Study On Developing Agency-Construction Management Business In Water-resources Projects By Design Firm

The paper takes a new view to discuss the possibility and feasibility that the design firm develops the water-resources projects agency construction management (ACM) business.The discussion is based on three conditions, there are application of agency construction management into water projects, the government change its role to pure administrator, design firm reformation concerning with marketing. The function of ACM was firstly apart from the essential function of design. Therefore, design and ACM shared many common activities and closely relationships.Concerning with the design firm self-developing and improving demands and the industry & marketing situations, the design firm needs to develop the ACM business as a new and competitive advantage one. On the other hand, through the analysis of the design firm's all kinds of resources and their convertible & profitable abilities, the paper presents out a logical formation for design firm to develop its ACM business.