Abstract:
The Sri Lankan Construction Industry has been booming for the past few years, with the
emergence of several mega projects. Mega Projects are currently led by foreign consultancy and
construction companies with the foreign aid, and this has caused several concerns in the local
construction industry.
This research identifies the issues and constraints relating to the local construction companies, when
entering into Mega Projects. Further appropriate solutions for the identified issues have also been
provided in the research, with the required justification.
The research methodology comprises literature review, incorporated with a one to one discussion
with the professionals in the industry, including Engineers, Architects,Managers, CEOs, Government
Officials, Banking Sector representatives, Foreign Construction Company representatives, and a
questionnaire survey carried out with 32 professionals related to the construction Industry.
As a conclusion, the research provides the best course of action, for the two major issues identified,
with justifications and the research would be a base for the future research to further conduct
thorough research on the solutions identified in this research.
Citation:
Jayasooriya, N.K., & Ekanayake, L. (2014). Local construction companies and mega projects: foreign presence in the Sri Lankan construction industry. In M.T.P. Hettiarachchi (Ed.), Proceedings of the Civil Engineering Research Symposium 2014 (pp. 81-87). Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa.