Building Procurement

Roy Morledge is Professor of Construction Procurement in the School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University.

Adrian Smith is a Senior Consultant in Procurement and Project Management at Stradia Ltd, Sheffield and a Senior Consultant to the College of Estate Management, Reading.

1 Introduction
2 Procurement strategy: a literature review
3 Principles of Strategic Procurement
4 Public Sector Projects
5 Project Initiation
6 Briefing and the Design Process
7 Procurement Strategies and Procurement Routes
8 Project Team Selection
9 Managing the Procurement Process
10 The Value of Design
11 Risk Management
12 Partnering culture and the management of relationships
13 Privately Financed Public Sector Projects
14 Construction Procurement: Europe
15 Construction Procurement: USA, the Middle East, Africa and China
16 Procurement of Work to Heritage Buildings
17 Summary
Appendix
Index