Abstract
The primary entities within building construction industry consists of the owner, the architect / engineer, and the general contractor, that ensure the success of any construction project. On a traditional project, the owner selects and contracts with the general contractor to construct a building designed by the architect. A considerable amount of research has been conducted to understand the owner’s selection factors to hire a qualified general contractor. However, the general contractor selected for the project seldom self-performs the entire construction of a building. The general contractor might self-perform some aspects of the actual building construction, but they will typically select and contract with various subcontractors to perform majority of the project scope. Hence, the selection and sub-contractor type selected by the general contractor can significantly impact the actual construction in terms of schedule, quality and cost. With this in mind, this study’s main objective is to understand the selection factors that general contractors consider, besides price, when selecting and contracting with subcontractors. A survey was developed and distributed to sixty-five large general contractor companies in the Southeast United States. It was concluded that past performance, experience,financial history, manpower, knowledge of scope and workload were the general contractors’ key selection factors.
Recommended Citation
Gajjar, Dhaval and Anderson, Cayla
(2021)
"Understanding Sub-Contractor Selection Factors in the
Building Construction Industry for the Southeastern United States,"
The Professional Constructor: Vol. 46:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/aic-journal/vol46/iss1/7
