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 has especially suggested necessities and some concerned issues for applying CM system into public works in near future.
