A Comparative Analysis of Owner Contractor Agreements in Turkish and US Construction Industry


Fatma Pınar I. C., Taş E. F.

Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, cilt.8, sa.4, ss.492-498, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Other Indexes
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.492-498
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Successful and cost-effective construction relies upon appropriate communication of the participants of the construction project. Hence, it is important to define the rights and responsibilities of the parties, and relationships among them. In this context, well-designed and complete agreement is essential and necessary for the successfully completion of a construction project within the desired time, quality and budget. In this paper, it is aimed to analyze and compare the owner-contractor agreements in the Turkish and the US construction industry. First, the importance of construction contracts and contractual elements of an agreement is determined, and then, the standard owner-contractor agreement which is used in the Turkish construction industry is analyzed and compared with the US standard owner-contractor agreement. Finally, the differences between these agreements are put forward, the lack and deficiencies of Turkish standard agreement form are determined, and appropriate suggestions are improved.