An overview of construction procurement methods in Australia
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 17 July 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review the use of various construction procurement systems in the past and present, specifically within the Australian construction industry and to overview the historical development of procurement both globally and in the Australian context through the existing literature.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is an in-depth literature review of various construction procurement systems used in the past and present, both in general and within the context of Australian construction industry.
Findings
The findings suggest that even though relationship-based procurement (RBP) systems offer significant benefits to all project participants, they are unproved by many decision makers because of lack of robust theoretical concept and inability in demonstrating value for money (VfM) for public projects, which would be one of the factors causing move away from RBP in the future.
Originality/value
This review is one of its kind. There is no such review done before within the context of Australian construction industry in such a detail. This review is a part of a recently completed PhD study.
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Citation
Rahmani, F., Maqsood, T. and Khalfan, M. (2017), "An overview of construction procurement methods in Australia", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 593-609. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-03-2016-0058
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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