Most relationships between authorities and contractors are good

9  Our survey showed that 72 per cent of authorities and 80 per cent of contractors view their relationship as being good or very good. Very few (1 per cent of authorities and 4 per cent of contractors) consider that their relationship is poor (Figure 2). Some 45 per cent of authorities and 35 per cent of contractors said that their relationship had improved since contract letting. A much smaller number (18 per cent of authorities and 11 per cent of contractors) said that their relationship had worsened. These results suggest that authorities and contractors are making efforts to maintain a good relationship but that in a number of cases there is work to be done to improve relationships.