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Collaboration in a Best Value Project - A case study of Best Value Approach (BVA) in the Norwegian Construction Industry

Gunnarsson, Sandra Andrea; Bøe, Ingvild
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2019
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Abstract
The procurement of construction services is a large part of the investments in the

public sector, and therefore affects both the society and project participants within

the construction industry. Despite that, construction projects in Norway tend to be

delayed and go over budget, especially in the public sector. The industry has been

characterised with a traditional adversarial behaviour but has the last two decades

headed towards a more collaborative and integrated path. However, achieving

collaborative relationships in the construction industry are challenging, as the

industry is characterised by one-off contracts and short-term gains. Therefore, there

is a need for a project management and procurement method that enables

collaboration in the construction industry.

A project management and procurement method that might enable collaboration, is

Best Value Approach (BVA). The methodology aims to select contractors based on

their capabilities, experiences, and qualifications, in addition to price. The objective

of this research is therefore to examine if and how BVA enables collaboration,

operationalised through its two facets, coordination and cooperation. Hence, our

research question is “How might BVA enable collaboration between the client and

the main-contractor in a construction project?”

We have chosen to conduct a case study with embedded subunits, as the selected

case is within a single organization but includes several units. The single case is

Omsorgsbygg, and the embedded subunits of analysis are the construction of

Vollebekk and Munkerud kindergartens. The primary data were collected through

semi-structured interviews.

We based our research on the work of Gulati et al., (2012), which indicates that by

properly utilising coordination and cooperation in a project, it is possible to achieve

collaboration. Our study shows that there needs to be a high level of coordination

and cooperation in a BV project. Through the two projects we have seen the

possibility of achieving both coordination and cooperation if the method is used

correctly. The findings reveal that what the parties do in the early phases, in terms

of coordination and cooperation, facilitated collaboration in the execution phase.
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Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Logistics, operations and supply chain management - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2019

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