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The Latham and Egan reports of the 1990s promoted integration and collaborative working as a 'better way'. Both reports identified significant market failures in the construction sector caused by the procurement at lowest price and the claims culture.
The importance of integration and collaborative working has subsequently been repeatedly recognised. For instance, Procurement and Integration was one of the six key aspects within the Strategic Forum's Construction Commitments and CCG's Client Commitments. The Office of Government Commerce recommends that public sector procurers use integrated team working and a number of private sector clients also employ collaborative working techniques.
The evidence collected by Constructing Excellence since our inception has shown that integrated and collaborative working provides a better result than traditional construction.
Much of this evidence sits within the Constructing Excellence Demonstration Projects which are committed to integrated working. Each year the performance of Demonstration Projects is compared to that of the rest of the sector and has been shown to be far improved.
Furthermore, the performance of projects that are procured traditionally is compared to the performance of projects let on a negotiated basis as part of the analysis of the construction industry Key Performance Indicators. Again, the integrated projects are shown to perform significantly better than the non-integrated projects.