Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model

© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. Delivering building information modeling (BIM) requires a certain level of trust to make it more effective. However, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) approach, which conventionally adopts transaction law, encourages each party to protec...

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Main Authors: Lee, Cen-Ying, Chong, Heap Yih, Wang, Xiangyu
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 2018
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170104612
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68685
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author Lee, Cen-Ying
Chong, Heap Yih
Wang, Xiangyu
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Chong, Heap Yih
Wang, Xiangyu
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description © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. Delivering building information modeling (BIM) requires a certain level of trust to make it more effective. However, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) approach, which conventionally adopts transaction law, encourages each party to protect their legitimate interest. Consequently, EPC contracting parties operate within their own goals and procedures, in which trust is not a fundamental contracting strategy. In addition, distrust - which is commonly perceived as detrimental to the relationship - should receive more attention when examining the beneficial outcomes of the relationship. Contract research has emerged from focusing on the safeguarding of contract transactions and is currently moving toward coordination and contingency adaptability for its success. In this context, this paper proposes an integrative trust-based functional contracting model that describes how trust can enhance BIM performance in EPC projects. Thus, this paper contributes new knowledge of the proper use and harmonization of contract functions and provides significant insight for the construction industry to think beyond the traditional EPC contract setting for effective use of BIM.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-686852022-10-27T06:57:26Z Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model Lee, Cen-Ying Chong, Heap Yih Wang, Xiangyu © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. Delivering building information modeling (BIM) requires a certain level of trust to make it more effective. However, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) approach, which conventionally adopts transaction law, encourages each party to protect their legitimate interest. Consequently, EPC contracting parties operate within their own goals and procedures, in which trust is not a fundamental contracting strategy. In addition, distrust - which is commonly perceived as detrimental to the relationship - should receive more attention when examining the beneficial outcomes of the relationship. Contract research has emerged from focusing on the safeguarding of contract transactions and is currently moving toward coordination and contingency adaptability for its success. In this context, this paper proposes an integrative trust-based functional contracting model that describes how trust can enhance BIM performance in EPC projects. Thus, this paper contributes new knowledge of the proper use and harmonization of contract functions and provides significant insight for the construction industry to think beyond the traditional EPC contract setting for effective use of BIM. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68685 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001521 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170104612 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100873 American Society of Civil Engineers restricted
spellingShingle Lee, Cen-Ying
Chong, Heap Yih
Wang, Xiangyu
Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model
title Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model
title_full Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model
title_fullStr Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model
title_short Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model
title_sort enhancing bim performance in epc projects through integrative trust-based functional contracting model
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170104612
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170104612
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68685