31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 31) - Lille, France - 2023

https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0164

IPD en France: Is It Legal

Emna Attouri1, Alan Mossman2, Laetitia Fehlmann3, Ian Heptinstall4 & Laure Ducoulombier5

1Research and Development Engineer, Bouygues Construction, France, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-5563-6431
2Principal, The Change Business; +44 7968 485627, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0003-1769-9164
3Construction Lawyer, Bouygues Construction, France.
4Associate Professor of Project Management, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, [email protected], orcid.org/0009-0004-2831-4359.
5Research and Development Manager, Bouygues Construction, France, l.ducoulombier@bouyguesconstruction.com, orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-4908.

Abstract

Normal design and construction creates poor project outcomes and low productivity. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) was introduced as a response to these and other shortcomings. Despite the advantages this method provides, IPD is not used in France. This paper discusses different interpretations of French procurement legislation and regulations. French procurement legislation is based on the European Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement. Based on the way the Directive is understood in other EU countries this paper suggests that there is no legal reason why IPD cannot be used for both public and private construction in France. Some will doubtless suggest that this needs testing in the courts before they will risk using it. Limitations of this paper are that it is based on the opinion of a single French construction lawyer and observation of what happens in other EU countries. The implications of this paper for public and private sector clients in France are that they can consider using IPD for more complex projects in their portfolio; for practitioners it is a signal that they can start to learn how to deliver projects using IPD and Target Value Delivery (TVD); for francophone scholars there are whole new areas for research.

Keywords

Integrated project delivery, collaborative contracting, legal barriers, habit barriers, system change.

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Attouri, E. , Mossman, A. , Fehlmann, L. , Heptinstall, I. & Ducoulombier, L. 2023. IPD en France: Is It Legal, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 297-308. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0164

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