SummaryIntroWhat is Contractor Advance Procurement? Advance contractor procurement is a way to involve the contractor before the construction phase begins (Mosey, 2011). The idea is to tap into the contractor and their knowledge and understanding of the construction industry. This means less disputes over design issues. When the client has invested time and money in the design and the contractor is not involved and is then expected to complete all the work, it is likely that there will be disputes, but the client would miss out on the contractor's ideas on how to save on costs. So is partnering from the beginning and getting to know the work, the client and their goals the right way to go? When this is done, it is called a partnership. Construction partnership is when the owner, consulting engineer and contractor come together to improve communications and avoid disputes by working together toward shared and common goals and objectives on a project (Broome, 2002) . Partnership in the Recession As we all know the construction industry is going through unstable times, this means there is a lot of cynicism and suspicion, contractors are bidding dangerously low in tenders, and clients are often tempted to accept them. But in reality, the entrepreneur just wants to get his foot in the market. dans la porte then exploits the client by spotting flaws in their design work, then having to “re-evaluate” their offer once the contract is signed. There was a recession in the 1990s due to claims and insolvencies which led to the 1994 Latham report, Latham's work improved construction practices, from new forms of contract to encouragement of partnership as a means of providing good value (Latham, 1994), cited in (Mosey, 2011). Yet a...... middle of paper......ed. London: Thomas Telford Publishing. Burke, R., 1999. Project Management: Planning and Control Techniques. 3rd ed. sl: Wiley. Kumaraswamy, M., 1997. Conflicts, Claims and Disputes in Construction. 4th ed. sl: Engineering, construction and architectural management. Latham, M., 1994. Building the Team. 4th ed. sl:HM Stationery Office. MacNeil, IJ, 1974. The Many Futures of Contracts. sl: Southern California Law Review.Mosey, DD, 2011. The Highlights of Early Contractor Procurement, sl: Society of Construction Law.NEDO, 1975. The Public Client and the Construction Industry. sl: National Economic Development Office. Smith, RJ, 1995. Risk Identification and Allocation: Saving Money by Improving Contracts and Contracting Practices. sl:ICLR.Thornton, JA, 2004. Construction ethics and law: where to start?, sl: Society of Construction Law.