It seems inevitable that there are concerns about the effect of smaller contractors being able to sustain a healthy market. Initially there were many fears and concerns about the small businesses being pushed out of the market. So far there have not been any severe impacts upon the smaller businesses. In fact, it is the advantage of the main contractor to network with smaller businesses in order to deliver the services required. The larger contractors do not have the capability in most areas to meet the needs without the local players. The large contractors bring in the sophisticated management skills and ICT tools and try to cooperate with the local businesses.
Any sensible contractor will do everything possible to retain the existing local knowledge and know-how as it is readily available, as, mentioned by Frost (2001). It is necessary and commercially effective to continue with the local smaller contractors and try to teach newer concepts and management practices. That is why continuous improvement and training sort of go hand-in-hand. Even contractors in other countries say just about the same responses, as no contractor has the sufficient staffing or capacity to perform all works by themselves. It is basically the medium sized contractors that might be in jeopardy, if they do not wish to be subcontractors.