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Enablers That Help Foreign Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Firms Win Construction Contracts in China |
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| Authors: | Florence Yean Yng Ling C William Ibbs Mohan M Kumaraswamy |
| Affiliation: | 1Associate Professor, Dept. of Building, National Univ. of Singapore, 4 Architecture Dr., Singapore 117566. E-mail: bdglyy@nus.edu.sg 2Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 213 McLaughlin Hall, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. E-mail: ibbs@ce.berkeley.edu 3Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Univ. of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Rd., Hong Kong. E-mail: mohan@hkucc.hku.hk |
| Abstract: | With China’s fast economic growth and entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), more foreign architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms are expected to venture into this huge and attractive market. This paper explores the important strategies to help foreign AEC firms clinch construction projects in China. Using a questionnaire survey approach complemented by in-depth interviews, it was found that firms need to pay more attention to the market and working conditions in China and to strengthen their own capabilities. To win projects in China, foreign AEC firms should also be able to offer project financing services. The findings are useful to foreign AEC firms because it may help them win projects in the Chinese construction industry. |
| Keywords: | Construction industry International factors China Contracts Foreign projects Foreign firms |