Integrated Project Delivery for AEC Sector: Technical Report and Feasibility Assessment

Running head: INTEGRATED PRACTICE FOR THE AEC SECTOR
Integrated Project Delivery
TECHNICAL REPORT and PROJECT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT
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Executive Summary
In this paper, the first part has discussed and analysed all the available
project management theories and practices in the construction industry and the
second part of this project has examined and composed a structured technical report
focusing on the adoption, implementation and deployment of an Integrated Project
Delivery system for the client.
It has been found that Integrated Project Delivery is a new and updated
Project Delivery system in Architecture Engineering and Construction industry that is
based on the information and operational integrity of the involved stakeholders. It
has been also found that the client should clearly state if they are planning for
keeping that particular plot intact or they are planning for complete dissembling of
the existing structure to start the new construction.

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Table of Content
Introduction................................................................................................................. 4
Part B1:....................................................................................................................... 5
Integrated project delivery Relation with integrated practice...................................5
Strength and Weakness of IPD in AEC participants................................................6
IPD adaptation in Canada and Example projects....................................................7
Relationship between BIM and IPD for project delivery...........................................8
Assessment of the limitations to applying IPD in Construction project....................9
Part B2:....................................................................................................................... 9
Procurement options for client.................................................................................9
Strength and Weakness of methods......................................................................10
Risk Assessment...................................................................................................11
Summary............................................................................................................... 13
SWOT analysis of the project................................................................................13
Feasibility Assessment..........................................................................................14
IPD plan for Proposed project................................................................................15
Conclusion and recommendation for owner:.............................................................17
Reference:.................................................................................................................19
Appendices:.............................................................................................................. 22
Appendix 1: Project Schedule................................................................................22

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Introduction
In Architecture, Engineering and Construction project thee major factors are
essential that includes the delivery management, procurement management and
contractual policies. This paper will focus on the delivery management as well as the
procurement management system while comparing all the available methods and
their utility (Walker, 2015). The major stakeholders in a construction project are the
owner, Architect, project leaders, Engineers, Contractors, Vendors and end user.
The responsibilities of all these stakeholders in a constructional project will be
analysed supported b different project development and implementation theories.
The paper has two deeply interconnected parts. The purpose of the first part
of this paper is to discuss and analyse all the available project management theories
and practices in the construction industry. In this part the application of IPD in AEC
industry will be critically analysed. The adaptation of this new project delivery policy
in Canadian construction business will be critically assessed with practical examples.
The purpose of the second part of this project is to research and compose a
structured technical report focusing on the adoption, implementation and deployment
of an Integrated Project Delivery system for the client for a “proposed” project. In this
part the SWOT analysis and the feasibility analysis of the project proposed by the
client will be analysed. The project schedule for this proposed construction project
will be developed through Microsoft Project Management software and will be
attached with this document.

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Part B1:
Integrated project delivery Relation with integrated practice
In Construction management and Building industry different contractual
policies, project development and execution procedures are available. Integrated
Project Delivery is a new and updated Project Delivery system in Architecture
Engineering and Construction industry that is based on the information and
operational integrity of the involved stakeholders (Fewings, 2013). The major
stakeholders in a construction project are the owner, Architect, project leaders,
Engineers, Contractors, Vendors and end user. In traditional project delivery process
each stakeholder has the access on individual phase of the project development in
different timeframe. It restricts the holistic approach with better integration system
within the development and increases the risk factors and loop holes. On the other
hand Integrated Project delivery system all stakeholders are involved in the project
development under a single contract (Mesa, Molenaar & Alarcón, 2016). In this new
project delivery system, all stakeholders of a project have to interact with each other
from the initial phase of the project and have executed the project plan in a
collaborative structure.
The Integrated Practice refers the project planning, execution and delivery
practice of a construction business that ensures the information and operational
integrity from the proposal to final delivery stage. Therefore, Integrated practice a
industrial implication of Integrated Project Delivery. The major phases in integrated
practice of IPD are Requitement analysis, Designing conceptualised presentation,
Integrated Auditing, Detailed Designing, Documentation Review phase, Buyout
phase, Construction phase, Closeout phase and Facility service management phase.

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Through Integrated Practice any organisation or industry can reduce the overall
operational cost and time while eliminating potential risk factors (Azhar, Kang &
Ahmad, 2014).
Strength and Weakness of IPD in AEC participants
The Integrated Project Delivery system is utilisable by different independent
industries such as, manufacturing, Construction, Automobile, Information
Technology and others. Each individual industry experiences different set of strength
and weakness after applying the Integrated Project Delivery system (Jung et al.,
2012). Therefore, in AEC industry with major advantages the IPD has some
significant disadvantages as well.
When it comes to explaining the bright side of utilising IPD, Cost and Time
efficiency are the two major advantages that keep motivated the business
organisation to handle complex and resource consuming project. Involving all the
stakeholders from the initial stage allows better vision and assessment capabilities
that enable the project team to eliminate maximum number of potential risks. It
makes the project plan more firm and feasible (Jones, 2014). At the same time, IPD
can also improve the sustainability of the project though the environmental impact
assessment and waste management system.
The major challenges that AEC industry often faces during utilising IPD is the
need of incontinent and highly efficiency communication system. Communication is
the soul of any integrity management; therefore a construction company has to
invest on communication system to ensure effective and flexible interaction. Apart
from that, the process of utilising the IPD system usually becomes burden on small
or simple construction projects. The IPD is a effective system for solving complex