The construction and engineering industry has been riven with disputes for years. Disputes can damage business relationships and can also be extremely expensive and painstakingly slow to resolve. There is a growing appetite for methods that avoid conflict and better manage disputes when they do arise.
RICS Conflict Avoidance Process (CAP)
Our fresh new approach to the avoidance of conflict, CAP helps parties to keep their projects on time and in budget. Parties using CAP will receive a fully reasoned report containing non-binding recommendations for how to resolve the issue they are grappling with. For a full suite of resources - view CAP page here.
Conflict Avoidance Coalition
RICS is a founding member of the Conflict Avoidance Coalition, a partnership of leading professional bodies from across the construction and engineering sectors committed to reducing the financial and commercial impact of conflict on projects.
Working collaboratively, the Coalition promotes early intervention, conflict avoidance and better dispute management to help deliver infrastructure projects on time and budget. Find out more about the Coalition's initiatives and upcoming events, and learn how to get involved – visit the Coalition website.
Conflict Avoidance Pledge
RICS and Coalition partners have drafted a Conflict Avoidance Pledge as a way for businesses and individuals to signal their commitment to working collaboratively and reducing unnecessary disputes. Visit the Coalition website to find out more - Sign the Conflict Avoidance Pledge.
The regulatory functions of RICS relating to Dispute Resolution Service are led and overseen by the Standards and Regulation Board (SRB).