A CASE STUDY ON SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR SMALL SCALE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Abstract

The development and practice of appropriate procurement systems helps to avoid problems related to time &cost and to attain the project specified goals. One of the characteristics of the construction industries over the last three decades or so has been the usage of various procurement methods which have investigated the criteria for their selection and performance in terms of time, cost and quality. Selecting the appropriate procurement system for construction projects is a complicated and challenging task. To assist the decision-making process, procurement selection tools and techniques have been developed. The main aim of this study is to develop a framework using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Software by performing Descriptive Analysis using Weighted Average Mean (WAM), Standard Deviation, Variance, Correlation and T- Test are used to compare the large scale construction industries and small scale construction industries for Construction Procurement Systems. A series of literature reviews and Questionnaire surveys were conducted to analyze the current situation of procurement system in construction industry. Traditional Procurement method is the most widely used method in the small scale and middle scale industries. Non Traditional Procurement like Design build and Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) is being adopted by large scale industries. The framework developed in this paper gives opportunities to the small and middle scale industries to go for the Non – Traditional Procurement methods as it optimizes time and cost for the construction project by selecting the most appropriate procurement system.