Atsižvelgiant į tai, kad organizuojant statybą vienas iš svarbiausių uždavinių yra tinkamai paskirstyti riziką bei atsakomybę tarp statybos proceso dalyvių, magistro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjamas atsakomybės tarp užsakovo, rangovo ir subrangovo pasiskirstymo statybos procese klausimas siejant jį su sutartinių teisinių santykių, susiklostančių vykdant statybą statybos rangos būdu, analize. Darbe išnagrinėta statybos proceso samprata, sutartinė atsakomybė tarp užsakovo, rangovo ir subrangovo, pateikti atsakomybės tarp užsakovo ir rangovo pasiskirstymo variantai atskirose statybos rangos santykių sferose, išanalizuota subrangos teisinių santykių specifika, labiausiai akcentuojant atsakomybės už statybos darbų kokybę pasiskirstymo bei apmokėjimo už statybos darbus atsakomybės klausimus. Autorė, analizuodama teismų praktiką, teisės doktriną bei teisės aktus, reglamentuojančius statybos procesą, ypatingą dėmesį skirdama LR CK, atskleidžia statybos rangos teisinių santykių reglamentavimo problemas bei prieina prie išvados, kad atsakomybės tarp užsakovo, rangovo ir subrangovo pasiskirstymo vienokį ar kitokį modelį sąlygoja konkrečios statybos rangos sutarties sąlygos bei šalių elgsena. / In accordance with the fact that sharing of the risk and liability is one of the most significant tasks in organizing the construction project this study deals with the question of the sharing of the liability between owner, contractor and subcontractor in the sphere of construction process. This question mostly is analyzing in connection with the legal relationships of construction contracting. The study comprises of the concept of the construction process, contracting liability of the owner and contractor as well as the analysis of subcontracting relations mostly emphasizing the questions on liability for the quality of the construction works and payment problems. Models of the alternatives of the sharing of the liability in different aspects also are presented in the work. The author concerning courts jurisprudence, the doctrine and the legal acts that regulates the process of construction especially pointing the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, discovers the problems of the legal regulation and makes the conclusion as follows – the conditions of construction contract and the behaviour of the parties determine the certain model of the sharing the liability between the owner, contractor and subcontractor.

The goal of this Ph.D. research is to explore the IPD contractual strategies, to highlight the elements that distinguish IPD from a traditional delivery approach, to analyze how trust-based relationships are established and promoted, and to demonstrate if/how trust and IPD contractual principles correlate. The result of this research will promote the understanding of the industry on the strategies that promote trust and integration through real world case studies. The significance of the subject becomes more evident when reflecting on the current industry's crisis: productivity loss, fragmented delivery process, and lack of trust and collaboration. Through a literature review a Project Delivery and Contracting Strategies (PDCS) framework, an IPD traits framework, and a trust-Building framework are developed. The frameworks are used as the organizational tools to structure and inquire relevant information on the two IPD projects. An expert panel is assembled to discuss the frameworks and the findings of literature analysis and to seek the industry's insight on the units of analysis for contract, and the units of measure for trust. The units of analysis for contract are elements, such as strategies for risks/rewards sharing, liability considerations, decision making authority, and governance. The units of measure for trust are the individuals' perception, and the trust-building attributes as outlined in table 4-1. Two IPD projects were selected and their contract agreements were studied. A questionnaire including both open-ended questions and multiple choice questions was developed based on the information collected through: 1. the IPD agreements in each case study, 2. the literature-based frameworks on trust and project delivery contracting strategies. Accordingly, two IPD case studies are developed following the analysis of their IPD agreements and the individual one-on-one interviews with their key IPD players. The trust-building framework presented in this work includes a series of techniques that the contracting parties can follow when establishing their contractual and managerial strategies and also when interacting with each other. / Ph. D.

This research addresses legislative impediments inherent to working in the government construction industry by investigating whether benefits exist when using alternative project delivery methods, and whether legislative limitations allowing the use of alternative project delivery methods impede any such benefits from being realized. The research begins by defining the project delivery method process, and explains in detail the four primary types and how they function. The research then provides a qualitative study that presents the perceived advantages and disadvantages of each method. Then, a second literature review provides an overview of previously published research in project delivery method selection, and examines federal and state legislative trends to establish the growing debate associated with alternative project delivery methods, focusing on the design-build method of project delivery. Finally, a quantitative analysis is presented to test whether federal and state legislative limitations influence the realization of any benefits of alternative project delivery methods, and specifically design-build, for federal projects. Project characteristics from the U.S. General Services Administration Capital Construction Project database are tested. The research suggests that when an alternative project delivery method, specifically design-build, is chosen, there are benefits in time and cost savings, and the ability to use the alternative project delivery method is affected by the removal of federal and state legislative impediments.