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1.3 The importance of production information

Production information is defined as 'the information prepared by designers, which is passed to a construction team to enable a project to be constructed'. It is the means of communication between designers and constructors, either in separate organisations or the same organisation. It is independent of who employs the designers and which procurement route or form of contract is used. To emphasise this point the contractually neutral term 'constructor' has been used throughout this Code rather than the more traditional term 'contractor'.

Production information is conveyed by drawings, specifications and bills of quantity or schedules of work. Unless this information is complete, accurate and co-ordinated it will not be effective and, no matter how good the design, it will not be satisfactorily realised on site. Poor production information causes delays, extra costs and poor quality, which in turn give rise to disputes over who is responsible for the problems. Good production information is thus of vital importance to the success of the project.

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