Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery
Processes and Structures for Success
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 28. September 2026
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-394-39807-2 (ISBN)
Description
Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery: Processes and Structures for Success offers a comprehensive, experience-driven guide to structuring, negotiating, and implementing Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) agreements. Written by Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr.-one of the originators of IPD and a legal advisor on more than 150 IPD projects-the book provides a step-by-step framework for creating effective multiparty contracts that support alignment, collaboration, and project success. It combines practical legal guidance, customizable templates, and real-world insights, with perspectives from international experts contributing to a global view of IPD adoption. Designed for practitioners, project teams, and advisors, the book fills a critical gap in the market by offering detailed strategies and tools to support the full contracting lifecycle for IPD.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-394-39807-2 (9781394398072)
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Content
About the Authors xi
List of Contributors xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Part 1 Preparing for IPD 1
CHAPTER 1 What Is IPD? 3
1.1 Business Model 5
1.2 Contract Structure 7
1.3 Enabling Behaviors 9
1.4 IPD and Other Collaborative Project Delivery Methods 11
1.5 IPD or IPD'ish? 12
CHAPTER 2 Is IPD Right for My Project, Organization, and IPD Team? 15
2.1 Overview 16
2.2 Choosing a Project Delivery System 16
2.3 Is IPD Right for My Project? 17
2.4 Is IPD Right for My Organization? 19
2.5 Is IPD Right for the Team? 21
CHAPTER 3 Preparing and Training the Owner 23
3.1 Preparatory Work: Engaging the Owner 24
3.2 Owner Training 26
CHAPTER 4 Developing the Contract Structure 29
4.1 Form or Custom Contracts? 30
4.2 Contract Options 31
CHAPTER 5 Procuring and Engaging the IPD Teamside 35
5.1 Outreach 35
5.2 Procuring the Team 36
5.3 IPD Procurement Process 37
CHAPTER 6 The IPD Contracting Process 43
Summary of Part 1 46
Part 2 Negotiating the IPD Contract 47
CHAPTER 7 Changing the Mindset 49
7.1 Changing the Mindset: The IPD Business and Legal Model 50
7.2 Changing the Mindset: Multiparty Agreements 51
7.3 Changing the Mindset: A Language Action Perspective 52
7.4 Changing the Mindset: Project Success Instead of Damage Control 53
CHAPTER 8 Negotiating a Multiparty Agreement 55
8.1 Multiparty Negotiation Principles 56
8.2 Current Multiparty Negotiation Flow and Processes 58
8.3 Commercial Negotiations 60
8.4 Insurance 61
Summary of Part 2 62
Part 3 The IPD Contract in Detail 63
CHAPTER 9 The Relationship of the IPD Parties 67
9.1 Project or Program? 68
9.2 Polyparty (Many Parties) or Multiparty (3 Parties)? 68
CHAPTER 10 IPD Governance 71
10.1 Overview 71
10.2 Voting Systems 73
10.3 Project Neutrals 76
CHAPTER 11 IPD Compensation 77
11.1 Compensation Principles 77
11.2 Incentives and Risk/Reward 83
CHAPTER 12 Target Setting and Gates 89
12.1 Two Target Systems 90
12.2 Early Profit Setting, Later Target Cost Setting 91
12.3 Phase/Gate Systems 92
12.4 Qualitative Assessment Systems 93
12.5 Incentive Caps 93
12.6 Incentive Lessons Learned 93
CHAPTER 13 Changes and Escalation 95
13.1 Changes Overview 95
13.2 Change Management Processes 96
CHAPTER 14 Risk Management 105
14.2 Commercial Risk Management 106
14.3 Validation 106
14.4 Legal Risk Management 110
CHAPTER 15 Insurance and Bonding 117
15.1 Level 1: Smaller, Simpler Projects 118
15.2 Level 2: Moderately Large and Complex Projects 119
15.3 Level 3: Comprehensive Insurance Programs 119
15.4 Bonding 120
CHAPTER 16 Common Issues from a Collaborative Perspective 123
16.1 Warranty 123
16.2 Intellectual Property 124
16.3 Confidential Information 127
Appendices 129
Appendix 1 IPD Risk-reward Models 129
Appendix 2 An Example IPD Contract Structure, with Suggestions 133
Contract Architecture 133
Appendix 3 Sample Business Terms Sheet 138
Summary of PART 3 142
PART 4 IPD (and Alliances) Globally 143
CHAPTER 17 Australia and New Zealand 145
17.1 What is Alliancing in the Australian/NZ Context? 147
17.2 What are Alliancing's Advantages and Constraints, and
Where/When to Use This Approach? 153
17.3 Where is the Evolution of Alliancing Going? 154
17.4 Concluding Comments 156
CHAPTER 18 Integrated Project Delivery in Canada 157
18.1 Canadian IPD: Setting the Stage 158
18.2 Alliance: An Early Collaborative Contract Influence 160
18.3 Primary IPD Canadian Influencers 161
18.4 Catalysts to IPD Adoption 162
18.5 Canadian IPD Differences 163
18.6 Canadian Firsts in IPD 165
18.7 The Future of Canadian IPD 166
CHAPTER 19 Integrated Project Delivery/Alliancing in Finland 169
19.1 What is an Alliance in Finland? 171
19.2 The History of the Finnish Alliance Model 174
19.3 The Current Status of Alliancing/IPD in Finland 177
19.4 A Brief Overview of Estonia's Alliance Projects 179
19.5 Benefits and Challenges of the Alliance Model 180
19.6 Where are Alliance Models and the Construction Industry Headed? 181
CHAPTER 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPA) in Germany, With a View
to Switzerland and Austria 183
20.1 Introduction: IPA in Germany and D-A-CH Context 184
20.2 History 185
20.3 IPA Projects in Germany 186
20.4 Public-sector Focus and Procurement Law 187
20.5 Characteristics and Contractual Terms 188
20.6 The Future of IPA in Germany 191
20.7 Austria 192
20.8 Switzerland 192
20.9 Summary 194
CHAPTER 21 Collaborative Project Delivery in South America:
Peru, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia 195
Structure Overview 195
21.1 Introduction: Context and Motivation for Integrated Project Delivery
(IPD) in South America 196
21.2 Country-level Trajectories of IPD Development in South America 200
21.3 Case Studies and Field Evidence of Collaborative Delivery 204
21.4 Cultural, Legal, and Institutional Enablers and Barriers to
IPD in South America 219
21.5 Bridging Digital Transformation and Contractual Integration in South
America 223
21.6 Toward a Regional Framework for IPD Implementation in
South America 227
21.7 Overall Conclusion-Integrated Project Delivery in South America 233
CHAPTER 22 Collaborative and Relational Contracting in UK 237
22.1 Introduction 238
22.2 Twenty-first Century Use 241
22.3 IPI/IBA 242
22.4 Project 13 243
22.5 Concerns About Using IPD/PA 244
22.6 Current Position of IPD and Project Alliance Contracting in UK 245
22.7 Conclusions and Recommendations 247
22.8 Fix-7: An Early UK Project Alliance 248
22.9 Measuring Safety 257
22.10 How the Project Alliance Saved 5% of the Cost 259
22.11 Final Account 260
Appendix: Fix-7 Project Case Study 260
Part 5 Future Work: Improving IPD 261
CHAPTER 23 Future Considerations 263
23.1 Future Work: Communal vs. Individual Responsibility 263
23.2 Future Work: Phase-based Leadership Organization 267
23.3 Future Work: Aligning Compensation with Value 267
23.4 Future Work: Deepening the Supply Chain 270
23.5 Future Work: Artificial Intelligence 274
Summary of Part 5 275
Part 6 Research and Theoretical Underpinnings 277
CHAPTER 24 IPD Performance 281
24.1 Summary of IPD Efficacy Research 283
24.2 Discussion 284
CHAPTER 25 Alliancing and IPD 289
25.1 Comparison of Alliancing and IPD 289
CHAPTER 26 Theoretical Underpinnings 291
26.1 Relational Contracting 292
26.2 The Power of Analogies 295
26.3 Common Pool Resources 296
26.4 Complexity 298
Part 6 - Appendix 302
Comments on IPD by Respondent Type 302
Glossary + Abbreviations 315
References 327
Index 345
List of Contributors xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Part 1 Preparing for IPD 1
CHAPTER 1 What Is IPD? 3
1.1 Business Model 5
1.2 Contract Structure 7
1.3 Enabling Behaviors 9
1.4 IPD and Other Collaborative Project Delivery Methods 11
1.5 IPD or IPD'ish? 12
CHAPTER 2 Is IPD Right for My Project, Organization, and IPD Team? 15
2.1 Overview 16
2.2 Choosing a Project Delivery System 16
2.3 Is IPD Right for My Project? 17
2.4 Is IPD Right for My Organization? 19
2.5 Is IPD Right for the Team? 21
CHAPTER 3 Preparing and Training the Owner 23
3.1 Preparatory Work: Engaging the Owner 24
3.2 Owner Training 26
CHAPTER 4 Developing the Contract Structure 29
4.1 Form or Custom Contracts? 30
4.2 Contract Options 31
CHAPTER 5 Procuring and Engaging the IPD Teamside 35
5.1 Outreach 35
5.2 Procuring the Team 36
5.3 IPD Procurement Process 37
CHAPTER 6 The IPD Contracting Process 43
Summary of Part 1 46
Part 2 Negotiating the IPD Contract 47
CHAPTER 7 Changing the Mindset 49
7.1 Changing the Mindset: The IPD Business and Legal Model 50
7.2 Changing the Mindset: Multiparty Agreements 51
7.3 Changing the Mindset: A Language Action Perspective 52
7.4 Changing the Mindset: Project Success Instead of Damage Control 53
CHAPTER 8 Negotiating a Multiparty Agreement 55
8.1 Multiparty Negotiation Principles 56
8.2 Current Multiparty Negotiation Flow and Processes 58
8.3 Commercial Negotiations 60
8.4 Insurance 61
Summary of Part 2 62
Part 3 The IPD Contract in Detail 63
CHAPTER 9 The Relationship of the IPD Parties 67
9.1 Project or Program? 68
9.2 Polyparty (Many Parties) or Multiparty (3 Parties)? 68
CHAPTER 10 IPD Governance 71
10.1 Overview 71
10.2 Voting Systems 73
10.3 Project Neutrals 76
CHAPTER 11 IPD Compensation 77
11.1 Compensation Principles 77
11.2 Incentives and Risk/Reward 83
CHAPTER 12 Target Setting and Gates 89
12.1 Two Target Systems 90
12.2 Early Profit Setting, Later Target Cost Setting 91
12.3 Phase/Gate Systems 92
12.4 Qualitative Assessment Systems 93
12.5 Incentive Caps 93
12.6 Incentive Lessons Learned 93
CHAPTER 13 Changes and Escalation 95
13.1 Changes Overview 95
13.2 Change Management Processes 96
CHAPTER 14 Risk Management 105
14.2 Commercial Risk Management 106
14.3 Validation 106
14.4 Legal Risk Management 110
CHAPTER 15 Insurance and Bonding 117
15.1 Level 1: Smaller, Simpler Projects 118
15.2 Level 2: Moderately Large and Complex Projects 119
15.3 Level 3: Comprehensive Insurance Programs 119
15.4 Bonding 120
CHAPTER 16 Common Issues from a Collaborative Perspective 123
16.1 Warranty 123
16.2 Intellectual Property 124
16.3 Confidential Information 127
Appendices 129
Appendix 1 IPD Risk-reward Models 129
Appendix 2 An Example IPD Contract Structure, with Suggestions 133
Contract Architecture 133
Appendix 3 Sample Business Terms Sheet 138
Summary of PART 3 142
PART 4 IPD (and Alliances) Globally 143
CHAPTER 17 Australia and New Zealand 145
17.1 What is Alliancing in the Australian/NZ Context? 147
17.2 What are Alliancing's Advantages and Constraints, and
Where/When to Use This Approach? 153
17.3 Where is the Evolution of Alliancing Going? 154
17.4 Concluding Comments 156
CHAPTER 18 Integrated Project Delivery in Canada 157
18.1 Canadian IPD: Setting the Stage 158
18.2 Alliance: An Early Collaborative Contract Influence 160
18.3 Primary IPD Canadian Influencers 161
18.4 Catalysts to IPD Adoption 162
18.5 Canadian IPD Differences 163
18.6 Canadian Firsts in IPD 165
18.7 The Future of Canadian IPD 166
CHAPTER 19 Integrated Project Delivery/Alliancing in Finland 169
19.1 What is an Alliance in Finland? 171
19.2 The History of the Finnish Alliance Model 174
19.3 The Current Status of Alliancing/IPD in Finland 177
19.4 A Brief Overview of Estonia's Alliance Projects 179
19.5 Benefits and Challenges of the Alliance Model 180
19.6 Where are Alliance Models and the Construction Industry Headed? 181
CHAPTER 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPA) in Germany, With a View
to Switzerland and Austria 183
20.1 Introduction: IPA in Germany and D-A-CH Context 184
20.2 History 185
20.3 IPA Projects in Germany 186
20.4 Public-sector Focus and Procurement Law 187
20.5 Characteristics and Contractual Terms 188
20.6 The Future of IPA in Germany 191
20.7 Austria 192
20.8 Switzerland 192
20.9 Summary 194
CHAPTER 21 Collaborative Project Delivery in South America:
Peru, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia 195
Structure Overview 195
21.1 Introduction: Context and Motivation for Integrated Project Delivery
(IPD) in South America 196
21.2 Country-level Trajectories of IPD Development in South America 200
21.3 Case Studies and Field Evidence of Collaborative Delivery 204
21.4 Cultural, Legal, and Institutional Enablers and Barriers to
IPD in South America 219
21.5 Bridging Digital Transformation and Contractual Integration in South
America 223
21.6 Toward a Regional Framework for IPD Implementation in
South America 227
21.7 Overall Conclusion-Integrated Project Delivery in South America 233
CHAPTER 22 Collaborative and Relational Contracting in UK 237
22.1 Introduction 238
22.2 Twenty-first Century Use 241
22.3 IPI/IBA 242
22.4 Project 13 243
22.5 Concerns About Using IPD/PA 244
22.6 Current Position of IPD and Project Alliance Contracting in UK 245
22.7 Conclusions and Recommendations 247
22.8 Fix-7: An Early UK Project Alliance 248
22.9 Measuring Safety 257
22.10 How the Project Alliance Saved 5% of the Cost 259
22.11 Final Account 260
Appendix: Fix-7 Project Case Study 260
Part 5 Future Work: Improving IPD 261
CHAPTER 23 Future Considerations 263
23.1 Future Work: Communal vs. Individual Responsibility 263
23.2 Future Work: Phase-based Leadership Organization 267
23.3 Future Work: Aligning Compensation with Value 267
23.4 Future Work: Deepening the Supply Chain 270
23.5 Future Work: Artificial Intelligence 274
Summary of Part 5 275
Part 6 Research and Theoretical Underpinnings 277
CHAPTER 24 IPD Performance 281
24.1 Summary of IPD Efficacy Research 283
24.2 Discussion 284
CHAPTER 25 Alliancing and IPD 289
25.1 Comparison of Alliancing and IPD 289
CHAPTER 26 Theoretical Underpinnings 291
26.1 Relational Contracting 292
26.2 The Power of Analogies 295
26.3 Common Pool Resources 296
26.4 Complexity 298
Part 6 - Appendix 302
Comments on IPD by Respondent Type 302
Glossary + Abbreviations 315
References 327
Index 345