Efforts To Settle Government Project Construction Work Contract Disputes Through Mediation

Abstract

<span lang="EN-US">This study aims to determine and analyze the procedures for resolving government project construction work contract disputes between service users and service providers through arbitration and to analyze the legal force of arbitration decisions on disputes in construction contracts. The legal approach used in this research is empirical and normative legal research (normative legal research). The population of this research is all contractors in the province of Papua while the sample of this study is the party who represents the government as the assignor of the Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) office of the province of Papua to contractors to carry out construction projects in the province of Papua. Sampling in this study was conducted by means of non-probability sampling, ie not all individuals in the population have the same opportunity to become members of the sample. The type of non-probability sampling used is purposive sampling, in which the author uses his own judgment armed with sufficient knowledge about the population to select sample members. The data analysis method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive analysis method, which is done by collecting data obtained from legislation and literature related to construction services and construction contract law then linked to data obtained from the field in the form of respondents' opinions.<strong> </strong></span><span lang="EN-US">The conclusion that can be drawn from this research is that the settlement of construction contract disputes between PT. Kusman Jaya Papua with the Public Works Department to pay for the lack of payment for the construction of the Autonomous Office Building. Settlement of disputes through arbitration must be agreed by both parties. The Arbitration Decisions are: granting the claim of the Petitioner, granting the claim of the Petitioner regarding Compensation for late payment, punishing PT. Kusman Jaya Papua to pay a fine for the delay in the construction of the Autonomous Office Building, punishing both parties to pay court fees of Rp.</span>