CA Roles

Question 1

What involvement does the CA have at the pre-construction stage? (Stragtic stage)

Answer 1

• Suggest procurement route
  Traditional (fragmented method)
  Design and build (fully integrated method)
  Management fee contracting (partially integrated method)
• scope and project brief - initial meetings
• business plan - establishes financial costings and feasibility and potential time frame

Question 2

What two factors must be considered when selecting the pourcement route?

Answer 2

Client characteristics
- private or public client - funding
- Past Experience
- Criteria and priority: i.e quilaty, cost, time, risk, sustainability etc
these infulance procurement routes, tenders, contracts etc

Project characteristics
- size of the project
- complexity - designs
- Purpose and type of project (residential, commercial, industrial etc)

Question 3

What involvement does the CA have at the pre-construction stage? (contract stage)

Answer 3

aids in selecting tenders by pre-qualification criteria with weighting factors and strategic voting systems. also pre-qualification interviews
BOQ, specifications, and drawings need to be done before tender
Prepare and execute contracts
- contracts selected reflect the procurement route selected

Question 4

What involvement does the CA have at the construction stage?

Answer 4

Manage the contract and monitor it
identify any breach of contract
Issue provisions and mechanisms within the contract
Examples
Issuing variations - AI
Issuing interim certificates.
ISsue notices - pay less
Agreeing to EOT
Considering claims.
Meetings
Preparing and issuing construction progress reports.
Co-ordinating and instructing site inspectors.
Agreeing commissioning and testing procedures.
Agreeing defects reporting procedures.

Question 5

What involvement does the CA have at the post-construction stage?

Answer 5

issue defect list and certification of making good - over defect period (6-12 months)
Issuse finial certifiacte