Strengthen the interaction among main contractor and sub-contractor to improve construction performance in Malaysia

This research is about interaction among the main contractor and sub-contractor that can determine the result of the construction performance in Malaysia. Generally, construction and development projects will typically be initiated by construction parties such as builders, suppliers, architects, engineers, surveyors, and developers. Consequently, misinterpretation between the parties will still be present due to all of the parties concerned, from the experts to the workers. More consideration must be paid to the interaction between the main contractor and the subcontractor because they will be carrying out the overall construction. The major issues related to the relationship between the main contractor and sub-contractor are lack of communication and information, late progress payment from the main contractor to the sub-contractor, and lousy behaviour. Therefore, the aim of the research is to identify and analyse issues and ways to improve the interaction between the main contractors and sub-contractors for better construction performance in Malaysia. For the research objective, to investigate the issues of interaction between the main contractors and sub-contractors in Malaysia and to recommend the ways to improve the relationship among the main contractors and sub-contractors in Malaysia. The methodology method used to conduct this research was the quantitative method.