Procurement and Tendering Flashcards
What legislation governs public procurement?
Public Contracts regulations 2015
You notice an error in tender pricing. What options do you have to deal with this under JCT?
Alternative 1 - Confirm or withdraw.
The tenderer will have the option to stand by overall price or withdraw his tender
Alternative 2 - Confirm or amend
The tenderer has the opportunity to correct any genuine errors in his pricing document.
What is partnering?
- A concept that can be applied to procurement
- Co-operative relationship between business partners to improve performance in delivery
- Collaborative, non-adversarial
- Initiated through partnering charter, or two-party contract aligned to partnering.
- Reduces disputes, win-win culture, but can be abused.
What are the different types of partnering contracts?
Partnering agreements include the project partnering contract PPC2000, the term partnering contract TPC2005, the NEC partnering agreement and the ICE Partnering Addendum. There is also JCT Constructing excellence.
What is project partnering?
- Partnering is a broad term used to describe a collaborative management process; designed to promote openness and trust between the two parties involved
- More opportunities for building working relationships, finding improvements and planning investments
- Ownership of risk is spread between parties, and a collaborative approach is encouraged to deliver solutions and overcome problems
What are the advantages of partnering?
- Overall construction programme can be shortened
- Likelihood of conflict is reduced
- Improved communication and mutual objectives
- Improved customer satisfaction
- Improved value for the employer
- Improved buildability
- Better predictability in terms of time and cost
Disadvantages of partnering?
- Less opportunity to understand what other contractors or potential partners have to offer.
- It is difficult to find a strong partner who shares the same objectives, ethics, attitude etc.
