According to an ethical survey done in 2004
(available at: http://www.acce-hq/documents/ ethics_survey.pdf), 84 percent of respondents expressed that
they had encountered situations that they considered unethical in their business dealings, while 61 percent of
respondents stated that the industry was “tainted” by unethical acts. Owners are blamed for bid shopping and
for playing tricks in payments; contractors were accused of over billing, front-end loading and playing
change-order games.
construction also cause serious ethical problems and disputes.