ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Partnering is increasingly being used on UK construction projects and involves the parties working together in an environment of trust and openness to realise the project efficiently and without conflict. Over recent years a number of reports have been published which have advocated the use of partnering within the construction industry and consequently partnering has become increasing used. Partnering has been professed to provide a number of benefits to main contractors such as reduced costs and adversarial conflict, as well as providing an equal allocation of risk between the parties. However independently verified evidence of measurable benefits is currently lacking in sufficient quantity and breathe to be convincing.
