Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry

The type of procurement methods used in the implementation of the projects is vital for the client. The implementation of the projects using the unsuitable procurement method will contribute to the failure of the project being completed within the budget, time and quality. The strategy of the contra...

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Main Author:	Amirsoleimani, Omidreza
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77998/1/OmidrezaAmirsoleimaniMFKA20141.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.779982018-07-18T07:50:07Z Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry 2014-01 Amirsoleimani, Omidreza TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The type of procurement methods used in the implementation of the projects is vital for the client. The implementation of the projects using the unsuitable procurement method will contribute to the failure of the project being completed within the budget, time and quality. The strategy of the contractor also depends on the types of procurement used. The common method of procurement used by the client is the Traditional method. Some of the contractors and the clients do not favour this procurement method. The aim of this study is to determine the current procurement methods available in the Middle East construction industry and the factors affecting bidding strategies of the contractors. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the current procurement methods in the Middle East construction industry and to identify the preferred procurement method, to assess the factors affecting the bidding strategy of the contractors in the Middle East construction industry and to identify the factors that are taken into consideration by the contractors before deciding to bid for the project. The data are collected through questionnaires and interviews. A total of 25 respondents comprising of Project manager, Construction manager, Site engineer and Site supervisor were identified. The data is analyzed by using SPSS. From the study, the current procurement methods in the Middle East construction industry are Traditional method, Design & Build and Package Deal. The preferred procurement methods in the Middle east are contract management, Design & build, Develop & construct and turnkey method. The factors affecting the bidding strategy of the contractors in the Middle East construction industry are past experience, type of owner and past loss and profit. The factors that are taken into consideration by the contractors before deciding to bid for the project are availability of time for tendering, type of project and project size. 2014-01 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77998/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77998/1/OmidrezaAmirsoleimaniMFKA20141.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:83413 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
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description	The type of procurement methods used in the implementation of the projects is vital for the client. The implementation of the projects using the unsuitable procurement method will contribute to the failure of the project being completed within the budget, time and quality. The strategy of the contractor also depends on the types of procurement used. The common method of procurement used by the client is the Traditional method. Some of the contractors and the clients do not favour this procurement method. The aim of this study is to determine the current procurement methods available in the Middle East construction industry and the factors affecting bidding strategies of the contractors. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the current procurement methods in the Middle East construction industry and to identify the preferred procurement method, to assess the factors affecting the bidding strategy of the contractors in the Middle East construction industry and to identify the factors that are taken into consideration by the contractors before deciding to bid for the project. The data are collected through questionnaires and interviews. A total of 25 respondents comprising of Project manager, Construction manager, Site engineer and Site supervisor were identified. The data is analyzed by using SPSS. From the study, the current procurement methods in the Middle East construction industry are Traditional method, Design & Build and Package Deal. The preferred procurement methods in the Middle east are contract management, Design & build, Develop & construct and turnkey method. The factors affecting the bidding strategy of the contractors in the Middle East construction industry are past experience, type of owner and past loss and profit. The factors that are taken into consideration by the contractors before deciding to bid for the project are availability of time for tendering, type of project and project size.
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author	Amirsoleimani, Omidreza
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title	Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry
title_short	Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry
title_full	Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry
title_fullStr	Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry
title_full_unstemmed	Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
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publishDate	2014
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Procurement methods and contractor's bidding strategy in Middle East construction industry

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