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New Procurement Approaches Facilitating Collaboration in the Construction Industry : Experiences From the Bispevika Project

Jentsch, Per Johan Bilov; Gulsett, Veronika
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2018
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Abstract
In this preliminary thesis report we are presenting what we are going to study, why

we are studying it, and how we are planning to study it. That is done through an

introduction, a presentation of our planned research method, the theory we are

planning to use in the research, and our project plan.

Both in the literature and from watching the Norwegian news, we have seen that

the demand of clients is shifting from a focus on just the price to a focus on criteria

like sustainability, digitalisation and innovation when they are selecting their main

contractor. The main contractor is, however, dependent on its subcontractors and

suppliers to meet the clients’ demand, and the existing procurement system in the

industry is found as an obstacle for, amongst other, the innovation desired by the

client. Since the need for a change in the construction industry was reported in the

1990s, different approaches to procurement in construction projects have been

suggested, and tried, but the partnering concept for instance has still not yield the

same positive effects as in other industries.

It is found there is a general lack in enthusiasm between the contractor and

subcontractors to adopt collaborative processes largely due to the mistrust between

them, and that the scepticism towards for instance partnering among subcontractors

and suppliers exists due to a lack of understanding. To meet the new demand of the

clients, some main contractors are, however, trying to adopt new procurement

strategies. In this research, we therefore want to enlighten why a main contractor is

adopting new procurement strategies – to increase the understanding of its

implication for the different actors, and how the procurement strategies are adopted

– to show other contractors how they can overcome the scepticism and adopt new

procurement strategies.

This will be done through a qualitative research, where we are systematically

combining the theoretical and empirical domains. The research is designed as a case

study, where the case is a construction project in Bispevika. There we are, through

interviews and observations, going to study their new procurement strategies, with

a focus on the supplier selection, contracting, and modes of collaboration.
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Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Logistics, operations and supply chain management - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2018
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