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Apr 26, 2013
Relationships Among Contracting Parties and Their Effects On Outcomes of Public Construction Projects in China
Authors: Yongjian Ke [email protected], Florence Y. Y. Ling [email protected], ShouQing Wang [email protected], Patrick X. W. Zou [email protected], Mohan M. Kumaraswamy [email protected], and Yan Ning [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: AEI 2013: Building Solutions for Architectural Engineering
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Adherence to clear and equitable contract documents does not guarantee project success. Many other contributors such as attitudes of the contracting parties and their relationships are also considered important. Hitherto, it is not known if relationships among contracting parties in public construction projects in China have a significant effect on project performance. This study aims to investigate relationship quality among contracting parties and their effects on project performance in China's public construction projects. Using a questionnaire survey, 59 sets of data of completed projects were collected from public owners and private contractors and consultants in Beijing. The data were analysed using correlation analysis and one-sample t test. The results show that public construction projects to have achieved significantly good quality performance and client satisfaction but not in budget nor schedule performance. The results also that higher quality of relationships during project implementation stage always leads to significantly good project quality and client satisfaction with the project. In addition, the results show that relationships among contracting parties play an important role in successful project outcomes. It is suggested that concerted effort should be taken to improve relationships in publically funded construction projects, as this will lead to better project outcomes.
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Research Fellow, Department of Building, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566. E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor, Department of Building, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566. E-mail: [email protected]
Professor, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. E-mail: [email protected]
Professor and Head, Discipline of Building and Construction Management, University of Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. E-mail: [email protected]
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Building, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566. E-mail: [email protected]
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