Contract or Co-operation? A practical case study of a strategic framework

Keith Lindup

October 2003

A paper given to a conference organised by the Centre of Construction Law at King's College London and held in London on 11th September 2003.

Keith Lindup describes the transfer of Westminster's housing stock to CityWest Homes Ltd, and the completion of its strategic procurement for major works and repairs. He gives his view of the key points and issues and briefly describes the company's proposals for the future.

Introduction - CityWest Homes - The contractual framework - Project partnering or strategic partnering? - Partnering in practice - Training - Alliancing agreement - Communication - Pilot projects - Fast track schemes - Identifying the strategic constructors - The next steps.

The author: Keith Lindup FCIOB is head of Partnering and Procurement with CityWest Homes Ltd, the Arms Length Management Organisation recently formed by Westminster City Council.

Text: 7 pages.

PDF file size: 53k

Author
Keith Lindup
Publication year
2003