Case Study Flashcards
What is the biggest risk of a negotiated tender?
The parties are too far apart with their assessments which could prolong the negotiations
Can you explain the negotiation process?
How does a selective tender differ from a negotiated tender?
Why was a two-stage design and build procurement chosen?
How did you select a contractor to negotiate with?
Direct award
Talk me through your pre-tender estimate negotiation?
What impact did you have on the later negotiations of the packages?
Open book process
I advised and recommended suppliers to my client based on the tender returns
How do you ensure value for money using negotiated tendering?
Request 3 or more quotes for each works package
What could have been done differently by the project team to mitigate key issue 2?
What is the risk of transferring variations to other parties?
Why did you not consider a single stage design and build because you can overlap design and construction?
Quality
Works required a high specification so control of design to stage 4 was critical
What were the disadvantages of construction management?
- Cost certainty
- Higher administrative costs
Why was replacing the ACBs immediately your favourite when you were placing significant pressure on the budget?
So the unforeseen change was feasible
I advise the client that if this option was chosen they should look to transfer funding
Funding process was long
Why were ISG selected as the preferred contractor?
Previous experience and knowledge of Dyson requirements (access, security, permitting)
Expertise in working in live environment
How were CFR selected?
Competitive MEP tender before the PCSA began
Tender included PCSA scope, design (Stage 2), PCI, H&S file
Scored on best value
Tenderer price was for Preliminaries, Design and OH&P
