ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a discussion on a wide range of the Contractor's responsibilities. The most important advantage with design and build is that the Contractor is wholly responsible for the design. This "single-point" responsibility is very attractive to clients, particularly those who do not have the knowledge or experience to appoint design consultants. The Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) provides for all, or part of the design to be carried out by the Contractor, recognising that it is commonplace for clients to assign design to the Contractor. Good design and its management, whichever party is responsible for it, is an underrated but key component in the success or failure of construction projects. There are several methods of selecting the appropriate design team for a particular project including, particularly for a high profile public project, design competitions, which primarily select specific design ideas or outline designs for a project, rather than the individual design team members.
