Quantity surveying: has cost certainty been achieved since the Introduction of the new GCCC Construction Contracts

摘要

In 2007 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform implemented the Construction Procurement Reform initiative in Ireland. The reform process saw the introduction of an entire set of new public works contracts, aimed at achieving cost certainty throughout the entire public works sector.udThe Construction Procurement Reform initiative set out to reform the method by which public works contracts were implemented and delivered throughout Ireland. One of the main aims of the reform process was the achievement of cost certainty at tender award stage.udCost certainty was to be achieved through the use of new generic forms of contracts. Various clauses were introduced within the new contracts in order to help achieve cost certainty.udIt was clear from the beginning of the research project that cost certainty has not been achieved through the introduction of the new GCCC construction contracts.udThis research set out to investigate the measures introduced within the new contracts to help achieve cost certainty and to discover whether cost certainty has been achieved through the introduction of the new contracts.udThe findings of this research project outlines the thoughts and perception of various individuals involved with the use of the new forms of contract and details their thoughts on cost certainty throughout the public works sector.