Case Study Flashcards
What are some of the additional considerations you need to make for multi purpose construction projects?
Multi purpose project will have multiple end users and need to consider aims and objectives of all stakeholders so that ensure all needs are met
Why was intermediate JCT most appropriate contract for this project?
Value - above £500k
Complexity - different trades but not any particular specialist skills
Price certainty
Time certainty but not particularly time pressured
What alternative construction solutions were considered for this project?
Not involved in early stages but there were discussions about elements of construction:
Floor construction - timber or concrete
How were stakeholder requirements for this project assessed?
I wasn’t involved at early stages, but if I had been I would have suggested the following:
Committee and professional team have initial meeting to identify who are stakeholders
Consultation with different parties.
Key representatives nominated for each stakeholder group so that meetings are manageable.
How did you establish the key requirements of budget and time?
Don’t know specifics but know that budget key due to fundraising requirements of client
Time key due to sports clubs ongoing needs so when old clubhouse demolished pressure to complete construction to minimise impact of loss of facility
How did you manage risk of changing objectives on this project?
How did you manage your on boarding on to the project to ensure you clearly understood your objectives?
Why were 11 contractors invited for the tender?
Suggestions / recommendations from various interested parties. Initial invite to express interest and ensure sufficient interest to get competitive price.
What would you recommend is a reasonable number of parties? Why?
Depends on the project, but needs to be enough to give competitive price but be manageable. May be fewer if there is particular complexity or specialist construction required - fewer potential contractors with relevant experience or expertise or tools.
Need to consider possibility that some contractors may withdraw from process so enough left to still be competitive.
How was contractor negotiation process managed successfully?
What was the impact of weather disruption on project contractually?
Weather delay is relevant event - CA added time to extend construction programme and move completion date back to account for days lost due to poor weather.
As weather related contractor not entitled to loss and expense for additional days, but employer not entitled to damages
How did you identify that contractor was ‘trying to maximise the outturn cost by making inflated claims?’
Large number of variations which when assessed were not removed from interim applications giving their total outturn cost false high figure. Even following discussions failed to reduce.
Include prelims and OHP on all items even when told not contractually entitled to claim.
Includes claim for delay claims even when rejected and include loss and expense which is more than triple our estimated cost without any evidence.
How did you manage this issue?
Variations meetings, correspondence recording fact, advice to client to explain. Meeting with client to explain variation assessment process and contractual basis for assessing variations.
What was change management process on this project?
