The application of general contracting model for engineering, procurement and construction project

Abstract

The engineering project, in general, consists of engineering, procurement, and construction activities, EPC in brief. It means that the general contractor of EPC engineering general contracting project implements the engineering design of the project in according to the contract provisions signed with the owner or investor, equipment and materials procurement, project construction, and project commissioning. The general contracting adopts third-party service type of the project that is fully contracted. The general contractor must also follow the contractual agreement on the quality, safety, and completion of the project on schedule. The project should be fully accountable to owners or investors. To improve the scientific system of EPC project management, the use of talents is a key factor. The competition in the new century is the competition of talents. Especially in large-scale projects, the role of outstanding talents is even more important. Practice has shown that in the actual application of the EPC project general contracting model, most of the problems occur due to human causes. Most of these problems can be avoided and prevented through the optimization and improvement of management methods. From the perspective of the entire enterprise management, human resource management is the focus of management practice