The general contractor of EPC general contracting project takes overall responsibility for the whole process of "design, procurement and construction" of construction project, and takes overall responsibility for the quality of construction project and the performance of various professional subcontractors of construction project. That is, the general contractor is the first responsible person of EPC general contracting project.
Under EPC general contracting mode, the employer (owner) should not be too strict with the general contractor, but should give the general contractor more freedom in the construction of construction projects. For example, employers (owners) should not review most construction drawings and should not check every construction process. What the owner (owner) needs to do is to know the progress of the project, whether the quality of the project meets the requirements of the contract, and whether the construction result can finally meet the functional standards of the construction project stipulated in the contract.
Advantages of epc general contracting mode
1. Emphasize and give full play to the leading role of design in the whole project construction process. Emphasizing and exerting the leading role of design in the whole project construction process is conducive to the continuous optimization of the overall project construction plan.
2. The contradiction between design, procurement and construction is effectively overcome, which is conducive to the reasonable connection of design, procurement and construction, effectively realizes the progress, cost and quality control of construction projects in line with the construction project contract, and ensures better investment benefits.
3. The clear subject of construction project quality responsibility is conducive to investigating the project quality responsibility and determining the undertaker of the project quality responsibility.