Challenges facing construction contracts in Iraq
Other Title(s)
التحديات التي تواجه التعاقدات الإنشائية في العراق
Author
Source
Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 4 (31 Jul. 2018), pp.192-201, 10 p.
Publisher
al-Mustansyriah University College of Engineering
Publication Date
2018-07-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper aims at exploring the most important challenges which are facing the construction contracts in Iraq, and trying to analyze these challenges from various aspects.
Addition, we have put necessary recommendations to support this sector through some notes and appropriate plans.
Challenges are classified into eleven major problems (Political Problems, financial problems, administrative problems, problems related to the tender documents (contracts, drawings), problems related to the specifications and materials adaptation (Quality), problems related to the contract parties themselves, problems related to the sector environment, problems related to the natural environment, problems related to the arbitrations and disputes solving, problems related to the technology uses, problems related to the career ethics).
These varieties have been agreed upon through questionnaire that was made for a number of the relevant authorities about the challenges facing them in construction sector.
Each one of them contains a minor problems, it will be discussed such as (Rates burning due to intense competition between contractors, awarding the bid to the lowest prices not to the most accurate, delaying paying owed payments by the owner, the changing value of currency exchange).
Finally the recommendations and appropriate procedures to avoid these problems, it was (Price estimation before tendering, Awarding the nearest price, rejecting offers less than 25% of the estimated), and there is other recommendations we have mentioned in this paper for another more challenges.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Karawi, Sultan Nuri. 2018. Challenges facing construction contracts in Iraq. Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development،Vol. 22, no. 4, pp.192-201.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Karawi, Sultan Nuri. Challenges facing construction contracts in Iraq. Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development Vol. 22, no. 4 (Jul. 2018), pp.192-201.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Karawi, Sultan Nuri. Challenges facing construction contracts in Iraq. Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development. 2018. Vol. 22, no. 4, pp.192-201.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-907547