Disadvantages Of Procurement Essay

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Make assumption of the role:

I am a consultant project manager appointed by the City Lancashire college to manage the design and construction of the new teaching blocks, offices, and related school facilities in the new campus.

As the project manager of this project, I will be working with different project team members including and internal project team comprising members from the collage.

To identify and discuss various types of contract that are likely to be in place for procurement of the design and construction activities.

Procurement systems can be classified as:
• traditional (separated);
• design and construct (integrated);
management (packaged);
• collaborative (relational)
For this project, design and construction contract is in place for procurement activities.

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The contractor’s awareness of current market conditions and delivery times can ensure that a contract runs smoothly, economically and expeditiously.

Advantages and disadvantages of design and construct procurement

The main advantages of using a design and construct approach to procurement are: • client has to deal with one firm and reduces the need to commit resources and time to contracting designers and contractors separately;
• price certainty is obtained before construction commences as client’s requirements are specified and changes are not introduced;
• use of a guaranteed maximum price with a savings option split can stimulate innovation and reduce time and cost; • overlap of design and construction activities can reduce project time; and
• improved constructability due to contractor’s input into the design. The main disadvantages of using a design and construct approach to procurement are: • difficulties can be experienced by clients in preparing an adequate and sufficiently comprehensive brief;
• client changes to project scope can be

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