Procurement & Management of Construction for MSc CPM and QS

Procurement & Management of
Construction for MSc CPM and QS

Table of Contents
Question1. Identification of procurement routes for facilitating contractor involvement and
illustrate their advantages.......................................................................................................1
Question2. Choose appropriate procurement method............................................................2
Question3. Determine procurement methods for attaining criteria by illustrating characteristics
of routes..................................................................................................................................4
a) Productivity........................................................................................................................4
b) Lean Construction..............................................................................................................5
c) BIM (Building Information Modelling).............................................................................6
d) Innovation..........................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................9

Question1. Identification of procurement routes for facilitating contractor involvement and
illustrate their advantages
Contractors are widely accepted within the construction industry where contractors are
involved in designing as well as developing complete process at front end. This leads to creation
of affirmative influence on the outcomes that are attained via accomplishment of the project.
They are liable for rendering design team within relevant concept design for constructing it like a
process while conducting tendering process (Afolabi and et. al, 2019). ECI (Early contractor
involvement) is liable for furnishing improvisations in context of increase within value of money
through which delivery of time can be ensured. By opting for this approach, the owner can have
enhanced control on project cost as well as biding must be clearly specified within the process.
Client have to make sure that social along with environmental measures are executed in the
planning process. This will enable them to be beneficial for owners as well as all the
stakeholders associated with construction business in context of better development and
designing of entire process. For this rationale, mediated procurement route will aid within
facilitation for ECI in easy manner in which additional actors are being introduced. Rather than
this the rationale is mediated via procurement route that assists within facilitation that is liable
for development of designs along with other processes associated with tendering processes. This
is responsible to render integration for fragmented coalition within the project (Almatroushi and
et. al, 2020). Furthermore, a notable feature related with route involves segregation for
management of complete process.
The early contractor involvement via mediated procurement methodology is effectual as
well as beneficial while integrating different phases related with the project as contractors often
possess enhanced experience in comparison of designers, local practices, durability or materials
and their clients. Such kind of benefits will be measured while conducting distinct stages related
with the process, they are specified beneath:
 This is conducted via mediator route where contractors are engaged within development
process for preparation for preliminary designs that are based on principle that looks from
buildability aspects of the project. This comprises of know how concept is related with
actual process of construction along with cost of design process (Bao and et. al, 2019).
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 It comprises of procedure for designing as well as construct model but by collaborating
with principles and contractor, work can be attained throughout. Apart from this, the
advantage that can be attained by this is mediated procurement routes that will facilitate
their ability to address adversarial relationship among contractors as well as principles for
coping up with uncertainties or conflicts that takes place while conducting large projects.
These stages will further aid within minimising contract variations as well as conflict by
rendering opportunities to contractors for development and refining designs along with scope
related with project (Bohari and et. al, 2020). This is generally favoured via clients where the
primary concerns is project programme and are willing for paying more for shorter frame of
time. Mediated routes will enable owner and stakeholders for altering objectives while
conducting project with respect to alterations that are made within the market by facilitating built
facilities.
Question2. Choose appropriate procurement method
Determination of optimal procurement method is regarded like one of the challenging
task that constructs public properties such as schools. The availability of different methods will
be taken into considerations that have to be addressed that comprises of intents of client behind
development, requirement of project, quality expectations, time-frame to complete project,
budget including building & running costs, etc. By determination of aspects before formulation
of plans related with project, there will be assistance for implementation of enhanced
procurement methods associated with execution of the project (Habibi, Kermanshachi and
Rouhanizadeh, 2019). With reference to present needs that are construction of new school
building for dementia children, it is necessary to choose relevant procurement methods but there
are certain factors that must be taken into consideration. This comprises of anticipated budget,
time constraints, financing and risks. As school is designed for children who have certain
disabilities, some critical considerations must be given while designing as well as developing
facilities for such kind of child in context of mobility restrictions. In this case, it is necessary that
slope must be 1 foot over 15 feet for younger children as well as 12 foot for adults. In this
manner, 2-way traffic can be generated, curbed aisles must be segregated by railing for ensuring
safety factors for the children and in this case there can be a loss of control. The facility of
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