ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH TRENDS ON BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY (IPD)

Abstract

Projects have different conditions, objectives, and features, and accordingly selected contractual models for them are also different. Contract models, besides being effective on different features of the project, have a vital role in its success too. In recent years, various models of types of contracts have been used by employers/clients, consultants and contractors, but because of lack of integration of stakeholders due to fragmentation in contracts, it is appropriate to codify a modern approach to contracts as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). The benefits of using IPD have been considered by professionals in the field of construction in a number of countries. In this research, the trend of studies in the field of benefits of IPD has been analyzed through a comprehensive literature review. Collected articles were investigated by using qualitative analyses, and finally by using descriptive statistics. The results are presented in the form of statistical tables and diagrams. The purpose of this analysis is to give researchers a better view of available sets of comments of the benefits of applying this executive system and will underlie future studies to improve contract models. Awareness of the obtained benefits of implementing IPD in different parts of the world results in more familiarity of construction practitioners and may assist in improvement of construction conditions significantly.