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design team to complete the design or use his own team. With design and build it is important to design out or specify in detail those parts of the building the client wants to see perform a particular function or provide a certain visual impact.

Management Contract: design by the clients consultants generally overlaps with the construction. A management contractor is appointed early to tender and let elements of work progressively by trade or package contracts. The contracts are between the management contractor and the trade contractors, rather than between the client and sub-contractors. The management contractor in theory assumes responsibility for the financial (and programme) risks for the works, but in reality this is normally diluted by the terms of the contract so his liability is similar to that of a construction manager. Design, Manage and Construct: similar to the management contract, with the contractor also being responsible for the production of the detailed design or for managing the detailed design process. Private Finance: a detailed and complicated form of procurement used predominantly for public services when the private sector feels it is advantageous to design, build, finance and operate a particular service or building type. It is becoming more popular in the Middle East as a way to limit public sector spending whilst meeting the demands of a growing population. Davis Langdon has been involved with private finance for over 20 years, successfully completing many projects worldwide and using this global knowledge to benefit clients locally. Engineer, Procure and Construct: this form of procurement places risk in the right hands and offers solutions to clients engineering requirements from those specialised to meet the performance requirements set by a client team. Many of the large utility companies procure work in this way, bringing high levels of certainty from the supply chain which helps to achieve business critical benefits over the long-term.

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