The Application Studies On The Partnering Mode Combined With Other Contract Modes In The Legal Frame Of China

Partnering is a kind of construction project contracting and management method, originated from the U.S.A. in the early 1990. It has been applied widely in U.S.A., England, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Partnering creates a harmonious environment in construction projects and benefits the owner and contractor much in saving cost and time, improving quality and reducing disputes.This paper summerizes the theoretical principle of Partnering and it's organization structure and operating flow firstly, explains the working mechanism and the benefits of Partnering. After that, this paper concerns how to practice Partnering from view of lawmaking in the legal frame of construction industry at the present stage in China. Then, after analyzing the contract modes mostly applicated in our country, this paper studies on how to combine Partnering with these contract modes more perfectly. And then, it makes a propose of Partnering chart of China after serious study on those successful Partnering charts which were used in other countries. Finally, this paper studies a practical case, and improves the viewpoints to make them more suitable for practice, and makes some suggestions of issues which need more attention.