Development of a business process model for effective contract management in Maldivian Building Projects | |
| Author | Jameel, Mohamed Haikal |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CM-18-17 |
| Subject(s) | Construction industry--Management Construction contract--Management |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis; no. CM-18-17 |
| Abstract | Maldivian construction projects are plagued by schedule delays and cost overruns. The practices of the construction industry are extremely backward and the willingness to change from all parties involved in carrying out projects are minimal. Clients and Contractors awareness of a construction contract is weak and the employment of a Consultant on projects was not compulsory through law until recently. Therefore a longstanding tradition of working outside the contract has been observed. As there have been no previous studies regarding contract management in Maldives, the objective of this study was to understand the situation regarding construction contracts in the country and to find out methods to improve the overall framework. In this regard, three building projects were chosen and their contract management practices were investigated. Business Process Modelling was the technique chosen to analyze the collected data from these cases. Six aspects of contract management was mapped, namely, progress measurement, variation, claims, payment, taking over and defects procedures were chosen. After mapping the processes of all the cases, the problematic processes were singled out and solutions for these processes were found from expert opinions and literature. A generic model for all the six processes were made to benchmark the processes to serve as a guide for an improved contract management system. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis; no. CM-18-17 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H.W.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Santoso, Djoen San;Wasan Teerajetgul; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2018 |