Procurement route options pros and cons
Procurement route options pros and cons
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Good for:
Not suited for:
- Time – require full detailed pack pre tender
- Cost – not a benefit if many changes made post tender
- Incomplete drawings – lead to delay, costs and claims of negligence
Contracts: JCT Standard Building Contract 2016, JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016, JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2016, NEC3 ECC Option A
JCT Standard Building Contract 2016:
Good for:
Not suited for:
- Quality – cheapest route to meet contract specification can lead to low quality products/ build quality.
- Design flexibility – request for changes will have cost/time implications
- Contractor carries risk for construction
- Client exposed to claims for buildability
- Design could affect the buildability of the project
Contract: JCT Design and Build 2016, JCT Major Project Construction Contract 2016, NEC ECC Options A-E
JCT Design and Build 2016:
Good for:
Not suited for:
- Inexperienced clients – risk high
- Fixed cost – Prime cost basis per package.
- Lack of available specialists – would leave gaps in work to be undertaken.
Contract: JCT Management Building Contract 2016
Good for:
- Complex / specialist projects – individually appointed packages to best suited sub-contractor
- Time – It is possible to overlap design and construction
- Design flexibility – changes can be made throughout construction, although there are potential cost implications.
Contracts:
JCT Construction Management Appointment 2016, NEC ECC Option F, Construction Management Trade Contract 1999
JCT Construction Management Appointment 2016:
CM/A
