Contractor-Led Procurement

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Abstract.- 1.2 Objective.- 1.3 Purpose.- 2. The Construction Industry and its Participants.- 2.1 The construction environment, market, industry and its participants.- 2.2 Development trends in the construction industry structure.- 2.3 Analysis of trends in the construction industry structure.- 3. Overview of Construction Procurement Types.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Differentiating between procurement systems and generic procurement techniques.- 3.3 Types of procurement systems.- 3.4 A guide to the procurement selection process.- 3.5 A general procurement selection model.- 3.6 Standard construction contracts.- 4. Contractor-led Scenarios.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Organisational features of contractor-led procurement.- 4.3 Positive features of contractor-led procurement.- 4.4 Less favourable circumstances of contractor-led procurement.- 4.5 Appropriate application of contractor-led procurement.- 5. The Relationships of a Design and Build Contractor with other Participants.- 5.1 The Design and Build contractor and clients.- 5.2 The Design and Build contractor and consultants.- 5.3 The nature of contractor to contractor relationships.- 6. Working with Subcontractors.- 6.1 Issues to consider when working with subcontractors.- 6.2 Selecting the right governance structure for main contractor-supplier business relationships.- 6.3 Behaviour and control exercised in contractor-led procurement.- 7. Review.- 7.1 Summary.- 7.2 Conclusion.- 7.3 Outlook.- References.