Design-and-build contractors' service quality in public projects in Singapore |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China;2. Department of Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica, NY, USA;3. China Coal Building & Installation, Handan, Hebei, China;1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;3. Division of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;4. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA |
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| Abstract: | In the construction industry, total quality comprises corporate service quality, project service quality and quality of the constructed facility. This study investigates the project service quality of design-and-build (D&B) contractors when undertaking projects for public sector clients in Singapore. Service quality is operationalized into five determinants: reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangible. From these, 34 attributes that may affect project service quality in D&B projects are identified. A questionnaire is used to ascertain clients' service quality expectations of these 34 attributes. The clients were also asked the extent to which D&B contractors achieve project service quality. It is found that D&B contractors did not meet clients' expectations in all the five dimensions of service quality. This means that D&B contractors are not giving clients the satisfaction that they hope for. This study offers D&B contractors feedback relating to clients' expectations of their service delivery and the areas of service that need to be improved in order to provide quality service that will satisfy public sector clients. |
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