A Review of the Concepts and Definitions of the Various Forms of Relational Contracting (original) (raw)

Construction project teams are unique entities, created through a complex integration of factors, with inter-disciplinary players, varying roles, responsibilities, goals and objectives . Collaboration and teamwork are therefore crucial since sharing up-to-date information between participants leads to minimising errors, reduction of time delays and breaking the widespread rework cycle, which allows a sustainable relationship between participants to evolve. Benefits of collaborative, rather than adversarial, working relationships within construction organisations are well documented .