A Paradigm Shift In Procurement

For decades, the concept of construction procurement was static. It was viewed as a purely administrative exercise. You hired an architect to draw a picture, you sent it to market, you picked the cheapest builder and you hoped for the best.

 

That era is over.

 

Today, procurement is not an administrative function; it is a catalyst for business protection. Following the seismic economic shifts of the last few years, the method you choose to procure your workplace has moved from the periphery of operational concern to the very centre of strategic planning. The question is no longer simply “who is building our office?” but “how are we commercially protecting our capital?”

 

At Maris, we have spent 49 years designing and delivering workplaces. We have witnessed firsthand the evolution from the fragmented, adversarial contracts of the 1980s to the integrated, tech-enabled delivery models of today. But never have we seen a shift in the market as profound as the one occurring right now.