TY - BOOK AU - Mosey,David ED - Wiley InterScience (Online service) TI - Early contractor involvement in building procurement: contracts, partnering and project management SN - 9781444309867 AV - TH438 .M62 2009 U1 - 692 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex PB - Ames, Iowa KW - Building KW - Planning KW - Superintendence KW - Subcontractors KW - Selection and appointment KW - Industrial procurement KW - Construction contracts KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Construction KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Early contractor involvement : an overview -- Conditional contracts and early project processes -- Problems and disputes under construction phase building contracts -- Early contractor involvement in design, pricing and risk management -- Client leadership, communication systems and binding programmes -- Contractual and non-contractual preconstruction options -- Preconstruction commitments under framework agreements -- Project management and project partnering -- Obstacles to early contractor appointments -- Government and industry views and experience -- Conclusions : the golden age of rock 'n' roll? N2 - Can contractors and specialists add value to a project by their early involvement in design, pricing, risk management and programming? How can this be structured and what role do contracts have to play? What is the impact on procurement and project management?. Commentators from Banwell to Egan have recommended earlier contractor appointments, and this has also been linked to successful project partnering. How are the two related? Early Contractor Involvement in Building Procurement considers the case for a two stage procurement approach based on a system of agreed project processes during UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444309867 ER -