Procurement Flashcards
What is procurement?
The term ‘procurement method’ is used to describe the often complex network of relationships which are formed between clients, consultants and construction companies to enable a building project to be realised-RIBA
-‘Procurement’ is the overall act of obtaining goods and services from external sources… and includes deciding the strategy on how those goods are to be acquired by reviewing the client’s requirements and their attitudes to risk-RICS
Tender package
-Architects have to prepare packages of information and this tender is formed of your drawings, specifications, work with other consultants so there is a set of information on which to base a contract
Why have a contract?
Important to have a written contract for your project between your client and the contractor (architect is managing information but not part of) to set out clearly in written form, definitions for how the work is to be carried out so no misunderstandings of what needs to be delivered
Why have a contract
-Contract Variations
-Slow construction
-Provision of information
-Poor specification
What’s liquidated damages?
How much money a client will lose for not being finished on time
Contract Selection
-Contracts give a clear legal structure to what is expected of clients, architects and contractors
Time: they confirm fixed completion dates and what happens when
Cost: they confirm how changes to the contract are costed and instructed
Quality: They set quality standards and control retention of monies when works are not up to standard
Termination: What happens when a contractor goes bust, or a client runs out of money
Insurance: Who insures the building site during the works?
Payments: Determine how is the contractor paid and how often
Time Cost Quality
Traditional=quality and cost (at the expense of time)
Design and build=cost and time (at the expense of quality
Management=time and quality (at the expense of cost)
Contract choice affects when you invite contractors to tender
Traditional-end of technical design
design & build-at the stage of planning (technical design)
Management contact-End of concept design
Traditional Lump Sum Contract
-Assimed whole design will be produced by the clients design team
-As the client appoints all consultants they retain control over all matters of cost, design and quality
-Architext is typically retained to work for the client DURING construction to inspect the works and administer the contract for the client
Key aspects of a Traditional Lump Sum Contract
-Requires time for production of a full set of documents before tender
-There is cost certainty as a lump sum is known before contract-as long as there are no changes during construction
-takes the most time to prepare for the design team-all details must be in place for tender
Traditional Lump Sum Contract
-As architect you will typically choose exactly what window you want in order to meet the required performance
-Materials, Finishes, Thermal Performance, Acoustic Performance, Glass Type, Frame arrangement and type etc
