Creating a New Organization: The Importance of Client/Consultants Relationships Available to Purchase

This study is an analysis of client‐consultant relationships centered around a large capital project, specifically in planning to build a self contained steel production plant in a country on the North African coast. The total contract value was £350m ($800m approximately). A number of consultants bidded for the project and the contract was given to two companies, both based in Europe but of different nationalities. Two products were required from the consultants, an engineering systems plan for the total steel plant and a manpower plan assessing labour requirements, training needs and an analysis of individual jobs and hierarchical roles. Relatively few problems were experienced in the drafting of the engineering plan. The point at issue centered over the manpower plan.