Stakeholder’s Perspective on Risks Allocation in Design and Build Projects in Malaysia

Abstract

Abstract. Design and Build (DB) projects are prone with high risks. The appropriate risk allocation among contracting parties in Design and Build (DB) projects is an important and essential decision leading to the project performance. The establishment of risk allocation at early stage of the projects will contribute great impact to the project objective. It is required judgement and experiential knowledge of the construction experts to determine the appropriateness of risk allocation to the parties involved in DB projects. Therefore, this study has been carried out to investigate and determine the most responsible parties that should handle the risk in DB projects. A total of 170 responses from stakeholder's (Client, Consultant and Contractor) were received and analysed by using descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis test. Sixty-four risk allocation criteria were used and the results of these analyses shows that 41 risks allocated to the contractor, 9 risks allocated to the client, 6 risks allocated to the consultant, and 8 risks are undecided. There were 17 risks allocations were found with significant differences in between stakeholders on their perceptions. This paper is to help stakeholders define clearly their responsibilities on risks in DB projects and make a better decision in handling it.

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“…D-B construction is considered unique as only one entity is contracted to perform the design and construction activities (Yu et al , 2017). The contractors take responsibility for the project's design and construction (Saaidin et al , 2017). Elevated construction project intensity is the unique feature of D-B-based construction, in addition to a reduction in delivery time and achievement of efficacy, as foremost features (Yu et al , 2017).…”

“…Achieving success in D-B construction projects at a national level is a problem, as it requires economic stability, efficiency, quality and transparent policies. D-B studies undertaken in the Malaysian construction industry have highlighted success factors that influence time and cost overruns, including behavioural aspects of project management (Ullah et al , 2018) and stakeholder perspective on the allocation of risks (Saaidin et al , 2017). Moreover, studies have also investigated the success factors for hospital D-B projects (Isa et al , 2011), public infrastructure projects (Yap et al , 2019) and public construction of residential projects in Malaysia (Lee et al , 2020).…”

“…The D-B project-based literature in the context of Malaysia identifies the following success factors for D-B projects. Construction clients must thoroughly brief the design team to achieve the success of D-B construction projects (Saaidin et al , 2017). Construction leaders played a key role in the success of construction projects, as the leader’s authoritative decision-making enables the success of D-B construction projects (Lee et al , 2020).…”

“…Higher role definition also demonstrates higher satisfaction among the project teams (Yap et al , 2019). Pre-planning before the start of the construction project helps in the smooth execution of the D-B construction project and is a necessary element for the D-B construction project (Saaidin et al , 2017). The D-B contractor’s financial capability also contributes to the success of D-B construction projects (Ullah et al , 2018).…”

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“…Research on the perspectives of professional quantity surveyors on factors that affect construction costs at the tender stage showed that the overall project cost will be affected by the design information produced by consultants (Adafin et al, 2016). A balanced view is needed by gathering opinions from both the client and design team stakeholders, and the production stakeholders comprising the contractor and supply chain (Tarhini et al, 2015;Saaidin et al, 2017).…”