Pexman, P. M., & Olineck, K. M. (2002). Understanding Irony : How Do Stereotypes Cue Speaker Intent? Journal of Language and Social Psychology , 245-274. [Online]. Retrieved at: www.jls.sagepub.com [November 23rd 2011].…
Procurement, by definition, is a collaboration of merging activities which ultimately lead to something or a service being acquired. (City of London, What is Procurement [online], available from http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Business/Tenders_and_contracts/what_procurement.htm [Accessed 12/1/2011]. In construction terms this refers to the systematic approach, or route in which an idea or thought can break into reality and be built. It is best looked at as a complex strategy to manage clients/developers, architects, contractors, and sub-contractors, to name a few, into the most efficient way, or more specifically, risk free way to complete a build on time and on budget.…
Many clients to the construction industry will often face a steep learning curve on their construction project or programme. To establish a valid and robust procurement strategy at the outset is considered a key aspect to achieving a successful outcome to their business or organisation objectives. A significant number of clients come into the category of either being described as occasional or inexperienced. They will rely on their appointed professionals to assist in their selection of the best-suited procurement path.…
a discussion on the criteria which would have been used to select the procurement strategy / building contract.…
Project Report Contents & Format (in this order) Letter of transmittal Title page Executive Summary (Follow references on business communications.) Table of contents List of figures, illustrations, and tables Introduction Body – with the Project Management process groups: One page discussion of Initiation process plus process deliverables / outputs One-‐two pages discussion of Planning process plus process deliverables / outputs One-‐two paragraphs…
Projects are used today as a way of achieving a variety of outcomes in local or international locations for new constructions, new product development, product improvement, process design, process improvement, utility installation, theory and technology development, and many more. Bringing a project to a successful conclusion requires the integration of numerous management functions like controlling, directing, team building, communication and others. It also requires cost and schedule management, technical and risk management, conflict and stakeholder 's management, and life cycle management.…
Cont’d: Manage the evaluation & selection of construction methods Available contract data is analysed in detail & summarised to enable decisions to be made on methods of construction & installation Contract data e.g. method statement; contract documents; health, safety & environmental plans In instances where available contract data is insufficient additional relevant information is obtained Additional sources of information: customer/customer's representative; contractors; sub-contractors; suppliers; statutory authorities; technical/trade literature…
A quality plan is a document that is unique to every construction project (Chung, 1999). In the construction industry, the owner, or his perspective representative’s, such as the architect or engineer, indicate in the contract what must be included in the quality plan (Chung, 1999). A quality plan should be drawn up, or at least a draft of the plan, should be drawn up and submitted to the client with the bid documents. Chung (1999) feels that this will show the client the contractors’ dedications to quality in the project. He also believes that the key elements of the project quality plan is the companies’ quality manual, quality procedures, statutory regulations, inspection and test plan, and procedures specific to the project. When drafting the project plan, the project manager must keep in mind that the quality plan should be updated periodically to ensure it encompasses contract changes (Chung, 1999).…
More importantly, the construction industry needs to improve itself in order to increase profitability, quality of deliverables and client needs before it can contribute to the economy. The purpose of this study is to show that, players must understand at the center of construction processes and activities is the client. Delivering value can only be initiated if players understand client needs. This is achievable through articulated briefing…
Conflict and dispute are normal phenomenon in society and human relationships. When using different resolution techniques, conflicting parties could get both constructive and destructive outcomes. Good decisions from negotiation can bring a 'win-win ' prospect to interested parties. This essay firstly proves the inevitability of conflict and dispute on commercial projects, reviewing some basic definitions and theories. Then, some useful and effective dispute resolution techniques in standard forms of commercial projects are discussed and compared. Lastly, four methods and the potential use of principled negotiation is evaluated for Chinese construction industry in the 21st century.…
Design-‐Build Project Delivery Method DEFINITION The term “Design-‐Build”, is used to refer to the procurement process in which an owner of a project establishes a contractual relationship with a single entity for both design and construction services. The entity, or “designer-‐builder”, is not only responsible for the construction phase but also the design of the project. The Design-‐Build entity can be arranged in many ways depending on the agreements established between the owner and the Design-‐Builder. For example, the design-‐builder may be a single company or it may be a consortium or joint venture.…
.2 All methods of project delivery can be defined to be in one of the four following primary…
Submitted In requirement of a Term Project for E4132 – Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes…
Adjudication is one of the alternative dispute resolution procedures for resolving disputes, which giving of a non-binding opinion at the request of a party or parties to a dispute, and either party may refer to arbitration at a later stage. In the Latham Report (1994) recommended, inter alia, adjudication as the standard first instance dispute resolution technique in construction contracts.…
* It has to be a dispute arising out of a contractual relationship between the parties, the contract having an “arbitration clause”…