Industry review participants state that significant savings can be achieved, and more money can be invested in better, safer, faster, greener project outcomes, if framework providers and clients help the industry to reduce the time and money that is currently wasted as a result of:
■ Speculative frameworks that are not connected to specific pipelines of work
■ Inconsistent and repetitive selection questionnaires
■ Overly complex bid questions that are not directly related to framework programmes
■ Onerous and inconsistent framework contracts
■ Complex performance measurement reports that are not used for value improvement
■ Excessive use of mini-competitions for individual projects
■ Hesitation to use the award of more work as an incentive for excellent performance.
Industry review participants also comment that the implementation of Construction Playbook policies will be obstructed if framework clients continue to:
■ Destabilise relationships by shopping among many different frameworks based on the lowest framework provider fee levels
■ Do not participate in framework objectives or even use their own frameworks
■ Issue call-off briefs at short notice without sufficient time for project planning
■ Appoint project team members from different unconnected frameworks
■ Use heavily amended project contracts that do not reflect framework objectives.