SUBCONTRACTOR PARTNERING: I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT

During a recent construction project, a special principle-based partnering process was developed. At the beginning of the project, the general contractor and the subcontractors met, away from the jobsite, for one full day to review the scope of the project, the site conditions, and the safety requirements, and to begin developing trust and open communications. The most important challenge was breaking the pattern of low trust that is common between general contractors and subcontractors. Throughout the life of the project, the general contractor's management personnel and the subcontractor's site supervision met weekly, on-site, to assess progress and sustain open communications. As a result, the subcontractors were rewarded with consistency of performance, great gains in technical and construction management knowledge, outstanding safety performance, tangible financial results, repeat business, greater loyalty from their employees, a satisfied client, and tremendous pride in a job well done.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Love, S
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-31
• Serial:
  • Journal of Management in Engineering
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0742-597X
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jmenea

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication; Construction management; Construction projects; Labor relations; Partnerships; Personnel; Personnel management; Productivity; Subcontractors
• Old TRIS Terms: Communicating
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00742164
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 1997 12:00AM