A Comparison Study On Construction Standards Of Government Investment Projects Of China And UK

With the reform of economic system of China, researches on government investment projects have been a new hot topic in construction management field. The construction criterions for government investment projects released by the central government and local governments made it have concrete foundation for carry on these projects. From the prospective of construction practice, these criterions play a certain role in regulating government investment projects but as a whole, the performance is still relatively low. By analyzing content of criterions, the paper utilizes systematical analysis, qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis approaches to research dilemmas in operation modes, supervision systems, auditing and performance evaluation systems when carry on government investment projects.In the UK, performance management of public works has been a key research topic in construction management field. The construction of public works belongs to the fields of government procurement. There were shortcomings in the course of carrying on public works, such as over-budget, over completion time, low performance, in previous times. By the activity of"Achieving Excellence in Construction", these problems are settled perfectly. On the basis of analyzing operation modes of public works, the paper carries on research from two aspects. On one hand, it researches the Gateway Review system and Common Minimum Standards, which have an important role in laws and regulations systems for public works. On the other hand, it researches unique characteristics by the sequence of construction process in project procurement, operation modes, management modes, supervision systems, auditing and performance management aspects. Then, conclusion is drawn to illustrate the experience and lessons in carry on public works.On the basis of these researches, the paper carries on comparison study from two aspects: from the prospective of contents of criterions and from the aims to carry on public works, framework of criterions, management skills, which are in a macroscopically level. At last, it presents suggestions for perfect our construction criterions on government investment projects.