Procurement and tendering

Question 1

What would you expect to be included in an ITT

Answer 1

1. ITT letter
2. Scope/Employer’s Requirements (drawings, sepcifications)
3. Pricing Document
4. Evaluation Critera and scoring methodology
5. Pre-Construction Information
6. Terms and conditions (draft contract)
7. Non-collusion agreement
8. Site information/survey information

Question 2

What’s the advantage of a single-stage D&B?

Answer 2

1. It places design risk onto the contractor
2. Can speed up the programme die to early contractor involvement
3. Can make the tender more competitively priced

Question 3

What the advantages of a D&B procurement route?

Answer 3

1. Places greater design risk onto the contractor
2. Can speed up the programme (construction can start before all the design is complete)
3. Design benefits from the contractor’s construction expertise
4. Early contractor involvement can de-risk certain elements

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of D&B procurement?

Answer 4

1. Less control over design.
2. Contractor may design/build elements that are more financially beneficial to them.
3. Contractor is likely to include design risk into their tender.
4. Lack of competition if 2-stage tender strategy

Question 5

What would your advise be to a client with regards to qualty/cost criteria

Answer 5

1. Ascertain the clients quality criteria for the build
2. Understand If there are H&S or construction requirements to be reflected in quality weighting

Question 6

What would your advise be to a client with regards to qualty/cost criteria

Answer 6

1. Ascertain the clients quality criteria for the build
2. If there are H&S or construction requirements reflect in quality weighting

Question 7

What are the advantages of traditional procurement route?

Answer 7

1. Tender is based on full design
2. Design risk not included in contractor’s tender
3. Client has full control of design

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of traditional procurement

Answer 8

1. Design risk is fully with client
2. Any change to design will incur additonal cost
3. Design doesn’t benefit from contractor’s buildability input

Question 9

What is tendering?

Answer 9

1. The bidding process to obtain a price
2. How a contractor is appointed

Question 10

What is procurement?

Answer 10

The overall act of obtaining goods and services

Question 11

Can a late tender be accepted?

Answer 11

1. Public procurement: I would advise not to accept a late tender
2. Private procurement: it ultimately depends on the wishes of the client and also may depend on number of responses

Question 12

How would you go about checking the financial credentials?

Answer 12

Dun and Bradstreet credit check reporting