Identifying the selection criteria of design consultant for Iraqi construction projects

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Publicat a:Journal of the mechanical behavior of materials. vol. 31, no. 1 (2022), p. 290
Autor principal: Sajjad Ali Mahmood Alkaabi
Altres autors: Ahmed Mohammed Raoof Mahjoob
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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Resum:The quality and cost of constructed buildings are heavily influenced by the performance of design/auditing consultants. Thus, selecting the right design consultant and design auditing consultants is of utmost importance and not an easy task for any construction client. so, the client should specify the efficiency criteria and assess the performance levels of the design and design auditing consultant firm. The study aims to identify the selection criteria of the design consultant in construction projects and also identify the selection criteria of the design auditing consultant for the construction projects by using the Delphi survey with applying the principal components analysis (PCA). The results of the present study showed that there are 13 key criteria for selecting the design consultant, where the criterion of “Efficiency and experience of the company/consultant in previous work” was of the highest importance. While there are Ten key criteria for selecting the design auditing consultant for the construction project, where the criterion of “Credibility and professional integrity (transparency, professional conduct, and ethics)” was of the highest importance in the decision-making process. Moreover, the results of applying PCA on the Delphi survey outcomes showed that all the resulting selection criteria are most valuable and suitable for the selection process in construction projects.
ISSN:0334-8938
2191-0243
DOI:10.1515/jmbm-2022-0036
Font:Materials Science Database