Intro -- Building Procurement -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Procurement strategy: a literature review -- Introduction and early history -- Procurement strategy selection models -- Towards a broader view -- Defining project success -- Team relationships, supply chain management and communication and their effect on project performance -- Teamwork and team performance -- Partnering: introduction and early development -- Partnering: a critical review -- Partnering variants -- Partnering dissected -- Procurement and multicultural teams -- Supply chain management -- The role of the client in the procurement process -- The interrelationship between the components of the overall procurement approach: strategic procurement management -- Legal and contractual issues, including public sector procurement legislation, and their effect on project performance -- International procurement comparisons and the impact of cultural differences -- Risk allocation and reward -- Bid evaluation techniques -- Environmental and sustainability issues and the procurement of construction work -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Principles of strategic procurement -- Introduction -- Procurement: a review of theory and practice -- A strategic approach to procurement -- Components of the procurement process -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Public sector projects -- Introduction: why should public sector projects be different? -- What constitutes the public sector? -- Central government -- Local government -- Best value -- Procurement rules: European Union principles and procedures -- Non-discrimination and transparency: the role of the EU -- EU Directives -- Tendering -- Framework agreements -- Electronic auctions -- Sustainability and environmental issues -- Timescales -- Award procedures -- The Remedies Directive.

Enforcement of EU Directives -- References -- 5 Project initiation -- Introduction -- Strategic fit -- Payback -- Assessment of options -- Achievability -- Affordability -- Project initiation -- Prioritisation of objectives -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Briefing and the design process -- Introduction -- Project briefing: an overview -- Types of construction client -- Questions to determine the type of client -- Project complexity -- The briefing process: a historical perspective -- Developing the strategic brief -- The project execution plan (PEP) -- What issues does the PEP need to address? -- When should it be prepared? -- Who prepares the PEP? -- How is the PEP prepared? -- Project briefing: the case of hospitals -- Critical factors for success in the briefing process -- References -- 7 Procurement strategies and procurement routes -- Introduction -- Procurement strategy -- Procurement routes -- Factors to be considered in selecting a procurement route -- Factors outside the control of the project team -- Client resources -- Project characteristics -- Ability to make changes -- Risk management -- Cost issues -- Project timing -- Construction times -- Performance -- Selection of a procurement route -- Procurement routes: a review -- Traditional (design-bid-build) -- Design and build -- Measurement (remeasurement or measure and value) -- Construction management -- Management contracting -- Design and manage -- References -- 8 Project team selection -- Introduction -- The selection process -- Prequalification -- Tender invitation and submission -- Tender evaluation -- Interview -- Award of the contract -- Selecting a consultant -- Selecting a contractor -- References -- 9 Managing the procurement process -- Introduction -- The project manager -- First tasks of the project manager -- Developing the project execution plan.

Identifying the project team -- Implementing the procurement strategy -- Project resources -- Financial resources -- Human resources -- Physical resources -- Temporary organisational structure -- Contractual arrangements -- Systems and controls -- Time management -- Design management -- Design risk -- Cost management -- Quality control -- Change control -- Commissioning -- Occupation and take-over -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 The value of design -- Introduction -- Considering value in the business context -- The value of good design -- Managing value -- Value management -- Value engineering -- References -- 11 Risk management -- Introduction -- Risk and uncertainty -- Types of risk -- Risk management strategies -- Identifying risk -- Assumption analysis -- Checklists -- Brainstorming -- Delphi technique -- Cause and effect of risk -- Examples of risks -- Analysing risk -- Qualitative assessment -- Quantitative assessment -- Choosing a risk management strategy -- Risk management strategies -- Risk allocation -- The empty chair theory -- Monitoring and controlling risk -- References -- Further reading -- 12 Partnering culture and the management of relationships -- Introduction -- The Latham review and subsequent developments -- The rise of collaborative approaches to procurement -- Collaborative approaches to construction work -- Contractual approaches to collaboration -- The JCT forms of contract including the Standard Form of Building Contract -- The New Engineering Contract Engineering and Construction Contract (NEC ECC) Edition 3 -- The ACA Project Partnering Contract (PPC 2000) -- Perform21 Public Sector Partnering Contract (PSPC) -- Target cost contracts -- What advantages does partnering bring? -- Managing a successful partnering arrangement -- The role of the workshop facilitator -- Facilitation guidelines -- Team composition.

Managing relationships -- Why is relationship management important? -- Establishing the 'cultural fit' -- Mutual objectives -- Team development -- The nature of trust -- Maintenance of the relationship -- The project supply chain -- The holistic approach -- The bicameral approach -- The unilateral approach -- The collaborative approach -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Privately financed public sector projects -- Introduction -- Historical development -- Modern models for privatisation -- Outright privatisation -- Participative privately financed techniques -- Corporatisation and the use of semi-private (mixed) companies -- Management contracts -- The leasing or build-lease-transfer (BLT) model -- Prefinancing -- Mixed models -- Concession-based methods -- Public private partnerships (PPPs) -- The Private Finance Initiative -- Genesis -- Problems -- Current developments -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Construction procurement: Europe, the Middle East and China -- Introduction -- Europe -- The French system -- The northern European approach -- The Mediterranean approach -- The Middle East -- The People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region -- The Chinese construction industry -- The construction professions -- Opportunities for Western companies -- Reference -- 15 Procurement of work to heritage buildings -- Introduction -- The heritage challenge -- Procurement: The heritage context -- The value of built heritage -- The importance of cultural significance -- Statutory protection for heritage buildings -- Listed buildings -- Conservation areas -- Scheduled monuments -- World Heritage Sites -- Managing change in the historic environment -- Planning for conservation -- The role of the conservation advisor -- Procurement processes and procedures -- The investigation contract.

A case study in the procurement of work to historic buildings: The Derby roundhouse -- The existing buildings: historical background -- The genesis of the project -- The final scheme -- Site surveys and pre-tender investigations -- The tender process -- The partnering process -- Post-contract processes -- Practical issues on site -- References -- 16 Summary -- References -- Appendix Procurement route selection checklists -- Checklist 1: Time -- Checklist 2: Design -- Checklist 3: Cost -- Analysis -- Index.

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