Exploring the adoption of IPD practices in Chinese construction industry

  • Li, Shan (Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong) ;
  • Ma, Qiuwen (Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong)
  • 발행 : 2017.10.27

초록

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a procurement method that has been proved to improve construction project performance. However, in China implementation of IPD practices in construction projects is unknown though some researchers have studied the problems and constraints in adoption IPD. The purpose of this study was to explore IPD adoption in Chinese construction industry. Critical components of IPD implementation were reviewed, and questionnaires were distributed to collect industry views. The results revealed that IPD uptake is still low. In particular, the liability waiver and shared risks and rewards have been rarely used. In addition, co-location, value engineering method and the new compensation approach have also been hardly adopted. Some practices related to early involvement of key parties were adopted. Surprisingly, the findings indicate that the client has been continuously involved in the projects. The findings may imply that the legal issues and problems of contractual frameworks are still constraining IPD implementation in Chinese construction industry.

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과제정보

The research is made possible by the Hong Kong General Research Fund [Grant number 9041988].