Design and Build on a complicated redevelopment project in Hong Kong: The Happy Valley Racecourse Redevelopment

Design and Build has become accepted by the construction industry of Hong Kong in the last few years. It is a new procurement systems in Hong Kong although its name has existed for decades. Design and Build has proven successful in small-scale projects with standard designs in which the quality of design and construction is not a major concern. However, its application to a large project worth as much as HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) had not been fully tested in Hong Kong. This study aims to investigate the benefits and difficulties encountered in applying Design and Build in Hong Kong for a large scale complicated construction project from the point of view of an owner. A case study on the project, The Happy Valley Racecourse Redevelopment will be used to illustrate the application, performance, advantages and disadvantages of the Design and Build-approach. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd and IPMA. All rights reserved.