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Acharya, N K, Lee, Y-D and Im, H-M (2006) Design errors: tragic for the clients. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 177–90.
Appleton, B J A, Niaz, M A, Abourizk, S M, Al-Hussein, M and Mohamed, Y (2006) Priority rating logic simulation model for tower crane operations management. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 133–47.
Choi, S D, Griinke, D and Lederer, M (2006) Fall protection equipment effects on productivity and safety in residential roofing construction. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 149–57.
Consoli, G G S (2006) Correctional management attitudes to private prison design and construction briefs in Australia. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 99–109.
Du, J J, Zhou, J, Liu, C and Picken, D (2006) Exploring turnover intention of construction managers in China. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 191–205.
Irizarry, J and Abraham, D M (2006) Assessment of risk perception of ironworkers. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 111–32.
Louzolo-Kimbembé, P and Pettang, C (2006) A new approach for construction planning in the developing countries: the sub-structure chaining diagram (SSCD). Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 159–76.
Nielsen, Y, Bouchlaghem, D, Koseoglu, O O, Erdogan, B and Anumba, C J (2006) Integration of visualisation & mobile technologies in construction. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 227–46.
Oyegoke, A S (2006) Construction industry overview in the UK, US, Japan and Finland: a comparative analysis. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 13–31.
Rustom, R N and Amer, M I (2006) Modeling the factors affecting quality in building construction projects in Gaza Strip. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 33–47.
Shash, A A and Ahcom, J (2006) Organizational aspects of planning and scheduling subsystem. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 247–65.
Suraji, A, Sulaiman, K, Mahyuddin, N and Mohamed, O (2006) Rethinking construction safety: an introduction to total safety management. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 49–63.
Tse, R Y C and Webb, J R (2006) An economic analysis of housing construction evidence from Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 1–12.
Wong, C H and Sloan, B (2006) An empirical survey of the UK construction SMEs' e-procurement readiness from the e-legal aspects. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 81–97.
Yang, C-P (2006) Factors affecting the performance of public projects in Taiwan. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 207–25.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Influential factor; performance of public project; Taiwan
- ISBN/ISSN: 1609-9451
- URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/jcr/07/0701n02/S1609945106000621.html
- Abstract:
There are many factors affecting the performance of public projects which are reviewed by the responsible entities (Government engineering agency) and controlled by the contractors. However, responsible entities and contractors have different viewpoints to identify the primary influential factors of a project because of differences in their roles and responsibility. Sometimes these differences cause a prime source for a project's defect, schedule delay, and even lawsuit. In order to perform a project successfully, the differences in the viewpoint of these two entities must first be understood clearly. To this end, this study synthesizes possible 91 influential factors of transportation projects from Taiwan official reports. Followed by the multi-criteria evaluation procedure and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process, the primary influential factors are screened out and ranked with the priority orders. Surprisingly, there are forty co-primary factors selected by both the responsible entities and the contractors. However, it is found that the priority orders for the factors ranked by the responsible entities are somewhat different from those ranked by the contractors. The reasons why the rank orders are different between responsible entities and contractors are discussed. This is a comprehensively done research project and will be very useful for the personnel involved in oversea construction projects.