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Arshad, H, Qasim, M, Thaheem, M J and Gabriel, H F (2017) Quantification of material wastage in construction industry of Pakistan: An analytical relationship between building types and waste generation. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 19-34.

Choudhry, R M, Gabriel, H F, Khan, M K and Azhar, S (2017) Causes of discrepancies between design and construction in the Pakistan construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 1-18.

Cruz, L M M, Echeverri, J J D, Arroyave, M G, Bejarano, D H and Florez, O F M (2017) Bioclimatic conditions: A forgotten factor in the domestic habitat in the city of palmira, Colombia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 81-100.

Fateh, M A M and Mohammad, M F (2017) Industrialized building system provision in local and international standard form of contracts. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 67-80.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: contract; ibs; Malaysia; procurement; standard form of contract
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1823-6499
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2017.22.2.5
  • Abstract:
    Industrialized Building System (IBS) has been introduced for over 40 years in Malaysia, with well-documented benefits and strong support from the government. Unfortunately, the pace of IBS adaptation is still slow and below the government's target. Construction players are still facing various issues and challenges when adopting IBS, particularly on contractual and procurement aspects, thus, it contributes to the low adoption of IBS in Malaysia. As of to date, there is still the lack of provisions in Malaysian standard form of contract to suit the IBS construction approach. Therefore, this research will attempt to investigate and compare several local and international standard form of contracts to identify and highlight what international standard form of contracts have provisions to suit IBS construction approach. Literature review and documents analysis were used in the data collection exercise. The study revealed that there are six provisions that the local standard form of contract can enhance to suit the IBS construction approach. The findings will be useful to enhance the local standard form of contract to suit IBS construction approach, hence, able to accelerate the adoption of IBS construction in Malaysia. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2017.

Mejía, G and Franco-Duran, D M (2017) Evidence-based improvement policies in public management: A case study of public projects in barrancabermeja city, Colombia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 55-66.

Sánchez, F A S, Peláez, G I C and Alís, J C (2017) Integral diagnosis of occupational health and safety management in colombian construction companies. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 101-16.

Williamson, D, Orr, J and Fulford, D (2017) Biogas dome construction using pneumatics. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(2), 35-53.