Slovenia
Contracting alliancing is not present within Slovenia’s construction industry and the main approach to construction contracts in Slovenia appears to be contrary to the core themes of contract alliancing.
Survey findings show that clients prefer to cooperate with one main contractor rather than several contractors at the same time. This approach is in line with the Slovenian Obligations Code and considered good practice in Slovenia. However, for delivering large-scale projects, such as construction of highways or railroad infrastructure, Slovenian construction companies tend to form joint ventures.
Otherwise, construction agreements are designed as traditional agreements whereby the client is in a contractual relationship only with the main contractor. All rights and obligations are defined within this agreement. Even if the main contractor later concludes agreements with subcontractors, all risks against the client are assumed by the main contractor.
