Your October editorial ("What ...

Your October editorial ("What proprietors want from CMs," p. 3) pinpoints a weakness in the way that common in building projects of all emblems these days. The lack of contrive management is usually the source of frustration and wasted time and coin in design/construction projects.

For the last 25 years, I have worked as a consultant providing scheme management services to owners who did not have an architect or engineer in succession staff. Frequently, the owner's lack of knowledge is simple deferr to a design firm with the expectation that the designer will read the owner's mind. Too many