A STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION COST REDUCTION AND SUCCESS REWARD OF CM SYSTEM INTRODUCED TO PUBLIC WORKS

Abstract

Owners in the public sector and contractors in the private sector have traditionally conducted the diverse management tasks for executing public works in Japan.
Construction management (CM) system, where partial commissions of such management tasks are conducted by third sector, has introduced into some public works on a trial basis in recent years. Its effectiveness and possibility for substantial introduction of CM system are now under investigation.
The application of CM system requires well-defined needs and merits for construction management, well-defined scopes of services and duties of the CM service providers, and estimates of appropriate costs for management tasks.
This paper especially has suggested construction cost reduction and success reward of construction management system introduced to public works.