Construction Management as a Viable Procurement Option in Comparison to Traditional ‘single-point’ Contracting

Progress during the 20 century, however, placed the traditional procurement approach under pressure mainly because of the increasing division of labour and specialisation characteristic of market development over the previous hundred years. New technologies and innovative process design have brought about vertical and horizontal fragmentation in most industries with construction suffering probably what could be termed the worst split (i.e. that design has been completely severed from the activities of construction – a most unique development in comparison with any other industry). The only exception to this rule in South Africa is the ‘Design & Build’ developer working in niche markets (mostly industrial or residential).