Factors Inhibiting the Adoption of a Uniform Pricing Mechanism for Building Services
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2013
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intechopen.com
Abstract
This study describes an empirical
investigation revealing the critical obstacles to the
adoption of a uniform pricing mechanism for building
services from the perspective of industry practitioners .
A total of 157 questionnaires conducted on quantity
surveyors (N=75), mechanical engineers (N=39) and
electrical engineers (N=43) were collected and used for
the study. T –test statistics was run to identify ten
significant factors from a list of fourteen factors
identified. Relative importance indices were computed
for each factor from the perspectives of the
practitioners so as to determine the most critical
obstructive factors. The result shows that the five most
important obstructive factors in order of significance
are: (1) difficulty in the interpretation of the Standard
Method of Measurement by design consultants (2) the
late involvement of building services design
consultants (3) quantity surveyors’ insufficient skill in
mechanical and electrical services technology (4)
drawings of services are often not ready for billing at
the tender stage and (5) the lack of a generally
accepted Standard Method of Measurement for
mechanical and electrical services.
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Barriers, Building Services, Information Technology, Standard Method of Measurement, Uniform Pricing Mechanism