ISSUES RELATED TO SUBCONTRACTING PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Objective: Identifying the most critical issues or conflicts causes between the contractor and subcontractor which affect the quality, cost, time and productivity of the construction activities. Methodology: Survey is conducted with the questioner which is collected from the previous literature and adoptable sources. Data analysis is done through Questionnaire risk analysis and Analytical Hierarchy Method. Findings: Data analysis is done by using Analytical Hierarchy Method and results reveal that factor “Allocating the work to the new subcontractor without informing the first subcontractor” is ranked in the first which lead to issues between contractor and subcontractor in perspective of subcontractor. “Principle contractual worker money related issues” is ranked in the second in perspective of subcontractor. “Delay in contract progress installments” is rankedin the third in perspective of subcontractor issues. “Lack of construction quality work” is ranked in the first which lead to issues between contractor and subcontractor in perspective of contractor. Applications: The study recommended several actions to improve the relations between the contractors and their subcontractors and suggestions to reduce the issues between both the parties. For example, the contractor should be financially strong so as to release payments in time to subcontractor. On the other hand, the subcontractor should do his best to complete the works on time, adhere to all contract terms and conditions and to keep the best quality of work.