Identify disputes in the construction industry: the way forward for innovative procurement system in Malaysia

Abstract

Disputes are common problems in the construction industry. The unclear contract underlines in most practiced procurement systems lead to various disputes among stakeholders . In order to minimise the problem, it is interesting to identify the disputes and conflict arises in the industry. This paper exp lore the pattern of construction disputes occurrence in Malaysia through legal cases synthesis extracted from available data bases such as Construction Law Report and Building Report. Result identified six (6) categories of disputes happen in the Malaysian construction industry that are people/stakeholders/ organisation, nature of the work and project administration, contractual and procurement, poor workmanship, design and external f actors. These factors are worth to be considered in proposing new procurement system for sustainable Malaysian construction industry.