An examination of the historical background to the use of procurement systems shows that in the post-war period up to the early 1970s, despite all relevant official reports and studies recommending otherwise, the majority of building work was carried out by conventional methods of procurement with only a relatively small number of projects being implemented by means of, what were then, non…
Before examining the procurement process in detail, the latest philosophies adopted by major clients to implement their projects need to be considered because they are likely to affect substantially, at least in the immediate future, the project culture and the way in which clients manage their construction projects. Traditional methods of implementing projects have been replaced over the pa…
The construction industry and projects forming the built environment involve many activ- ities. According to Section 105 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (1996), a construction project can refer to any building activity that includes altera- tion, repair, erection, demolition, maintenance, painting, land clearing, earth moving, grading, excavating, trenching, digging…