Role of Military Professionals in Dealing with Construction Industry of Sri Lanka

Abstract

Construction industry is one of the main industries which contributes to the national economy. This paper is focused to identify the role of military professionals such Civil Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors and Surveyors in dealing with the construction industry in Sri Lanka. This study is purely based on a case study which is in the progress of military construction project in Sri Lanka. Generating information on the civil-military construction environment, contributing the military professionals to the project, increasing the quality and the neatness of the project were considered as the major factors of this project. There were some civil labors and professionals involved in this project. But this study was mainly based on the military professionals and the data collection was done through the primary methods as questionnaires and the interviews. Data analysis was done by using the both qualitative and quantitative techniques. According to the opinions of the experts who are involved in this project, they can achieve the expected results of the time, cost and the quality of the project than the involvement of the civil professionals. Working under the military environment is giving a significant impact on the higher performance of the project than under the civil environment. This case study reveals that there should be a serious involvement of the military professionals in the construction industry. Then the construction projects will be cost effective, timely and high quality with the involvement of the military professionals. Finally, It is strongly recommended to have a proper mechanism to get the involvement of the military professionals to the construction industry of Sri Lanka for its sustainability.