Awarding Construction Contracts on Multicriteria Basis in China
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 130, Issue 3
Abstract
China’s entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will allow both domestic and overseas construction firms to compete under the same market conditions. This development will lead to a more rigorous participation from overseas construction professionals in the Chinese construction market. Nevertheless, this participation can only be effective or successful when there is a proper understanding about the construction procurement practice in China. The Chinese construction practice has its own characteristics, such as governmental regulations, professional qualification systems, and procurement systems. These characteristics present a different practice in awarding construction contracts from that in the West. This paper investigates the characteristics of construction business environment in China and identifies the key parameters used in assessing contractors’ competitiveness for awarding construction contracts in the market. The parameters are useful tools for assisting contractors in identifying their strength and weakness, thus reengineering actions can be adopted for improving competitiveness. A case study is used to demonstrate how these multiple parameters are used in the process of awarding contracts in the local market.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 130 • Issue 3 • June 2004
Pages: 385 - 393
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Received: Mar 20, 2002
Accepted: Mar 19, 2003
Published online: May 14, 2004
Published in print: Jun 2004
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