ABSTRACT
Project definition is a process which starts when the customer or investor first conceives the idea of a project. This chapter focuses on the part of project definition which should take place before a project is authorized. Adequate project definition is equally important for the customer, which must be clear on what it expects to get for its money. As with some types of specifications, the customer's project specification must be identifiable at all times by means of a unique reference number, date and issue or revision number. It is obviously important for the contractor to determine in advance exactly what the customer expects for the money. The scope of work required from the contractor, the size of its contribution to the project, must be made clear. If after serious consideration of the customer's specification a contractor decides to prepare a tender, the contractor must obviously put forward technical and commercial proposals for carrying out the work.
