Joint Review of Procurement and Contractual Arrangements in the United Kingdom Construction Industry
Final Report
July 1994
© Crown copyright 1994 Applications for reproduction should be made to HMSO First published 1994
ISBN 0 11 752994 X
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Foreword Constructing the Team
................................................. v
Executive Summary ..............................................vii
Chapter One
Introduction and the Role ofClients ................................................1
Chapter Two
General Comments on the Economic Background ................................................ 7
Chapter Three
ProjectandContractStrategiesandBriefing ............................................... 11
Chapter Four
TheDesignProcess: Consultantsand Specialist Contractors .............................................. 23
ChapterFive
Contract Choice for Clients .............................................. 31
Chapter Six
Selection/Tendering Procedures ..............................................43
Chapter Seven
Issues Which DeterminePerformance .............................................. 63
Chapter Eight
Team Work on Site ..............................................81
Chapter Nine
Dispute Resolution
..............................................87
Chapter Ten
InsolvencyandSecurityofPayment .............................................. 93
Chapter Eleven
LiabilityPostCompletion
.............................................. 99
Chapter Twelve
Implementation and Priorities ............................................107
Appendix I
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR 'THE REVIEW
............................................. 113 ............................................. 114
Appendix II
THE FUNDING BODIES
Appendix 111
116 MEETINGS