A model for evaluation of rationality of construction contract

Abstract

It is little used information technologies in agreement making in the construction sector; therefore, time is wasted and users need legal and other consultations for each case. In order to solve various legal problems, electronic legal decision support systems have been developed in the world. Application of the electronic legal decision support systems can help to navigate in the legal system easier, makes additional reading of legal acts redundant, creates opportunities to analyse decision variants and to select the most favourable one, provides users with the newest and most extensive information, enables quick search and can use classification and information transfer features. In order to conclude acceptable and well-thought construction contract, effective methodologies for their evaluation and comparison must be developed. In order to prepare such methodologies, it is necessary to analyse not only technical, organisational and economic aspects in construction but also legal aspects of a construction contract. Management of construction works includes conclusion of contracts between the client and the contractor. Contract making has great influence on economic success of both parties, on their behaviour in order to increase their profit and it can protect against possible loss. This article analyses construction contract by providing a model of construction contract provisions based on their functions. Construction contracts should be concluded, evaluated and compared on the basis of this model. Values of indicators should be determined and a multiple criteria decision support system should be developed on the basis of this model in further stages of the research.