KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (KAED)
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS)
MCB 6453 CONTRACT PROCUREMENT
THE CHALLENGE FACING BY THE CONSULTANT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Prepared By
: Nazarul Izham Bin Muhamad Razali
Ahmad Faiz Roslan S. Thanabalan
Lecturer
: Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah
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CONTENT
Introduction Malaysian’s construction industry scenario The role of consultant in construction industries The challenge facing by consultant in construction industry Recommendation & conclusion
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INTRODUCTION The construction industry is often known as a very highly fragmented industry with a large number of activities involving different parties and professionals such as architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, contractor teams, suppliers, financiers and others. By being a fragmented industry, management efficiency and competency in the industry is needed to gain a higher level of competitiveness. The needs for such an approach has become more important and more pronounced, not only due to the increased size and complexity of building projects but also as a result of growing participation by international contractors. One of management solutions that has been widely used to improve efficiency of a project is through the use of Project Management Consultant (PMC) services. The use of its services has increased in every construction industry throughout the world. The main purpose of this paper is to bring up the issues on the challenges facing by the consultant in the construction industry and also the recommendation to overcome the problems.
MALAYSIAN’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SCENARIO Malaysia's rapid economic development and the transformation process from an upper middle income developing country towards the industrialized and developed nation status as envisaged in Vision 2020 has created the environment for the