Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5592/otmcj.2012.1.5
Risk Management for Contractors in Marine Projects
Vivian W. Y. Tam
orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-8018
; Corresponding author, School ofComputing, Engineering and Mathematics,University of Western Sydney, Australia
L. Y. Shen
; Department of Building and Real Estate,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hong Kong.
Abstract
Brief introduction to the problem
Risk management is one of the important management strategies that
lead the success of major construction projects. Managing risks has
become an important part of the management activities in construction
industry. In Hong Kong, marine construction forms a major part
of the construction business. In fact, it is appeared that marine construction
exposes to serious risks in comparing to other types of construction
work, which contributes the potential loss to both clients
and contractors. There is a need for systematic risk management approaches
that can help contractors for reducing and controlling risks
thus to effectively improve project management. This paper focuses
on contractor parties who work on marine construction work, and
aims to identify critical risks and risk response techniques in managing
marine projects. Questionnaire survey and structured interviews
are conducted. It is found that “underwater conditions are different
from tender assumptions” is the most common risk factor encountered
in marine projects, “unavailability of materials, plant and labour”
is the most impact to the project if risk is encountered. The
most effective risk response technique to tickle risks encountered is
“refer to previous experience”. Recommendations for improving risk
management are also discussed.
Keywords
Risk management; contractor; marine project; Hong Kong
Hrčak ID:
83801
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2012.
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