Project Contracting Strategy Process Whitepaper

By Peter Walkemeyer

The aim of this paper is to:

Give the reader a clear understanding of the project contracting strategy process and the elements of a project contracting strategy.

Provide the relationship between project delivery and the contracting strategy.

Explain the relationships between project phases, services employed and contracting strategy.

Introduce and define some terminology to be used for contracting strategies.

Explain when decisions with respect to the project contracting strategy are best made.