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From the Editor's Desk:
Is acquisition of a consultant by a contractor a smart move - or Machiavellian? Design-build and concessionaire procurement combines these traditional combatants, but how can absorption of a consultant by a contractor function without conflict of interest? Must the acquired forfeit its independence for the mutual good? More broadly, is this the start of a trend? Will other independent consultants look to be acquired, or fear being stalked? And for clients, is this a positive move, or a threat of being outflanked?
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