GENERAL Flashcards
Why was JCT Intermediate contract used?
- Traditional Procurement
- Works fully designed, detailed documents provided, employer responsible
- Fairly detailed contract provisions, no complex service installations
- Proposed works simple in nature, involving recognised basic trades
- Mid sized project
What would you say the disadvantages of JCT are?
- More reactive than proactive
- Complex language, can be challenging to understand
- Standardised, not easily adaptable
- Can be costly
Why do you think a single stage tender was selected?
As it was Traditional:
- Most competitive price
- Most linear form of tendering
Did you not think that the project being a heritage asset could have benefited from early contractor involvement by using a two stage?
- Shell & Core only - not usual heritage conditions
- Not a listed building
- If two stage traditional, contractor has no incentive to mitigate risk, most risk client side
Can you talk me through the process of assessing a L&E claim
- Check if its a relevant matter
- Check that is actual loss incurred
- Once ascertained, should be added to the contract sum immediately and paid in next payment
Loss and expense claims, how is loss proven?
- Sub-divide into constituent parts of the loss
- Prolongation - Look at additional hire charges
- Disruption labour - Check sign in book
I note you stated the building is a non designated heritage site, what does this mean & are there any planning implications
- Degree of significance
- Merits consideration in planning because of heritage interest
- Designated heritage assets are Usually listed
In the UK, who decides whether a building is a heritage asset?
Historic England
You mention that the project was a heritage asset. How did you go about sourcing rates for your cost estimates?
- In house cost data
- Market test where possible
At the start of the presentation, you noted managing risk as part of your role. How did you specifically manage risk on this project?
- Commercial management of risk.
- Contingency in cost report linked to risk register
- A lot of risks that were early in programme were realised
- Contingency based off post-mitigated figures. Had to communicate that more contingency would be required
Was there a reason more site investigations hadn’t been undertaken before commencing works on site?
- There’s always limitations to site investigation
- Contractor started digging and found an obstruction / something in the ground
- Had to wait for site investigation report
- Needed a main contractor to dig trial pits / bore holes
Given the age of the building what were the risks that might be present?
- Asbestos is main one, pre 2000
- Building life of materials
- Roofing (30 years tiles)
- Structure (150 years)
You mentioned you took the project on from Stage 5, did you review the initial allowances, contract sum and any prov sums?
- Communication with leaving CM (overlap before he left), RLB were PM, met project team, QA reviews of work
You mention that you had a Contract Sum of circa £900k and an estimated Final Account of £1.1m, how did you manage the client expectations throughout the project on the outturn cost of the project?
- Regular communication through cost reporting / progress meetings
