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How to benefit from the
new initiatives
by an introduction to the:
- CCF - 5 Step Guide
- CIB - Codes of practice
- CRT - Agenda for Change
- CCF - Constructing Improvement
- CLG - Creating Better Value
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A key recommendation of the CCF
research report into the
problems of occasional clients is:
"no one should be empowered
to commit company, public or
lottery funds without
adequate training."
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Thinking of Building?
The Five Step Guide to Construction Procurement
Why the new initiatives are vital to you?
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A result of these initiatives will be
that clients will seek Advisers and Contractors who strive to exceed their
expectations and who will give no unpleasent surprises.
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Buying individually designed building work from the Construction Industry
brings special problems for the client:
- Clients cannot see the result or check that
the services work until it is finished. By then, they will have paid
most of the price.
- Defects may emerge long after the building has
been accepted.
- "Value" is a personal assessment -
quality, value and price are not always directly related.
- When buying construction, costs and financial
risks are usually high but the information to judge "value for
money" may be sparse.
- Construction is the country's largest industry,
yet it is complex, fragmented and has an 'adversarial' reputation.
- No qualifications are needed to start a building
business, so it is easy for 'cowboys' to enter.
- In all industries and professions, there are
many who are above average but there are also those who are below acceptable
standards. In the Construction Industry, these differences can be stark.
- Modern construction requires a wide range of
professional skills - in design, finance, purchasing, management and
supervision.
- Who is best in one skill is not necessarily
the best in the others. So, the choice of who is going to work for you
can be critical.
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The CCF 5-Step Guide to
Construction Procurement
Step 1 - Getting Started
- Setting and prioritising objectives
- Deciding what is "real value"
Step 2- The Project Strategy
- How the Construction Industry sees itself
- Assessing and allocating risk
- Tricks of the trades
- Choosing the "procurement route"
- Choosing contract conditions
Step 3 - Assembling the team
- How to choose designers, other professionals
and contractors - using the new, vital criteria
- Which subcontractors and suppliers will be critical
to the project's success?
Step 4 - Developing the design
- Preparing and meeting the brief
Step 5 - Construction
- Making the contract
- Essential contract management
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