This study examines the practice of subcontracting by construction contractors in the United States. It includes analysis of census data and the results of a questionnaire sent to the Engineering News Record (ENR) top 400 contractors. The primary focus of the study is to assess the extent of subcontracting within different market specialties as well as the reasons for this practice. Industry trends in subcontracting are also examined using census data. The findings from the questionnaire also highlight how the subcontracting rate and reasons for it vary across market specialties.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Finke, Jesse David

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D345M

Advisor

• Pietroforte, Roberto

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright