PROCUREMENT'S PROGRESS

摘要

By chance on Christmas Eve I bumped into Noel Foley, an architect and pioneer of collaborative construction procurement, now retired to Sligo in Ireland to study calligraphy and Islamic art. In 1999 Noel led the adoption by the London borough of Hackney of the first ever PPC2000 project alliance contract. We discussed how, 20 years on, there is a wealth of evidence showing the positive impact of good procurement and contracting practices. We also reflected on recent terrible reminders of what can go wrong if real cost and quality issues are not examined and agreed ahead of start on site, and if supply chain members and occupiers are not fully involved.