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Beavers, J E, Moore, J R, Rinehart, R and Schriver, W R (2006) Crane-Related Fatalities in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 901–10.

Kolera, B T and Bernold, L E (2006) Intelligent Utility Locating Tool for Excavators. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 919–27.

Nuntasunti, S and Bernold, L E (2006) Experimental Assessment of Wireless Construction Technologies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 1009–18.

Ozorhon, B, Dikmen, I and Birgonul, M T (2006) Case-Based Reasoning Model for International Market Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 940–8.

Puddicombe, M S (2006) The Limitations of Planning: The Importance of Learning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 949–55.

Shen, L Y, Zhao, Z Y and Drew, D S (2006) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for Foreign-Invested Construction Enterprises: A China Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 966–75.

Sik-wah Fong, P and Chu, L (2006) Exploratory Study of Knowledge Sharing in Contracting Companies: A Sociotechnical Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 928–39.

Singh, D and Tiong, R L K (2006) Contractor Selection Criteria: Investigation of Opinions of Singapore Construction Practitioners. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 998–1008.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Contractors; Construction industry; Decision making; Selection; Singapore;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:9(998)
  • Abstract:
    The construction industry has witnessed the failure of many contractors due to varying reasons such as financial problems, poor performance, or accidents arising from the lack of adequate safety consideration at worksites. All these incidents have led to the impression that the current system of awarding the contracts is inefficient in selecting the contractor capable of meeting the demands and challenges of present times and hence needs to be reviewed accordingly. Therefore, in an attempt to investigate the current situation of the Singapore construction industry a questionnaire survey was conducted for accruing the data required to identify the important contractor selection criteria (CSC) and to draw upon construction practitioners’ opinions regarding the importance of those CSC in assessing the capabilities of the candidate contractors during the selection process. The research reported upon forms part of a larger study that aims to develop a computer-interactive multicriteria decision system for contractor selection involving identification of CSC for inclusion in the system, investigation of CSC preferences of construction practitioners, and establishment of weights for those CSC from their perceived importance determined through the questionnaire survey of Singapore construction practitioners. The study highlights that there are statistically significant differences in opinions regarding the degree of importance assigned to some CSC among public clients, private clients, and contractors. Findings from the study may act as an aid in improving the Singapore construction industry by helping construction clients identify multiple CSC apart from cost which should always be considered when assessing the capability of candidate contractors during the selection process, by assisting contractors in improving their attributes in line with clients’ preferences and by facilitating Singapore construction clients and researchers to develop a contractor selection system capable of assessing multiple attributes of the candidate contractors so that the risk of the project failure due to the selection of an inappropriate contractor is minimized.

Song, J, Haas, C T and Caldas, C H (2006) Tracking the Location of Materials on Construction Job Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 911–8.

Tatum, C B, Vorster, M and Klingler, M (2006) Innovations in Earthmoving Equipment: New Forms and Their Evolution. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 987–97.

Tatum, C B, Vorster, M, Klingler, M G and Paulson, B C (2006) Systems Analysis of Technical Advancement in Earthmoving Equipment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 976–86.

Zhang, X (2006) Factor Analysis of Public Clients’ Best-Value Objective in Public–Privately Partnered Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 956–65.