Chan, A P; Ho, D C K and Tam, C M (2001) Design and build: Views from some major public clients in Hong Kong. Construction Economics and Building, 1(1), pp. 22-31. ISSN 2204-9029
Abstract
This paper presents the views of clients in public sector on design and build (D&B) procurement method. Specifically, their reasons of adopting D&B and refusing to adopt it were explored. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with ten senior staff from four major public organisations in Hong Kong. The findings indicate that public clients held different views on D&B methods based on different grounds. Apart from functional requirements such as project completion time, cost certainty, etc., internal resources and political force would also influence client's adoption of D&B method in the public sector.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | design and build; procurement; client; interview; public sector |
| Index terms: | public sector, design and build, interview, procurement method, face, Hong Kong, completion time, public client |
| Subjects: | Geography, project controls, sociology, contractual arrangements, administrative law, data collection methods, psychology |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Legal Issues, Time Control, Organizational Design, Geographical Context, Procurement, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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