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Article: Perceptions on the application of design-build procurement system in Hong Kong.
- Article from:
- Architectural Science Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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The traditional design-bid-build procurement method has long been adopted in the construction industry for decades, but the result of adversarial relationships among project team members lowers the chance of project success. The aim to better guarantee the successful delivery of construction projects has instigated the development of a variety of alternative project procurement systems, among which Design-Build (D&B) has been progressively used worldwide including Hong Kong
This paper explores the perceptions of construction practitioners on the application of Design-Build procurement system in Hong Kong through twenty-three detailed structured interviews. It was ...