Amendments to PhD Thesis Proposal

Framework for Implementing Decision Technique in Construction Industry;

Contractor Selection Decision Technique

1. More comprehensive literature review to enriching the literature review. In addition,

comprehensive literature reviews can thoroughly explore various research avenues
in the proposed framework.
2. There seems to be a mix-up between your focus {Design-Bid-Build} and IPD method.
It is not clear how these two will contribute to knowledge related to the construction
industry. A comprehensive literature review can clarify the differences between IPD
and DBB.
3. As a result, on 2, the contribution to knowledge is not clear
4. A comprehensive study of other existing frameworks used to select a contractor in
the DBB methods should be done to identify the gaps in Knowledge (and hence
provide insight on how to improve this project delivery method.
5. Clearly identify the short comings of existing frameworks (from literature review) and
provide constitution to fill the gaps of the shortcomings
6. Study limitations are actually pouring water on your proposal.
7. The proposed publication topics are too ambitious and may not add value to
knowledge
8. Research method should be explained using a well-organized figure and it should be
explained in a step-by-step manner. Current research framework is disconnected.
9. Structure review can be helpful to present the literature in a concise way and reveal
the knowledge gaps. Scopus or web of science review can be a good starting point.
10. Current proposal looks like a project report rather and it should clearly justify the
contribution to the body of knowledge
11. The publication plan should be solid, and it is important to look at the relevant
journals to see the past papers published in the field.
12. The sustainability proxies/metrics/indicators can be integrated into the contractor
selection, and it will ed up important novelty to the research.