"Collaboration" has been a buzz word in the construction sector for many years, not least because of the NEC3 suite and the obligation on the parties to act "in a spirit of mutual trust and co-operation" There is, however, an increasing emphasis on collaboration - driven by the government's push for alliancing and other means of collaborative working. For example, the HM Treasury's Infrastructure Cost Review 2011-12 identified the need for greater collaboration throughout the supply chain as a way of reducing costs and recommended the adoption of "collaborative delivery models such as alliancing" Since this announcement, there has been an increasing uptake of collaborative working and alliancing in the infrastructure sector.
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