ABSTRACT
The planning should be undertaken by a team under the leadership of the project sponsor. The initial task of the team is the preparation of a business case in confirmation of the decision to proceed with construction procurement and to provide the basis for the development of the project's strategic plan. With any project the client's first step should be the development of a procurement strategy which will best satisfy that client's business objective. The provision of the services by the service provider may necessitate the construction of particular works. A client who wishes to be involved closely in the design of the project must accept the responsibility which goes with that involvement and the risk again to both the programme and cost. The process of defining the objective starts therefore with the selection of the factors which are regarded as being of the maximum importance to the transaction in question.
