How Does Collaborative Procurement Operate in Italy?

In order to describe how Italian academics and practitioners look at collaborative contracts, it is necessary to consider how scholars in Italy as a civil law jurisdiction have developed contract theory by reference to the Civil Code. Despite the Code recognising the principle of party authority, it is a common perception that the Code offers a framework that covers most of the issues arising from the implementation of any contract. In Italy, in the ambit of private construction, Building Information Modelling (BIM) represents a medium for improved value that currently only the best architecture and engineering firms are able to offer. Where BIM is applied, it is also useful to use an alliance contract. If the parties agree to share relevant information related to a given project, it is necessary for them to coordinate each other's competencies and to control the multiple activities of team members during execution using appropriate and specific contractual systems.