Monday, October 31, 2011

Responsibiities

Traditional method - this method can be a clear cut division of design and construction works . The client will engage different arechitects or engineers to design the works and they will take full responsibilities for construction of the works from the pre-tender stage until the completion stage .

Design and Build method
This method provides a single point contract and responsibilitity by the contractor . Therefore the contrator is solely responsible for failure in design or the constrcution . In short , the client has only one person to deal with if the project is faced with any problems .

Management Contracting Method
The client will have to choose the professional team who will be well coordinated through all the stages . The success of the project will depend on the management contractor's skills and an element of trust is essential .

Price Completion

Traditional Method - THis method allows certainty in cost and time before commitment to build . There will be clear accountability and cost monitoring at all stages .

Management Contracting method - The client is committed to start building on a cost plan , project drawings and specifications only .

Desig and Build method - The client can expect a guaranteed cost and completion date .

Risk

Design and Build Method - All the risk can lie almost wholly to th contractor .

Management Contracting Method - The client retain most of the risks

Traditional Method - The risks are generally fair and balanced between the parties to the contract .

Traditional Procurement Process

Project brief - feasibility study - concept design - detail design - tender and contract - construction - commission and handover

The Linear of Sequential Process of the Traditional Procurement System

Partnering

The creation of a special relationship between contracting parties in the design and construction industry .

THis relationship encourages the parties to change their traditional adversarial relationship to  a more co-operative , team based approach , which promotes the achievement of mutually beneficial goals , including the prevention of major disputes .

Commitment from top management
free and open exchange of information
based on equality of all partners
keep project teams together
interest in mutual profitability
problem resolution
All parties seek a win-win solution
Each partner is aware of the other partner to achieve this    
Value is placed on long-terms relationship
Overall performance is improved
All understand the no one benefits from exploiting the orher
Innovation is encouraged

Advantages
Encourages the parties to work together to attain the same desired result contract completiion - instead of engaging in fingerpointing whenver problem occur .

Helps eliminate surprisesrough incrased communications . Surprises can lead to delays and additional costs
Can minimise litigation by establishing informal confluict management procedures . Parties are able to anticipate and resolve prolems befor ethey become formal "disputes

Avoids disputes through the establishment of informal

Management system

A single organization or firm is commisioned to be responsible for designing the project and managing its construction

The firm is does carry out the work itself , but it is contracted out to a number of specialist sub-contractors or package contractprs , who enter into contract witht he client .

A design and manage firm or company is engage as a consultant for the client and become a member of the project team .

Design and management system

A single organization or firm is commissioned to be responsible for designing the project and managing its construction . 

The firm is does carry out the work itself , but it is contracted out to a number of specialist sub-contractors or package contractors , who enter into contract with the client .

A design and manage firm or company is engaged as a consultant for the client and become a member of the project team .