Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia

The aim of this paper is to develop an understanding of Guaranteed Maximum Price and review awareness and its application to building procurement in Perth, Western Australia. The objectives were to determine the definition of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), establish the relevance of GMP to the buil...

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Main Authors: Davis, Peter, Stevenson, D.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Australian Institute of Project Management 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11906
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description The aim of this paper is to develop an understanding of Guaranteed Maximum Price and review awareness and its application to building procurement in Perth, Western Australia. The objectives were to determine the definition of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), establish the relevance of GMP to the building industry in Perth and ascertain advantages and disadvantages of GMP. A qualitative research methodology was adopted where in depth semi structured qualitative interviews were carried out (n=10). Research questions asked if there was a generic understanding of GMP although there was a common principal that the price could not increase unless the client changed the scope. Further findings showed that GMP offered advantages over other methods of procurement that included price certainty for the client, a team approach to project delivery and faster completion. There was also significant disadvantages to contend with and these are described in the findings.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-119062017-01-30T11:27:32Z Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia Davis, Peter Stevenson, D. Project Delivery Construction Procurement Guaranteed Maximum Price The aim of this paper is to develop an understanding of Guaranteed Maximum Price and review awareness and its application to building procurement in Perth, Western Australia. The objectives were to determine the definition of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), establish the relevance of GMP to the building industry in Perth and ascertain advantages and disadvantages of GMP. A qualitative research methodology was adopted where in depth semi structured qualitative interviews were carried out (n=10). Research questions asked if there was a generic understanding of GMP although there was a common principal that the price could not increase unless the client changed the scope. Further findings showed that GMP offered advantages over other methods of procurement that included price certainty for the client, a team approach to project delivery and faster completion. There was also significant disadvantages to contend with and these are described in the findings. 2004 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11906 Australian Institute of Project Management fulltext
spellingShingle Project Delivery
Construction
Procurement
Guaranteed Maximum Price
Davis, Peter
Stevenson, D.
Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia
title Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia
title_full Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia
title_fullStr Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia
title_short Understanding and Applying Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts in Western Australia
title_sort understanding and applying guaranteed maximum price contracts in western australia
topic Project Delivery
Construction
Procurement
Guaranteed Maximum Price
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11906