Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2015.1106331
The association of selected economic parameters in construction output – an international comparison
Pavla Odehnalová
orcid.org/0000-0002-4835-8293
Lenka Komárková
Petr Pirožek
orcid.org/0000-0001-8904-0022
Abstract
The aim of this article is to illustrate the impact which the ongoing
economic crisis, together with the 2012 amendment to the Public
Procurement Act, has had on the construction industry in the
Czech Republic (CR) and in neighbouring Austria. In 2012 and 2013,
a research project entitled ‘Cross-border cooperation between
construction companies in the South Moravian Region, Lower Austria and the city of Vienna’ was carried out. The research took the
form of a questionnaire addressed to 3000 construction companies
in these regions. The results of the questionnaire then underwent
statistical analysis. The research showed that in the CR price was no
longer linked with quality in construction work and that customers
were guided by other measurable criteria, such as the warranty. The
statistical investigation among companies also showed that there is
a clear relationship between quality and the cost of the work carried
out, and that the warranty is an important criterion for measuring the
quality of construction work.
Keywords
Construction industry; price; quality; warranty; public procurement
Hrčak ID:
171708
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2016.
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