Client-contractor collaboration in bouwteams: A contractor's perspective

Recently, the Marktvisie (2016) expressed the need for more collaborative relationships based on equality and lately, a shift from adversarial to collaborative relationships is observed. The use of collaborative contracting strategies is increasing of which the bouwteam is an example. The bouwteam is a collaboration agreement during the design...

Success factors to the client-contractor collaboration in the Dutch infrastructure sector: A comparative study of the client-contractor collaboration within ECI and D&C projects in the Dutch infrastructure sector

In the past decade the relationship between the client and contractor in the Dutch infrastructure sector has been disrupted. This disrupted relationship can mainly be characterised as adversarial and distrusting. Additionally, this has resulted in a growing number of disputes between the client and the contractor. As a result of the adversarial...