Martin Howe
June 2003
A paper based on a talk given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 4th March 2003
Martin Howe looks in some detail at this form of partnering contract due to be published in the summer of 2003 by 'Be' (or Collaborating for the Built Environment, the merged body of the eading Construction Forum and the Design and Build Foundation). He considers key features of the contract, drafted as a Purchase Order with separate Collaborative Construction Terms.
Who or what is 'Be'? - Why another form of partnering contract? - Pilots and publication - Why bother with a collaborative approach to construction? - Key features of the 'Be' contract - Looking forward.
The author: Martin Howe is a partner in the construction department of solicitors Bevan Ashford, Bristol.
Text: 12 pages
PDF file size: 88k
Publication year
2003