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Are the new contract changes working?

By: Series: Contract Journal ; 415(6396) 25 September 2002, 6-7(2)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: To improve the performance of the construction industry, the industry's contract conditions would have to be changed. Latham's report "Constructing the team", proposed fair principles for contract terms. A new report commissioned by the RICS Foundation, "Construction contract policy: do we mean what we say?" highlights that the construction industry still faces the old problems. This article reports on the RICS Foundation report that takes the format of a series of hypotheses and examines the respondents' reactions to them.

To improve the performance of the construction industry, the industry's contract conditions would have to be changed. Latham's report "Constructing the team", proposed fair principles for contract terms. A new report commissioned by the RICS Foundation, "Construction contract policy: do we mean what we say?" highlights that the construction industry still faces the old problems. This article reports on the RICS Foundation report that takes the format of a series of hypotheses and examines the respondents' reactions to them.