On Whole-Process Cost Control Essentials and Countermeasures for EPC Projects Based on Two Pricing Strategies
Cost control is a key and difficult point of EPC project management.Considering this,a construction unit needs to select an appropriate pricing strategy and identify cost control essentials and countermeasures under different pricing strategies on the premise of taking China's EPC model classification and concrete situations of the EPC market into consideration.Firstly,problems existing in EPC project cost control were analyzed in this study.Secondly,EPC project pricing strategies and influencing factors on their selection were analyzed on the one hand;and on the other hand,it investigated how to select a proper pricing strategy.The third section probed into whole-process cost control essentials and countermeasures of EPC projects subjecting to two pricing strategies.At last,relevant countermeasures and suggestions were raised.As demonstrated in research findings,the selection of an appropriate pricing strategy is closely associated with the type of EPC model and the quality of the"requirement for employer"compiled.Based on two different pricing strategies,whole-process cost control essentials and countermeasures are also different respectively as far as an EPC project is concerned.Hopefully,the research achievements in this paper can be used for reference by the employer to confirm a proper pricing strategy and perform whole-process cost control for the EPC project subjecting to two different pricing strategies.
EPCpricing strategycost controlcountermeasure and suggestion