Guidelines for design competitions for bridges has been produced by an IABSE working group chaired by Arup director Naeem Hussain.
The stated purpose of the guidelines is to give a framework for clients to procure a bridge project successfully via a design competition route.
Adoption of the guidelines is intended to encourage designers to take part with assurance that their submissions will be judged in a professional and impartial manner, and that they will be rewarded appropriately for their ideas.
The guidelines emphasise that an efficient, open and fully-audited process with well written briefs, clear rules and fair conduct is essential in promoting and safeguarding goodwill with the public, local authorities, funding agencies and other key stakeholders.
Guidelines for design competitions for bridges can be downloaded from www.iabse.org
