In following this practice, agencies recognize there are higher risks of cost growth in awarding to either unusually low bids or to certain “claim-conscious” bidders. Despite this awareness, there are few documented studies supporting or quantifying the presence of these perceived competitive procurement risks. This research undertakes that specific task. First, bids and bidders on a sample of Alabama highway projects are grouped into risk categories by information available at the project bid opening—well in advance of any potential contract award— and without considering actual project performance data. Second, the cost growth experiences of these projects are statistically analyzed based upon these risk groupings. The results indicate that cost growth on Alabama highway projects is significantly more likely when projects are awarded to unusually low bids or to certain bidder types. A similar study performed earlier on Texas highway projects provides nearly identical results. This type of analysis and the derived information can be used by public agencies to amend the procurement process and objectively disqualify unusually low bids or questionable bidders without abandoning competitive procurement principles.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN STANDARD WBS (WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE) PADA PROYEK BANGUNAN GEDUNG

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Ayu Herzanita
Keyword(s):  
Current Problem ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Work Package ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Work Breakdown Structure ◽  
Time Performance ◽  
The Cost ◽  
And Control ◽  
Method Approach

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) plays an important role in every construction project. WBS is a hierarchy of decreasing scope of work to become the smallest level called a work package, making it easier in the process of project management and control. The current problem is that many contractors in Indonesia, both large and small contractors, do not understand the importance of using WBS in a construction project. This causes project performance to be less than optimal, especially on cost and time performance. Currently, WBS standards have been developed for building projects. In this study will look at the cost and time performance of the project from the use of WBS standard building. The sample used in this study are projects that have applied the use of project standards. The projects include Building X, Lecture Building Y, and Sports Facility Building Z. The method used in this study is the EVM (Earn Value Method) approach, collecting data using questionnaires. The results showed that using the WBS standard had an effect on cost and time performance. Good cost and time performance is shown in the Building X and Lecture Y buildings. While the cost and time performance of the Z Sports Facility Building tends to be unstable. This is because the work items that exist in the WBS standard are not in accordance with the project conditions, so it is necessary to adjust work items.

scholarly journals Quantifying Delay Risk Potential of Road Projects during Construction Phase: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 05009
Author(s):  
Devi Anggraini ◽  
Jati Utomo Dwi Hatmoko ◽  
Mudjiastuti Handajani
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
Road Project ◽  
Completion Date ◽  
Road Projects ◽  
Project Risks ◽  
Risk Potential

A comprehensive plan is required to anticipate risks in a construction project. In practice, however, anticipated or unanticipated risks may eventually lead to delays in the project completion date. The aim of this research is to quantify the delay risk potential of a road project during the construction phase. A project at Batang-Kendal road has carried out thorough planning for all required aspects. However, in the implementation of a project, there is often the occurrence of irregular events, which act as a case study for this research, from which delays were identified, observations mapped and semi-structured interviews conducted with project stakeholders, i.e. owner, contractors and supervisory consultants. An instrument was developed to assess and quantify the project risks identified using a 1 to 5 Likert scale. The results showed nine types of delay risks and 32 sub risks. The quantification of these risks was classified into four risk levels, i.e. extreme (6.25%), high (53.13%), medium (34.37%) and low (6.25%). These findings may represent delay risk potentials of typical road projects during the construction phase, from which lessons can be learned. The assessment instrument proposed can also be used for other road projects, which will be beneficial for project stakeholders in anticipating delay risk potentials.

Bonding Procedures for North American and International Construction Contracts

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Janaka Y. Ruwanpura ◽  
Samuel T. Ariaratnam ◽  
Barry K. Peters
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Construction Contracts ◽  
International Construction

International construction contracts in Tanzania

1990 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel R Mansfield ◽  
Salum-Mkulumanya I Sasillo
Keyword(s):  
Construction Contracts ◽  
International Construction

scholarly journals Relationship Between Organisational Effectiveness and Project Performance of SME Contractors: a Developing Country Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
C. P. Ogbu ◽  
N. Olatunde
Keyword(s):  
Project Performance ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
The Public ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Time Performance ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Firm Experience ◽  
Corporate Advantage ◽  
Higher Institutions

Organisational effectiveness (OE) theory provides a veritable framework for examining organisational performance. This theory has, however, made a very little inroad into construction management literature, and there are limited discussions on the domains within which construction firms can measure their OE. Besides this, the extent to which corporate OE determines a contractor's project performance is not fully understood, primarily, in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) contractor context. Based on data from 53 projects in higher institutions in Nigeria, this study evaluated the measures of corporate OE of SME contractors and examined the contributions of the corporate OE of the firms to their project performance. By factor analysis, it was discovered that the SME contractors' corporate OE can be measured using corporate advantage, firm experience, firm certification and firm owner background. Using canonical correlation, a significant relationship was found between the OE of the firms and the measures of project performance. The analysis further revealed that project cost and quality performances are bettered by increases in firm certification and experience, although time performance tends to worsen as a result. In addition to identifying the domains for measuring an SME contractor's OE, this study shows that better firm experience does not necessarily improve a contractors' project time performance. Construction stakeholders and the public should beware of firms that only boast of an excellent corporate advantage and ownership by prominent persons in the society, but without adequate experience and certification.   Keywords: Corporate Advantage, Firm Experience, Project Performance

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