The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering and Contract Administration.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Part I: Briefing the Project Team -- Chapter 1: The Project Team -- Introduction -- Parties to a building contract and their supporting teams -- Rights, duties and responsibilities -- Statutory requirements -- Avoiding disputes -- Communications -- Chapter 2: Assessing the Needs -- The structure -- The strategic definition -- Contribution to the initial project brief -- The initial programme -- The appointment -- Chapter 3: Buildings as Assets -- Buildings as assets as well as buildings -- Single building or programme? -- Buildings as solutions to business challenges? -- Everyday solutions-based thinking -- Summary -- Part II: Available Procurement Methods -- Chapter 4: Principles of Procurement -- Simple theory - complex practice -- The eternal triangle -- Other considerations -- Entering into the contract -- The dynamics of tendering -- Chapter 5: Basic Concepts -- Economic use of resources -- Contractor's contribution to design and contract programme -- Production cost savings -- Continuity -- Risk and accountability -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Accountability -- Background -- The modern concept of public accountability -- Contract documentation -- Proper price -- Dispensing with competition -- Inflation -- Value for money -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Value and Risk Management -- Value management -- Risk management -- Risk management strategies -- Allocating management actions -- Value and risk are complementary -- Chapter 8: Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursement -- Fixed price -- Cost reimbursement -- Application to contract elements -- Fluctuations -- Target cost contracts -- Use -- Programme -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Fixed Price Contracts -- JCT fixed price contracts -- Advantages and disadvantages of fixed price contracts -- Chapter 10: Cost Reimbursement Contracts -- The fee.

The prime cost building contract -- Advantages and disadvantages of cost reimbursement contracts -- Budget and cost control -- Administering the contract -- Procedure for keeping prime costs -- Sub-letting -- Defective work -- Cost control -- Final account -- Chapter 11: Target Cost Contracts -- Guaranteed maximum price contracts -- Competition -- Contract -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Use -- Chapter 12: Management and Construction Management Contracts -- Payment and cost control -- Selection and appointment of the contractor -- Contract conditions -- Contract administration -- Professional advisers -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Construction management -- Use -- Programme -- Chapter 13: Design and Build Contracts -- The contract -- Where to use DB (and when not to do so) -- Managing the design process -- Novation -- Evaluation of submissions -- Post-contract administration -- Financial administration -- Programme -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Chapter 14: Continuity Contracts -- Serial contracting -- Continuation contracts -- Term contracts -- Chapter 15: Partnering -- A definition -- When to adopt a partnering approach -- The agreement -- JCT Partnering Charter -- JCT Framework Agreement -- JCT constructing excellence -- The partnering workshop -- The benefits -- The risks -- Future of partnering -- Chapter 16: EU Procurement -- Introduction -- The scope of procurement law -- The general principles -- Procedures -- Key principles -- Evaluating tenderers -- Evaluating tenders -- Framework agreements -- Contract change -- Cancellation of the process -- Information obligations debrief and disclosure -- Commencing proceedings -- Remedies -- Complaints to the EU commission and other challenge procedures -- Tendering contracts -- Notes -- Part III: Preparing for and Inviting Tenders -- Chapter 17: Procedure from Brief to Tender.

Initial brief -- Procurement -- Detailed design -- Programming -- Design team meetings -- Drawings -- Specifications -- Bills of quantities -- Specialist sub-contractors and suppliers -- Quality assurance -- Obtaining tenders -- Chapter 18: Pre-Contract Cost Control -- Introduction -- The purpose of pre-contract cost control -- Framework for pre-contract estimating -- Order of cost estimate -- Information used to prepare an order of cost estimate -- Treatment of on-costs and other costs in order of cost estimates -- Presenting an order of cost estimate -- Cost plans -- Treatment of on-costs and other costs in cost plans -- Presenting a cost plan -- Challenges associated with the production of cost plans -- Cash flow -- Whole life costs -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 19: Drawings and Schedules -- The language of drawing -- The changing role of drawings and documents -- Quality -- Types, sizes and layout of drawings -- Nature and sequence of drawing production -- Computer aided design -- Project extranets -- Contents of drawings -- Schedules -- Drawings and schedules for records -- Notes -- Chapter 20: Specifications -- The use of specifications -- Specification writing -- Chapter 21: Building Information Modelling -- The BIM revolution - what is BIM, and who/what is it for? -- The role of government and its BIM strategy -- The levels of BIM adoption -- The BIM journey -- Level 3 and the future -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Chapter 22: Bills of Quantities -- Tender and contract document -- The wider role -- Basic information -- Preliminaries -- Preambles -- Measured works -- Formats -- Chapter 23: Sub-contractors -- Introduction -- Specialist sub-contractors -- Design by the sub-contractor -- The SBC and sub-contract agreements -- Chapter 24: Obtaining Tenders -- Introduction -- Tender list -- Preliminary enquiry -- Tender documents and invitation.

Tender period -- Tender compliance -- Late tenders -- Opening tenders -- Examination and adjustment of the priced document -- Negotiated reduction of a tender -- Notification of results -- Tender analysis -- E-Tendering -- Part IV: Contract Administration -- Chapter 25: Placing the Contract -- Preparing and signing the contract documents -- Performance bonds and parent company guarantees -- Collateral warranties -- Third party rights -- Issue of documents -- Insurances -- Chapter 26: Meetings -- Initial meeting -- Procedure to be followed at subsequent meetings -- Contractor's meetings -- Employer's meetings -- Chapter 27: Site Duties -- The architect on site -- The architect's duty of inspection and supervision -- Considerate constructors scheme -- Site safety -- Fire precautions on site -- Chapter 28: Instructions -- Architect/contract administrator's instructions -- Clerk of works' directions -- Format and distribution of instructions -- Chapter 29: Variations and Post-Contract Cost Control -- Variations -- Valuing variations -- Cost control -- Chapter 30: Interim Payments -- Introduction -- Certificates and payments under the SBC -- Interim certificates under the SBC -- Retention under the SBC -- Payments to sub-contractors under the SBC -- Value added tax -- Valuation and certificate forms -- Chapter 31: Completion, Defects and the Final Account -- Practical completion -- Partial possession -- Possession of the building -- Defects and making good -- Final account -- Final certificate -- Chapter 32: Delays and Disputes -- Introduction -- Delays caused by the contractor -- Delays caused by the employer or his representatives -- Delays caused by events outside the control of either party -- SBC procedure in the event of delay -- Reimbursement of loss and/or expense under the SBC -- Liquidated damages -- Disputes and dispute resolution.

Chapter 33: An Introduction to Sustainability in Construction -- Sustainable development -- The regulatory framework for construction -- Assessing the sustainability of construction and buildings -- Sustainable procurement -- Other important issues -- References -- Chapter 34: Future Trends -- Global -v- local -- Industry and corporate trends -- Opportunities and challenges -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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