Contents
Part I Introduction
1 Introduction and overview
- 1.1 Setting the scene
- 1.2 Construction overview
- 1.3 Influential reports
- 1.4 Recommendations from professional bodies
- 1.5 Learning from case studies
- 1.6 Learning from project failures
- 1.7 Relevant observation
- 1.8 Conclusion
- 1.9 Questions
- Bibliography
2 Reports and recommendations
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The Latham report, Constructing the Team (1994)
- 2.3 Levene Efficiency Scrutiny (1995)
- 2.4 Construction Procurement Guidance, HM Treasury (1996)
- 2.5 Construction Industry Board (CIB) working groups (1996–1997)
- 2.6 The Egan report Rethinking Construction (1998)
- 2.7 Modernising Construction, National Audit Office (2001)
- 2.8 The second Egan report, Accelerating Change (2002)
- 2.9 Achieving Excellence in Construction Procurement Guides, Office of Government Commerce (2003)
- 2.10 Improving Public Services through Better Construction, National Audit Office (2005)
- 2.11 Conclusion
- 2.12 Questions
- Bibliography
Part II Management of the pre-contract stage
3 Selecting the consultants and contractors
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Selecting consultants
- 3.3 Selecting contractors by value
- 3.4 Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) Guide – Selecting Contractors by Value
- 3.5 Two-stage tendering
- 3.6 FIDIC tendering procedures
- 3.7 Conclusion
- 3.8 Questions
- Bibliography
4 Pre-contract cost management
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Cost estimating on engineering, manufacturing and process industries
- 4.3 Cost estimating on civil engineering projects
- 4.4 Cost estimating on building projects
- 4.5 General comments
- 4.6 Action after receipt of tenders
- 4.7 Conclusion
- 4.8 Questions
- Bibliography
5 Cost management on PFI projects
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Structure of BOT projects
- 5.3 Case study: Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Light Rail
- 5.4 Factors leading to success on BOT projects
- 5.5 Risks and securities
- 5.6 Case study: Sydney SuperDome, Australia
- 5.7 The Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
- 5.8 The role of the cost consultant in PFI/PPP projects
- 5.9 Case study: Stoke-on-Trent Schools, UK
- 5.10 Conclusion
- 5.11 Questions
- Bibliography
6 Contractor’s estimating and tendering
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Stage 1 – decision to tender
- 6.3 Stage 2 – determining the basis of the tender
- 6.4 Stage 3 – preparation of cost estimate
- 6.5 Stage 4 – commercial appreciation
- 6.6 Stage 5 – conversion of estimate to tender
- 6.7 Stage 6 – submission of tender
- 6.8 Conclusion
- 6.9 Questions
- Bibliography
Part III Key tools and techniques
7 Value management
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 What is value management?
- 7.3 Value planning (VP)
- 7.4 Metropolis United’s new football stadium
- 7.5 Value engineering (VE)
- 7.6 Value reviewing (VR)
- 7.7 Case studies
- 7.8 Conclusion
- 7.9 Questions
- Bibliography
8 Risk management (RM)
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Risk identification
- 8.3 Risk analysis techniques
- 8.4 Risk register
- 8.5 Risk response
- 8.6 Strategic risk management
- 8.7 Case studies
- 8.8 Conclusion
- 8.9 Questions
- Bibliography
9 Whole-life costing
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Understanding the relevance of whole-life costing (WLC)
- 9.3 The basic steps in whole-life costing (WLC)
- 9.4 Money, time and investment
- 9.5 Calculations
- 9.6 Problems with assessing whole-life costs
- 9.7 Whole-life value (WLV)
- 9.8 Conclusion
- 9.9 Questions
- Bibliography
Part IV Procurement strategies
10 Organizational methods (part A)
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Traditional method
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