2012
DOI: 10.5130/ajceb.v9i1.3009
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Builders' Perceptions of Lowest Cost Procurement and Its Impact on Quality

Abstract: The concept of quality in relation to a product or service refers to the degree to which it meets the customer's needs and expectations. Dissatisfaction with the quality of building projects has been widely reported in recent times. There are indications that there may be some relationship between the procurement method used and customer satisfaction with the delivered product. In particular, traditional competitive bid contracting may have an adverse impact on quality in some circumstances. To shed some light… Show more

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“…This argument echoed the viewpoint of Flanagan et al (2006). However, the traditional procurement mode (design-bid-build) and the lowest tender have a negative influence on the project performance and satisfaction (Hardie & Saha, 2009). This is why the Taiwanese government has strongly promoted the design-build method and the policy of the most economically-advantageous tender in recent years (Perng et al, 2006).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This argument echoed the viewpoint of Flanagan et al (2006). However, the traditional procurement mode (design-bid-build) and the lowest tender have a negative influence on the project performance and satisfaction (Hardie & Saha, 2009). This is why the Taiwanese government has strongly promoted the design-build method and the policy of the most economically-advantageous tender in recent years (Perng et al, 2006).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These factors are associated with poor workmanship and a lack of full-time quality assurance site supervisors. Poor workmanship is one of the most frequent factors identified as associated with both developing and developed countries (Forcada et al 2013b;Hamma-Adama et al 2020;Islam et al 2021b;Ismail et al 2015;Love and Edwards 2004b;Wasfy 2010;Yoon et al 2021), while poor site management and lack of supervision, or lack of skilled personnel at site for ensuring the required construction quality has been reported in several countries including Hong Kong, U.K., and Australia (Auchterlounie 2009;Hardie and Saha 2014;Sun and Meng 2009) -a particular problem in Bangladesh being private building owners cutting costs by dispensing with full-time supervision by a skilled team (Islam et al 2021b).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Competitive bidding based on lowest prices remains the most common method to select construction contractors [35][36][37]. This mechanism is more often observed in developing countries due to a greater percentage of public projects.…”
Section:  Dynamic and Cyclical Industrymentioning
confidence: 99%