Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative

Under the One Belt One Road Initiative, more and more Chinese contractors are taking part in international projects. Malaysia is one of the investment hotspot and competition center due to its critical geopolitical importance and stability of economic development. This thesis studied Malaysia’s role...

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Main Author:	Xiong, Lanping
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87183/1/XiongLanpingMFABU20191.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.871832020-11-30T09:00:36Z Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative 2019 Xiong, Lanping TH Building construction Under the One Belt One Road Initiative, more and more Chinese contractors are taking part in international projects. Malaysia is one of the investment hotspot and competition center due to its critical geopolitical importance and stability of economic development. This thesis studied Malaysia’s role in the OBOR initiative, and the status of Chinese contractors in Malaysia construction industry. Divide risks into two categories, Horizontal Risks for risks that emanate from the macroenvironment, and Vertical Risks for risks related to a project life cycle. This thesis took an in-depth case study of Exchange 106 Project to review the Horizonal Risks and Vertical Risks at post-contract stage. The Project has achieved even surpassed the technical, quality and HSE target, with schedule target within control, but cost overrun. Political risk is the top alert for Chinese contractors and can be fatal to a project’s success/failure. The industry’s over-dependence on foreign workers contributes to skilled worker shortage. Payment has been the most disputed issue in Malaysia construction industry and would arise serious cash flow problem to the contractors. Last but not least, Chinese contractors need to improve the ability for systemic claim management. 2019 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87183/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87183/1/XiongLanpingMFABU20191.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:131636 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
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description	Under the One Belt One Road Initiative, more and more Chinese contractors are taking part in international projects. Malaysia is one of the investment hotspot and competition center due to its critical geopolitical importance and stability of economic development. This thesis studied Malaysia’s role in the OBOR initiative, and the status of Chinese contractors in Malaysia construction industry. Divide risks into two categories, Horizontal Risks for risks that emanate from the macroenvironment, and Vertical Risks for risks related to a project life cycle. This thesis took an in-depth case study of Exchange 106 Project to review the Horizonal Risks and Vertical Risks at post-contract stage. The Project has achieved even surpassed the technical, quality and HSE target, with schedule target within control, but cost overrun. Political risk is the top alert for Chinese contractors and can be fatal to a project’s success/failure. The industry’s over-dependence on foreign workers contributes to skilled worker shortage. Payment has been the most disputed issue in Malaysia construction industry and would arise serious cash flow problem to the contractors. Last but not least, Chinese contractors need to improve the ability for systemic claim management.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Xiong, Lanping
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title	Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative
title_short	Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative
title_full	Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative
title_fullStr	Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative
title_full_unstemmed	Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
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publishDate	2019
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Post contract risk analysis for chinese contractors in malaysia under one belt one road initiative

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