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Edkins, A J and Smyth, H J (2006) The imperative of trust in PPPs: evaluations from the provision of ‘full service’ contracts. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

Greenwood, D J and Yates, D J (2006) The determinants of successful partnering: a transaction cost perspective. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

Hassanein, A A G and Afify, H M F (2006) Contractors' risk identification behaviour: a case study. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

Ibrahim, A D, Price, A D F and Dainty, A R J (2006) An analysis of success factors for public private partnerships in infrastructure projects in Nigeria. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

Khalfan, M M A and McDermott, P (2006) Once unthought, now the best practice within the construction sector. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

Lam, E W M, Chan, A P C and Chan, D M W (2006) Drivers for design-build applications in the public sector of Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: cross-comparison; design-build; Hong Kong
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  • URL: http://www.journalofconstructionprocurement.com/abstractdetails.asp?id=137
  • Abstract:
    With the problems brought about by the traditional design-bid-build method, clients are seeking other procurement routes in order to have better performance in terms of time, cost and quality. Design-build (D&B) is one alternative procurement method to alleviate the adversarial relationships in the construction industry. It has been widely used all over the world in both western countries like the UK and the US, and eastern countries such as Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Although various reports have demonstrated the benefits of applying the D&B method to construction projects, the traditional design-bid-build remains the dominant procurement method. This paper investigates the main reasons for the wider adoption of the D&B method in the public sector of Hong Kong by means of literature and a survey. Mean ranking of the results shows that the drivers are related to the expertise and responsibilities of the contractor, namely ‘D&B enables the contractors’ expertise in construction methods to be introduced at an early stage in the design’, ‘The D&B contractor bears all risks related to the project, including management, financial and design matters’, and ‘The one-off arrangement of D&B makes the contractor responsible for the communication with the various project team members’. Statistical findings also prove that the major stakeholders of a D&B project, namely client, contractor and consultant have consensus in the ranking exercise. While D&B is claimed as one alternative method to procure public sector projects, further research can be conducted to increase the chance of success for D&B projects.

Morledge, R and Adnan, H (2006) Critical Success Factors in Construction Joint Venture Projects in Malaysia. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).

Ross, A D and Goulding, J S (2006) The construction estimator’s approach to the collection and assessment of supply chain price information. Journal of Construction Procurement, 12(01).