Procedures and Arrangement for Dispute Resolution Management in International Construction Development Projects

This paper is concerned with issues relating to procedures and arrangement dispute resolution and management in international construction development projects. In the last twenty five years, Chinese economic environmenthas grown by leap high and bounds and from strength to strength with numerous international structural engineers, architects and companies benefiting from the challenges and prospects of international construction development projects in China. But on the other hand, some construction development projects are struggling to break even in the monotonous disputes, conflicts and unsuccessful projects. Habitually the disputes are prevalent in many international development projects because in most situations the participants / actors find it difficult to clearly comprehend to the local complexity, intricate way of life or adjust to the administrative arrangement in such a limited period. Since Chinese administration arrangement makes provision for an efficient and standard approach to local construction development dispute resolution and management, international construction development dispute could be resolved amicably by this administration arrangement more effectively rather than resolving it through the medium of international adjudication, arbitration or international court. The paper highlighted a dispute resolution and management approach to international development projects based on the context of Chinese administration arrangement, whereby dispute management, dispute arbitration and procedures are discussed accordingly. Thus, this paper also illustrated a valuable and efficient dispute resolution technique together with other issues relating to arbitrators and local government authorities. However, dispute management is not the final solution or mandatory method in resolving construction development dispute, the administration arrangement might offer positive impact on construction development project management. Presently, in the Chinese construction development industry,dispute management is still a distinctive formula and favourable alternative in dispute resolution of international construction development projects in China.