THE IMPACT OF PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT ON CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES IN SOUTH AFRICA

C. Amoah, Corne van der Linde
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Cost management is essential in the construction industry, and could cause contractual disputes if not done correctly. This article investigated how project cost management contributed to contractual disputes in the construction project environment. A qualitative approach was used to interview eleven construction professionals. The data received was then analysed using content and narrative analysis methods. It was found that cost management contributed insignificantly to contractual disputes; however, measures such as the engagement of a contract manager, good change control system, approval of project scope, compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, good project management, competent consultants and contractor, effective communication before and during project execution could be put in place to minimise the incidence of disputes. It was also revealed that construction stakeholders prefer the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) method, such as mediation, to resolve cost-related contractual disputes when they occured. Only eleven construction professionals were interviewed; hence the findings could not be generalisable as the opinion of the construction professionals in South Africa. The construction stakeholders should not put all their efforts into the management of project cost, in an attempt to prevent the incidents of contractual disputes; instead, they should institute other stringent measures that prevent poor scoping, poor cost estimating, and ineffective project management practices, to minimise the incidence of contractual disputes in their projects. The article gave an insight into measures that the construction stakeholders must take to prevent cost-related contractual disputes aside from effective cost management
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项目成本管理对南非合同纠纷的影响
成本管理在建筑行业是必不可少的,如果做得不好可能会引起合同纠纷。本文研究了工程造价管理对建设项目环境下合同纠纷的影响。采用定性方法对11位建筑专业人员进行了访谈。然后使用内容和叙事分析方法对收到的数据进行分析。研究发现,成本管理对合同纠纷的影响不显著;然而,我们可以采取措施,例如聘请合约经理、良好的变更控制系统、核准工程范围、遵守合约条款及条件、良好的工程管理、合格的顾问及承建商、在工程执行前及期间进行有效沟通,以尽量减少纠纷的发生。研究还显示,当发生与成本相关的合同纠纷时,施工利益相关者更倾向于采用调解等替代性争议解决(ADR)方法来解决纠纷。只有11位建筑专业人士接受了采访;因此,调查结果不能一概而论,不能作为南非建筑专业人员的意见。施工利益相关方不应将全部精力投入到工程造价管理中,以防止合同纠纷的发生;相反,他们应该制定其他严格的措施,防止不良的范围界定、不良的成本估算和无效的项目管理实践,以尽量减少项目中合同纠纷的发生率。本文提出了建设利益相关者除了有效的成本管理外,必须采取的措施,以防止与成本有关的合同纠纷
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