Do you mean to imply that CM's as a group are somehow less astute than
contractors in terms of understanding market forces?  What market force drove
the client to think he/she needs the CM for protection from that nasty old
contractor?  Could it be that the market forces drove the owner to downsize
his/her construction knowledge right out into the street and to create a void
for the CM to fill?

You cannot reduce risk by contracting out knowledge.
-jc

Ken Follett wrote:

> CM's Slow to Change
>
> When in recession contractors needed work so badly that they would jump on
> anything... and CM's got used to it. Now that there is too much work CM's
> continue to act as if contractors have nothing better to do. I've been
> running into this all over the place. Why is it that CM's don't have the
> brains to think about market forces -- particularly as it affects their
> performance in serving their customers? Is there an inherent mediocrity in
> the CM position? Is the psychology that seeks reduction of risk in
> construction one that also leads to an enforced laziness?
>
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