CONTRACT PROCUREMENT (Project Management)
THE MOOR OFFICE DEVELOPMENT. THE MOOR. SHEFFIELD CITY CENTER
Project details:
A medium to high quality, E23 million project value, 9 storey, 15,000m2 of internal floor area (including lower ground floor) office block together with external works, including car park, paving, enclosures, landscaping, services and drainage.
Accommodation and design features
9 storey office block. Piling. RC strip foundations, slabs, floors; PCC/steel stairs. Steel frame superstructure. Rendered block, curtain walling, metal, rainscreen cladding. Plastic clad RC flat roof. Double glazed aluminum windows. Block, metal stud, demountable and sliding/folding partitions. Flush doors. Plaster, plasterboard, veneer, tiles to walls; vinyl, carpet, tile, access flooring; plasterboard/aluminum and suspended ceilings. Fittings. Sanitaryware. Heating, ventilation, electrics. Lift Alarms, door access, data cables, BMS.
Client Requirements
The client requires the project designed and constructed as quickly as possible, with the minimum of pre-tender design stage activity.
TASK ONE- PROCUREMNET STRATEGY – Unique, ‘One-Off’, Office Building Project
(learning Outcome 1 – Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the range of procurement strategies, and design options, so as to satisfy the client’s time, quality and cost needs)
Review the range of procurement strategies and recommend, providing your reasons for selection, the most suitable strategy in order to meet the client’s needs.
TASK TWO- PROCUREMENT STRATEGY – Standard, ‘Repeat’, Office Building Project
(Learning outcomes 2 – Analyse, evaluate and apply the most appropriate procurement method for a range of alternative construction projects.)
The client has indicated that this is one of many client owned offices blocks that have been designed and constructed throughout the UK. They have all been based on the same design and construction technology methods.
From your review of the full range of projects procurement strategies in Task One, identify and describe an alternative procurement strategy, with supporting notes explaining the reasons for your recommendation.
TASK THREE – LEGAL FORM OF CONTRACT
(Learning Outcome 3 – Review the procurement options and contractual provisions, not only within the UK, but also across the major continents of the world)
i) Undertake a brief review of the full range of UK construction contracts and recommend a suitable contract form that will complement the selected project procurement in both Task One and Two
ii) The client future plans are to go global, and have indicated that their first office block will be constructed in Dubai, Review and recommend the most appropriate legal forms of contract for project situated within the Middle East for Task One and Task Two.
TASK FOUR – RISK ALLOWANCES
(Learning outcome 4 – Evaluate and apply supporting procurement administrative procedures such as Value, Risk and Supply chain management, including Whole Life Costing, Modern Methods of Construction and Sustainable Design solutions)
Utilizing the four RICS Risk Allowance Categories of defined project risk, identify and describe two high risks, threats from each of the four categories (therefore eight in all). Provide a brief explanation as to why you have selected a range of such risk.
TASK FIVE – TENDER PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT
(Learning Outcome 5. Critically evaluate and demonstrate the ability to solve problems related to decision related to appropriate procurement strategy, supporting legal forms of contract and appropriate tender document)
Within the early stages of the client briefing process, a design team member has suggested that one option of procurement strategy, could be based upon the method of the Employer’s Requirements’ and the ‘Contractor’s Proposal’
The client has asked for an explanation for such a procurement method, and the type of tender procurement documents that would be produced in order to support such a procurement strategy.
NOTE
The aim of this assignment is to;
i) Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the range of procurement strategies, and design options, so as to satisfy the client’s time, quality and cost needs
ii) Analyse, evaluate and apply the most appropriate procurement method for a range of alternative construction projects
iii) Review the procurement options and contractual provisions, not only within the UK, but also across the major continents of the world
iv) Evaluate and apply supporting procurement administrative procedures such as Value, Risk and Supply chain management, including Whole Life Costing, Modern Methods of Construction and Sustainable Design solutions
v) Critically evaluate and demonstrate the ability to solve problems related to decision related to appropriate procurement strategy, supporting legal forms of contract and appropriate tender document
Assessment Criteria
• Technical Report Format
• Content mark weighting 90%
• Presentation mark weighting 10%
Resources Required
• Web sites (isurv);
• ebooks/ Construction information Service
• RICS Building Cost Information Service

The opinion must:

(a) Be framed in terms of likely arguments if the matter proceeded to trial;

(b) Refer to the likely prospects of SS being found to be liable for the loss;

(c) Refer to and identify relevant clauses of the bill and articles of the aHR;

(d) Support its contentions by reference to relevant decided case law;

(e) Be written in the grammatical person of third person singular. Accordingly, sentences
should read like “It is a legal principle “The courts have stated that or similar; and
(f) Utilise the MLM essay format.