Development / project briefs Flashcards
- Name key elements for a brief and put examples
a. Functional
b. Spatial
c. Technical
d. Environmental
e. Cultural
What a good brief prevents?
- Mismanagement
- Cost escalation
- Programme delays
Bingham share an example of how your brief included the clients brief.
The client wanted a user friendly building. The distribution to the different areas was thru a central core that facilitated access. Architect.
Another area was the pool design. As part of the DT was a pool specialist that provided advise.
Inclusion - Changing places and accessible changes places throughout the building.
Bingham change control. Please describe the process
I logged the change. The reason and the date also who proposed the change.
If the client agreed to the change this was incorporated to the design.
Careful attention when the changes due to being raised by different stakeholders conflicted.
Bingham - What advise did you give to the client when the changes conflicted with the brief?
review the project brief and the reason why the requirement was there, then review the priorities and the impact of the change on the priorities. Also explain the impact on the project development in terms of time and cost.
Bingham - What did you update in the PEP?
- programme
- Project directory
- Project brief
Bingham - Can you please put an example of the site constraints and the advise given to the client?
- Building adjacent to a Rail Line
Advise early engagement with National Rail, make the civil eng aware of the matter so it was taken into account during the design. - Ground conditions. Solutions for the ground contamination and foundation solutions.
Bingham what were the pool solution options and the advise given.
The options were:
- Traditional construction pool
- Modular pool
Traditional - critical path on construction - risk of deviation of the final measurements.
Due to high water table add extra complication to the tanking.
Modular - removed from the critical path - acuarate measurements- warranty 20 y.
Conference Hub Refurbishment. Why early contractor engagement was advised?
The contractor provided advise in regards construction techniques and time scales.
Conference Hub refurbishment. Name some of the surveys and consultants you advise the client to employ.
We had an architect on board, that was appointed by the client. I provided quotes for M&E engineers that reviewed the client existing equipment.
Structural engineer as the distribution of the area was going to be changed,
In regards the surveys testing the capacity of the existing Mechanical equipment.
Name the different sections of a PEP. Info9rmation included on a PEP.
It is a project Management plan.
1- Project definition and a summary of the strategic brief or later the project brief.
2- Drawings insofar as they are developed at this stage.
3- Project programme.
4- Cost plan, cost management and accounting procedures.
5- Contracting and procurement strategy.
6- Roles, responsibilities and authorities. This might be set out in a responsibility matrix (or project roles table),
7- Monitoring and reporting strategies.
8- Potential consultations / stakeholder management.
9- Communications strategy and standards.
10- Technology strategy.
11- Risk assessment and risk allocation.
12- Strategy for obtaining planning permission and other permissions.
13- Health and safety strategy.
14- Sustainability strategy
15- Quality assurance strategy.
16- Soft landings strategy.
17- Operational strategy.
18- Unusual or long-lead items.
What is a feasibility study?
- A feasibility study is used to analyse and assess the sustainability and viability of a construction project.
- The end output of undertaking the feasibility study is to understand whether the project is viable by assessing the practical aspects of the project and by identifying its potential strengths and weaknesses.
• This allows the project stakeholders to make informed decisions on any changes that may be required on the project and whether to proceed to the next stage.
• The feasibility study should be structured in a way so the client can make an informed decision on whether to proceed to the next stage.
Can you explain the main components of a feasibility study?
• Client requirements/key outcomes/
- Planning Permission status
• Legal & Statutory Issues
• Analysis of the budget relative to client requirements
• Assessment of site information provided by the client
• Site appraisal information include geotechnical studies, ground contamination, availability of
services, land easement and environmental considerations
• Operational & Maintenance Issues
• Programme Considerations
• Procurement Strategy
What is a project brief?
• The project brief is crucial for defining the client’s requirements for the project.
• The project brief will formally define the client requirements and objectives in enough detail
to facilitate the design and specification of the project.
• The project brief will then evolve as the design development of the project progresses from a
concept design as more information becomes available from the design team and other project
stakeholders.
• This will provide clarity for the design team, consultants and contractor and creates a
foundation for the successful delivery of the project
Q) Who prepares the project brief?
- The client
• Typically it is the client team who will gather information and compile the project brief.
• The consultant team will then typically review the brief to assist with its development, this
is usually achieved by raising queries, engaging project stakeholders and identifying any areas of
missing information and working out the next steps
• For example if little to no information is known about the existing site, then initial site
investigations may be commissioned and their findings fed back into the project brief
