Construction,
Conflict of Interest,
Construction Contracts,
Role of the Engineer,
Role of the Architect,
In traditional forms of construction contract, the Engineer/Architect holds a special position of independent professional. An increasing number of contracts are moving away from this approach, either by doing away with the role altogether, or by recognising the role of Project Manager. This paper was delivered to an AMINZ breakfast meeting in March 2010; it has grown slightly since.