| dc.description.abstract | Value engineering (VE) is a systematic method to trade the functions of products or services with money in order to improve their value. It is therefore imperative that basic functions be preserved and not be reduced as a result of pursuing a higher. In the domain of Construction Industry, VE is not only a team work, but also a collaboration among fragmented economic centers. The art of success lies not on what VE will achieve, but how VE can be achieved by more than a handful of economic centers.
The purpose of this work is to spearhead the concept of VE guideline for public works. The core of the VE guideline is the rules of Government Procurement Law, which governs all managerial activities in public works. From the core spans out the construction contract terms, which dictate the rights and obligations of parties in a construction project, including the Client, the Designer, the Supervisor, the Contractor, the Subcontractor, etc. A feasible VE guideline will embrace the core rules and be in line with all contractual relationships.
This work first reviews VE experience from Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Bureau. This particular agency has acquired significant actual case studies for the past two decades, and nurtured a group of VE-minded technocrats. This reviews proves fruitful, and many helpful and practical expert suggestions are obtained for this work. According to the ten-questions interview structure, this work is able to outline a relatively complete guideline for VE implementation. This guideline is further sent to another group of experts for verification. It is concluded that this guideline has practice potential, and points to the same direction to which the governing agency, i.e. Public Construction Commission, is preparing to renovate its current VE related rules. It is also believed that agencies of public works can make practical use of the proposed guideline by fitting their own customized contractual terms. | en_US |