Adam Barraud

The RIBA Plan of Work organises the process of briefing, designing, constructing and operating a building into eight stages, numbered 0 to 7. Each stage has a defined outcome, core tasks and information exchanges, giving the client and project team a shared structure for decisions and approvals. For a client, the value is practical: it […]

Construction procurement is the process used to decide how a project will be designed, priced, contracted and delivered. It determines who will be appointed, how the design and construction teams will work together, and where responsibility for cost, programme, quality and risk will sit.  The Joint Contracts Tribunal describes procurement as the activities undertaken by a client seeking to bring about