KI 2, Option Summary Comparison Flashcards
How did you go about presenting and discussing the options with the client? Did the client express any views/raise any questions? How long did the process take? Did the client have any concerns about how this would be implemented? Did you explain to the client how this would be implemented? Did the client understand the process and agree to participating in this new way of working?
At any time, was it discussed why the design information was wrong in the first place? Did you investigate why and explain the reasons? How did the client take this? Why did you propose the client pay additional costs for any of these options when the design information was so grossly at fault?
Cost comparison -
- You mention professional fees would increase but not as much as the other options - can you explain this? Did you estimate the costs? How did you arrive at these costs?
- You imply that construction costs would increase (preliminaries, market rates, profit) but it would be lower than the increase in costs for the other options (claims for L&E; doubling-up preliminaries; inefficient instruction issuing; future market rates) - did you estimate and demonstrate to the client the value of these savings? What were the savings?
Time comparison -
- You mention time would be saved in relation to the alternatives, 1) Termination; 2) Re-tendering, 3) Inefficient site working - did you estimate the time saving in relation to these three alternatives?
Quality comparison -
- You mention quality would be ‘well served’ but imply that it would be better served by the other options - are you achieving value for money for the client?
Risk comparison -
- What close collaboration exactly is required of the client and contractor? What ‘careful monitoring’ would be involved? What ‘co-opting’ of the contractor would be involved? How would you ensure this ‘co-opting’ was achieved?
- Please clarify why there is an ‘inherent greater uncertainty and number of variables’ with the other options?
