Higher Professional Diploma in Construction (City & Guilds)
UNIT 13 PROCUREMENT OF PROJECTS
Unit Summary
There is a need to ensure that there is a good knowledge and understanding in the way that different projects may be awarded to contractors. This has been a rapidly changing area due to the influences of Constructing Excellence and its predecessors Rethinking Constructing and the Construction Best Practice Programme. These followed the Latham and Egan Reviews of the construction industry, adopting many of the recommendations of these reports. Candidates should be aware of these developments and the reasons for change.
Managers working for organisations who are involved in seeking projects, tendering and formulating contracts need to be aware of the different procedures that are available and the advantages and disadvantages of the various alternative methods.
Aims
The module aims to enable the candidate to:
- understand the principles and practice of existing and newly developed methods of procurement
- how the practices have evolved through pressure groups in industry, the centrality of clients and their various organisations and through government intervention in the industry
- understand and evaluate the many alternative forms and methods of procurement that are now available
- identify good practices in procurement practices
Outcomes
On successful completion of the unit the candidate will have an understanding of:
- existing and modern developments in procurement arrangements
- major issues that should be considered
- alternative ways in which price may be calculated
- methods used for contractor selection
- different contractual options that are available
- code of procedure for selective tendering
Assessment
The outcome of this unit will be assessed on the production of a series of case studies for different projects and differing situations, covering:
- tendering practices and procedures
- the major factors that need to be considered and resolved
- the relevance of costs and risks
- the varying ways of appointing contractors
- the principles of good tendering practice
Each section will include relevant data from the records of the candidate’s organisation and give examples of good and bad practice in the submission and consideration of tenders and the pitfalls to avoid.
The report will be about 1500 words and be in word-processed form. It will detail the direct experience of the candidate.
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