The Egan Report Encouraging Partnership in the Development

The Egan Report Encouraging Partnership in the Development Process Gillian Petrie Mc. Grigor Donald, Solicitors Construction & Engineering Unit

Egan Report Identified the need for • committed leadership • a focus on the customer • integrated processes and teams • quality driven agenda • commitment to people

Development Risks • “Risk” and design responsibility • Time • Cost overruns

Egan’s vision • Teams of designers, constructors and • • • suppliers working together through a series of projects Continuously developing the product and the supply chain eliminating waste in the delivery process innovating and learning from experience

“Partnering” as defined by Construction Industry Institute “a long term commitment between two or more organisations for the purpose of achieving specific business objectives by maximising the effectiveness of each participant’s resources. ”

• Reassurance to client that value for money achieved through: – competition - still applies – clear targets have to be agreed – open book accounting – commitment to continuous improvement

PPC 200 • Team-based multiparty approach • Integrated Design/Supply/Construction • • Process Egan objectives - Key Performance Indicators Supply Chain Partnering Core Group Controls (Partnering timetable) Incentives Risk management Non-adversarial problem resolution

PARTIES ENGAGED IN ADJUDICATIONS

WHO ARE THE WINNERS AND LOSERS?

Subjects of the Disputes

Above all, partnering is an attitude