Relationship between project liability period and project quality / Nor Akmal Tarmizi

The topic will discuss about the relationship between defects liability period and
project quality after completion. The objectives of this topic are to study the
sufficiency and the defect liability period in relations to the project quality.
Developers want to avoid a long defect liability periods in order to avoid the further
liability on the project defects. As an example, in Malaysia, normally people will buy
house before it is completed while in another country people will normally buy a
completed house. Some developers will construct a project without really taking into
consideration the project quality after completion. Many construction companies in
Malaysia are not certified to ISO quality standard. Therefore, many projects are
completed without fully complying with the required specifications and standards.
This is not a good phenomenon in the nation construction industry. The result of this
project show there is a relationship between project liability period and project
quality. When defects liability period increase, the total defect will decrease. That is
mean more total defect will give lower project quality. Defects liability period must
amendment to suitable period to get better project quality.