Selection of Subcontractors as the Quality Improvement Tool in Housing Construction

Abstract

In Poland, developers and above all, clients themselves have been taking an increasing interest in multi-family housing. One of the reasons behind the development of such constructions are government programs targeted at young people that help finance the purchase of a flat. In order to maintain a high level of client satisfaction as well as insure oneself against a decline in the quality of the executed construction work in Poland, one ought to analyze the numerous factors that determine it. In the construction field, choosing an appropriate subcontractor is of key importance to quality. The aim of this article is to indicate a method of improving quality by choosing an appropriate contractor. The analysis of subcontractors was conducted in the period from 2006 to 2014. It covered eight construction projects with a combined surface area of 117000 m2 and 1524 flats, the construction of which employed a total of 1904 subcontractors. In order to analyze the problem, 8 contracts pertaining to the construction of multi-family housing were analyzed, with the initial net value of the contract at approx. 62,5 million Euros.