A Comparative Study Between Public And Private Procurement System In Building Projects In Malaysia
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2012-01
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Radzi, Nurhidayah Mohd
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This thesis was undertaken to survey the perception and selection of client in Malaysia including the public and private sector on the types of procurement system „used‟ and „preferred‟, the problems arising based on the procurement „used‟ and also the satisfaction level between both sectors of client. The motivation to study the procurement systems in construction field are caused by the problems and many issues in the Malaysian construction industry recently. Since Malaysian construction industry is one of the components that give a massive impact on the national economy, procurement system are said to be correlate to this matter hence, needs to be revised. Personally Administered questionnaire survey were conducted over 4 months period in 2009 to get the population aim perception‟s on the procurement issues such procurement types „used‟ and „preferred‟, the problems of procurement types and the level of satisfaction between public and private sector clients. Interviews sessions were also conducted in order to strengthen the answers gathered in questionnaire survey session. The type of procurement system „used‟ in Malaysia was still the Traditional/ Conventional system which including the „Lump-sum Drawing & Specifications, LS-Firm BQ‟s and the Approximate BQ‟s system followed by the Alternative system which included the Design & Build (D&B) and the Turnkey system. The „preferred‟ types of procurement also obtained the same results as the „used‟ procurement system in Malaysia. The main problem identified in this study is „dispute‟ problem and the public sector is more satisfied on the traditional system (LS-Drawing & Specifications) than the private sector client. The findings would be a great value to the industry, specifically CIDB that can study on the relevancy of these procurement systems to suit the current industry practice since it is vital for the clients to choose the best procurement method to get the maximum satisfaction on the benefits of each procurement system.
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Industrial procurement