Construction management is the service provider to the project developers and bears the responsibility to oversee the entire work from the beginning to the end. The types of services offered by the construction management include the designing and building projects. The primary role construction management is to control cost time and quality of work. The size of a project, whether large scale or maintenance in the form of repair, determines time allocation cost and quality. The management is thus responsible for the provision of an estimation of the value required and time after the review of the project. The report evaluates the possible types of procurement that the Rigarmot can use in the provision of services to its client.
Traditional procurement acts to provide a bridge between the design and construction processes. In this case, the contractor gets the role of coordinating the entire design required. The contractor bears the duty of providing the cost and the possible risks in the whole process. The disadvantages of the traditional procurement are the burdens of allocating cost and uncertainty in the designing process. The problem turns to advantage when the industry has enough experience on the parameters that are involved in the designing process (Behman, 2016, 25). The prior estimation of the parameters makes it easy to declare a cost that reduces that risk to disadvantages. The traditional method of procurement does not advocate for the supply chain which raises conflicts among the parties involved. The difference in ideas between the two parties causes a misunderstanding that limits the success of the task. The second type of procurement is the design and build, characterized by the having a similar contractor perform the role of designing and construction. In this method, the two parties work at a closer level to minimize risks in the entire combined process. Unlike in the traditional way, supply chains are present in the design and build plan. In some cases, the method entails the contraction of a single team that remains pending to the stage of making then transferred to the building site through novation (Ameyaw, 2015, 995). The main contractor receives the total payments, but all the risks are part of their responsibility. The main contractor gets ways for sourcing the raw materials and fees to the workers involved in the manual action of the task. Management Contracting and construction management is the third method in procurement characterized by a single contractor running different works in the construction process. In the manner, the owner of the building becomes responsible for any risks that are likely to occur. The contractor only performs the role of management of the tasks without caring about any dangers likely to happen (Hong, 2015, 165). The advantage of this method of procurement is that the owner has control over the work performed and can request for changes in cases of unsatisfactory with the initial task. The weakness with the management contract as a method is the involvement of more than one contractor. The process applies mostly to significant infrastructure and building which require total dedication by all the parties involved. The technique appears advanced because different contractors perform the role of designing and construction (Maki, 2015, 165). The process involved in the entire construction management includes concept, contracts, bidding, installation, payments, and completion. In the concept step planning and design takes place. The owner of the project gets the exact design of how they wish their building to look. In this stage, architecture is necessary to make the design work and provide the prior drawing to the house owner. The contract is the second step characterized by an agreement between two parties, the contractor and the project owner. The owner of the project presents the design of the building to the contractor from which they make an estimation of the total cost until the completion of the project. In the second step different contractors place their bids primarily on the amount of money they would charge for the entire project. The contractor who wins the bid proceeds to the next stage of construction. In the construction phase, the contractor gathers the necessary raw materials and builders. The contractor monitors every work in the development and is responsible for any risk that occurs depending on the procurement method used. The contractors ensure that the time and quality of work progress assigned the contract(Hardin, 2005, 25). The fifth step after construction is the payment stage whereby the payee presents their invoice to the payer. The invoice presentation occurs after certification by the construction administrator. In some cases of delay by the administrator, either the payee or the payer may present the accreditation which allows processing of payments to take place. The wages made by the contractor to the other builders who receive maximum supervision from the contractor. Completion is the last stage characterized by the presentation of the completed project by the contractor to the owner of the project. The drawing of the design is then presented back the owner of the owner of the project. The completion stage occurs in phases through a notification to the owner by the contractor before the whole project is complete. The notice means to prepare the owner of the project psychologically. The quality, time and cost depend on the type of project and the agreement with the contractor.
Most contractors and consultants in medium property developers deal with standard contract forms. Larger property developers use bespoke contract forms or develop their in-house company forms. In both bespoke contract and standard form, notice provisions are contained. Some of the standard ways that would make the progress of Rostragen would be consideration of critical factors in the contract. Some of these factors are period of notice that refers to the duration that either of the parties may issue a notice to the other party. The period of notice varies depending on the reason for issuing the warning, and its expression is through days(Knutson, 2016, 80). The performance of the industry also depends on the type of workers especially those required to perform the manual work of building. The workers determine the quality of work presented to the owner of the project. The contractor thus in most cases have to be careful to avoid facing risks caused by the workers. The policies set by different bodies in the construction department help the individual industries to set the standard that fit the quality standards provided.
The Joint Contract tribunal (JCT) is a system made up of different states that provide standard guidance on the right procedure for construction management. The guideline contains regulations and rules that monitor the activities of various construction industries and firms. The primary feature that ensures that the contractor performs their duty upon the interest of time, coast and quality are outlined by the JCT. The JCT contracts states on the mode of payment by the elimination of the up-front fees characterized by the payees and payers. The method of payment advocated entails presentation of an invoice by the payee to the payer after the confirmation of the work. Payments are made upon completion and certification of the work. The contract administrator plays the role of accreditation at an independent level by issuing an interim certificate to show that the work is up to standards (Knutson, 2016, 80).The latest amendment permits the payer or payee to issue the licenses. The second feature is through the advocating for the retention of the percentage signed in the sum of a contract until the point of work completion. The rule on retention avoids early payments which cause staggers in the quality and time allocated for the task. In every submission of the invoice, calculation of the work completed takes place to ensure that the payments in the invoice match the finished job (Langford, 2014, 70). The amendment in 2009 allows the payer to perform some deductions on the amount recorded in the invoice after tasting the method used in the calculation of the completed portion of work. The encouragement on the liquidated and asserted damages causes the contractor to present quality work. The agreement applies in the cases where the worker fails to complete the work by the agreed time. The total amount of the invoice is subtracted depending on the extension days. In cases where the delay in completion is beyond the contractors control the two parties agree to have an extension without any penalties. The policy also applies when the contractor does not act to the standards of the owner of the building. The JCT introduced the determination concept that regulates the run of the entire contract from the beginning to the end (Dave, 2016, 90). The Concept states that in case the contractor does not produce satisfying progress to the owner the deal deserves termination. For instance, if the workers provided by the contractor lack professionalism to the level of the owners will the agreement can come to an end without any payments. Termination offers the owner with a chance to get a different contractor who meets their standards. The law falls under the rule of remedy in the government (Chan, 2016, 30).
The new model regarding construction management affects the environment in which the industries are set. The model tries to address some of the common problems in the industry. The two methods that the government advocates for are integrated project insurance and the cost led procurement. The price led acquisition allows the contractor to estimate value under the consultation of the supply chain which improves the unit cost. The integrated project insurance works on reducing the time and cost through the creation of a holistic team (Wao, 2015, 15).
Conclusion
The construction management is thus a process that entails different parties and roles. The procedures used in the construction are dependent on the taste of the owner but under specific regulations. The whole construction system has a body that regulates the entire process to avoid disputes between the contractor and the owner. The JCT contract ensures that the contractor does not interfere with cost, quality and time of the work. The set of regulations and policies by the body advocates for a standard class by all the construction industries within the states range that make up the JCT. The type of procurement method that the owner chooses depends on the size of the project which determines the time, cost and quality. The construction of a project occurs in phases that are dependent on each other. Different experts have a role in each step of the construction process. The first stage on plan and design is entirely for the architecture. Architecture is one of the essential parts of the construction industry. The role of planning is to provide the layout through a drawing of how the final project should be. The drawing outline provides the contractor with a starting point through estimation of the cost regarding resources and the number of builders required to have completion of the project before the set deadline of the project. The consequences of failure to keep time agreed by the contractor and the project owner make the contractor increase the standards of work. Some of the possible effects are termination of the entire project. Construction management is thus a chain of stages that depend on each other to the completion of the project. The phases have different roles performed by various parties who are all significant in the industry.
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