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Ab Rani, N I, Ismail, S, Mohamed, Z, Hussain, A H and Ghafourian, K (2018) Local contractors' awareness on competitiveness towards liberalisation and globalisation in the Malaysian construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 21-42.

Abubakar, M, Abdullahi, M and Bala, K (2018) Analysis of the causality links between the growth of the construction industry and the growth of the Nigerian economy. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 103-13.

Baharun, A, Imran, M S, Ibrahim, S H and Abidin, W A W Z (2018) Night cooled radiant cooling panel for sustainable building cooling mode in Malaysia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 61-79.

Bradley, R A, Gohnert, M and Bulovic, I (2018) Construction considerations for low-cost earth brick shells. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 43-60.

Kwofie, T E, Botchway, E A and Amos-Abanyie, S (2018) Examining the performance level of project management competencies of architects in Ghana using gap analysis approach. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 125-47.

Mewomo, M C, Aigbavboa, C and Lesalane, P (2018) An examination of the key drivers of amendments to the standard forms of contract in the South African construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 115-24.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: amendments; contracting; drivers; South Africa; standard forms of contract
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1823-6499
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/JCDC2018.23.1.7
  • Abstract:
    Some of the perceived benefits of standard forms of contract are standardisation, uniformity, stability and the availability of well-established terms and conditions which allow predictability and greater certainty in legal relations. Thus, the standard forms are widely adopted in the construction industry to facilitate the contractual arrangements between contracting parties in a construction project. Having become commonplace in construction transactions, they are often generally accepted by the various contracting parties and their advisers. Notwithstanding its importance, literature suggests that it is practically unfeasible to devise a standard form of contract that would cater for all eventualities and construction issues that might occur in construction projects. As a result, the existing standard forms are sometimes amended or modified in order to fit the clients' requirements and also to suit the contractors' expectations. This paper therefore investigates the key factors that drive amendments to the standard forms of contract in the South African construction industry. Considering the fact that this paper presents findings that relied on a descriptive survey method, the mean item score was used for presenting the results. The data was obtained through an online questionnaire survey sent to the construction professionals who are usually involved in the selection of contract forms for the client in the Gauteng Province of South Africa (SA). The data was analysed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) and the results indicate that "altering risk allocation", "inserting additional obligation" and "correcting something which is not applicable" are the three prominent factors that highly drive the amendment of standard forms of contract in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2018.

Mohamed, T and Karima, A (2018) Architectural quality through the integration of users' viewpoints in architectural design: Case study pouillon's diar es saada. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 149-75.

Mselle, J and Sanga, S A (2018) Constraints facing incremental housing construction in dar es salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 1-20.

Zadawa, A N, Hussin, A A and Osmadi, A (2018) Mediating effects of enforcement on public procurement guidelines' compliance barriers and cost performance of construction projects in Nigerian federal universities: A process macro approach. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 23(1), 81-102.