Although extensive research has been carried out on international construction, scant study in this domain exists which has paid attention to developing economies. The present study empirically investigates the above context from the perspective of one of the largest developing nations, Indonesia. Focus of this study is Indonesian contractors’ motivations to enter foreign marketplaces. An empirical approach integrating quantitative and qualitative techniques was adopted to address the research question. The primary data were collected through questionnaires distributed to large Indonesian contractors. Descriptive statistical method and relative importance index (RII) were employed for data analysis. In the discussion the survey results were triangulated with the interview findings. The results clarify that the reason to pursue overseas projects was motivated by multiple-motivations rather than a single one. The major motivations were to increase profitability, to benefit competitive advantage, to expand business, to capitalize on globalization/free trade regions, to respond to project sponsor’s invitation and to gain international experience. An implication of these findings is that the existing condition of the companies should be taken into consideration when measuring companies’ motivation levels in pursuing overseas projects.

Tender is a competition system for selecting contractors who will carry out development activities. The mistake of the tender committee in choosing a contractor will cause losses to the project owner. To avoid that mistake, the tender committee must know the capabilities and quality of the contractor, so an assessment of the capabilities of the contractor (construction service) is needed. This research was conducted only for the tender process of physical work and the questionnaire was given to 50 contractor companies in West Sumatra to determine the weight of seven criteria of the most important assessment process in tender tenders in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 80 Republic of Indonesia year 2003 (Keputusan Presiden No. 80 tahun 2003). 50 questionnaires are distributed with result 43 returned questionnaires showed that the assessment criteria for implementation time had the highest percentege of 19% followed by work methods and experts with a percentege of 17% and subsequently company capital with a percentege of 16%, and working capital received the fourth demand with a percentage of 11%, while the company's experience and ranks last is equipment with a percentege of 10%.

Reputasi industri konstruksi sebenarnya tergantung pada efisiensi pelaksanaan dan manajemen serta bagaimana ianya dapat disiapkan dengan aman serta memenuhi keinginan konsumen. Kebanyakan kasus kecelakaan dalam industri konstruksi menggambarkan bahwasanya kondisi industri tersebut sangat unik, melibatkan perilaku manusia, Tapak konstruksi yang berbahaya, budaya kerja yang tidak aman, penggunaan alat berat, peralatan yang berbahaya dan melibatkan berbagai prosedur. Budaya keselamatan dan kesehatan dalam industri konstruksi lebih terkait dengan sikap semua karyawan terhadap praktek keamanan. Penulisan ini memjelaskan tentang aplikasi metode benchmarking sebagai praktek terbaik untuk membangun kerangka kerja pengembangan budaya keselamatan dalam organisasi industri konstruksi.

Waste to energy (WTE) project is a solution to solve energy crisis and at the same time may resolve the waste problem. Public private partnership (PPP) scheme has been widely used to deliver WTE project. The success of PPP projects heavily relies on the advisability of management and risk sharing.  Risk management needed to conduct in order to understand specific risks, examine risk sharing between government and public sector and analyze risk mitigation for preventing and rectifying the impact. The effective decision on risk needed to improve decision-making process that may occur in the WTE projects. Therefore, this study identify risk probability in PPP WTE projects in West Sumatera. This probability relying on expert judgement were collected via an empirical questionnaire survey. The respondents were invited to rate a total of 21 risk factors that impact the success of PPP WTE projects as gleaned from previous research. The overall result ranked risk probability factors that land acquisition and administration approval risk, public opposition, construction cost overrun, operating cost overrun, and design/construction/commissioning performance risk are the top five risk factors affecting the sustainable development of PPP WTE Projects. A better understanding of the risk may improve project feasibility and attract private sector for investing in WTE projects.

: Cost Estimating of the upper structure on each construction project is usually done by the civil engineer or architect. However, as the development of science, new professions such as Quantity Surveyor have shifted the task of civil engineering or architects in making cost estimates. The QS profession is a profession that has the ability to analyze the cost and practical components of theproject's physical construction work in a successful way so as to apply its analytical results in solving the problems typical for each project. The case study of this research is the top structural work on the accent Apartments built on an area of ± 3,300 m2 with a building area of ± 27,000 m2. Research methodology by literature study and The Accent volume calculation using standard measurement method (SMM), while for unit price partly taken from the reference of PU Permen 2007. From the analysis of volume calculation and unit price analysis, the total cost of the structural work top of Rp. 51,162,851,482.23 with the price per m2 is 2.084,412.47 / m2. Duration of implementation is for 16 months. For cash flow, cash in consists of a 10% down payment, 5% retention, monthly employment progress minus downpayment and retention, and an office cash loan of Rp.6,000,000,000.00 in which the cash is Rp.2,000,000,000.00 per month.Keywords : cost estimating, quantity surveyor, volume, upper structure, ApartementAbstrak: Estimasi biaya pekerjaan struktur atas pada setiap proyek konstruksi biasanya dilakukan oleh civil engineer atau arsitek. Namun, seiring berkembangnya ilmu pengetahuan, profesi baru seperti Quantity Surveyor telah menggeser tugas civil engineering atau arsitek dalam melakukan estimasi biaya. Studi kasus penelitian ini adalah pekerjaan struktur atas pada Apartemen The Accent yang dibangun pada lahan seluas ±3.300 m2 dengan luas bangunan ±27.000 m2. Metodologi penelitian dilakukan dengan cara studi literatur dan melakukan perhitungan volume menggunakan standar measurement method (SMM), sedangkan untuk harga satuannya sebagian diambil dari acuan Permen PU 45/PRT/M/2007.  Dari hasil analisa perhitungan didapat total biaya keseluruhan pekerjaan struktur atas sebesar Rp. 51,162,851,482.23 dengan harga per m2 nya adalah 2,084,412.47/m2. Durasi pelaksanaan adalah selama 16 bulan. Untuk cash flow, cash in terdiri atas uang muka sebesar 10%, retensi sebesar 5%, progress pekerjaan bulanan dikurangi uang muka dan retensi, dan peminjaman kas kantor sebanyak Rp.6,000,000,000.00 yang mana cairnya dana adalah sebesar Rp.2,000,000,000.00 per bulannya.Kata kunci : Estimasi biaya, Quantity Surveyor, Volume, Struktur atas, Apartemen