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Procurement in the Construction Industry

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The idea for this research project into the costs of procurement in the construction
industry was born at a time of great interest throughout the industrialized world in
the development of innovative working practices in the management of the
commercial processes of the construction industries. The new thinking included
new methods of financing projects, such as the development of PFI (PPP); new
methods of procurement and new collaborative working practices. These were
sometimes introduced as separate innovations but in many cases there was a
combination of two or three of the developments in one project or group of
projects. One of the changes taking place was the increasing involvement of the
client in the movement for change, not only in the public sector, but also by the
private client organizations with long term construction programmes. The impetus
for change was so great that it seemed that a new era was dawning in the
commercial arrangements for contracting, replacing the largely confrontational and
adversarial approaches of the past. There had been a considerable amount of
discussion on the advantages of the new methods of working, both realized and
anticipated, in terms of a better or cheaper product or faster delivery times.
However, there was very little consideration on the costs of procurement
throughout the whole construction process.

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Publisher

: ., 2006

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1-223

Language

English

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0-203-96873-5

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Procurement in the Construction Industry

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