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Suitability of the role of the engineer to the contract as a mediator to mitigate the disputes in construction projects

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dc.contributor.advisor Perera BAKS
dc.contributor.author Bandara UGDI
dc.date.accessioned 2022
dc.date.available 2022
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.citation Bandara, U.G.D.I. (2022). Suitability of the role of the engineer to the contract as a mediator to mitigate the disputes in construction projects [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21914
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21914
dc.description.abstract Disputes are widespread in construction projects. The Engineer to the Contract can avoid most of these disputes. The Engineer is identified as an impartial judicial decision-maker. Howeveralternative dispute resolution is the next step in resolving disputes out of the Engineers controlMediation is the best resolving technique out of other alternative dispute resolution methodsand Mediator is the key person in the Mediation process. Past studies prove that the Engineercan play a Mediator’s role and provide evidence for the industry’s need for a mediator rolefrom Engineer. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the suitability of the Engineers role to the contract asa Mediator to mitigate disputes in construction projects. A qualitative research approach andsemi-structured interviews were selected as the data collection methodology to approach theaim based on the study objectives. Collected empirical data were analysed using manual content analysis. Characteristics of the Engineer and the Mediator, enablers, and barriers werecollected via the literature survey and validated through the expert interview. The intervieweesidentified entire barrier management strategies and disclosed new enablers and barriers. Thestudy recommended forming a standard agreement accepted by all contracting parties whenappointing the Engineer to the contract. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject BARRIER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES en_US
dc.subject DISPUTES en_US
dc.subject MEDIATOR en_US
dc.subject ENGINEER TO THE CONTRACT en_US
dc.subject BUILDING ECONOMICS - Dissertation en_US
dc.subject CONSTRUCTION LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION – Dissertation en_US
dc.title Suitability of the role of the engineer to the contract as a mediator to mitigate the disputes in construction projects en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.degree Master of Science in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.date.accept 2022
dc.identifier.accno TH4950 en_US


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