Essay On Procurement

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Introduction
In this essay I will compare and contrast the key factors that would influence the procurement of your project if it was procured publically using the design and build method or privately using the traditional RIAI method. The term procurement means the process of obtaining goods and services from someone for some consideration.

Traditional Procurement
Traditional procurement usually involves a client that will appoint some consultants to produce a design as well as select a trusted contractor and supervise the work through the different stages until its completion. The contractor that is appointed usually selected through competition and is solely responsible for the facility delivery and quality of the work that is done and the materials used, this also includes the subcontractors. This process has been used several times over the last while and continues to be a very popular method. Procurement is traditionally is used in a vast range of projects including ones that have great risks attached to them, which in advance the contractors would not be able to establish, they are often used on such projects as refurbishment, heritage and alteration. The approach that is taken to this is probably not being suited to these complex projects that require advanced management systems, skill and structure. The developers as well as the employers can take advantage of the in-house design and management services or they can also choose to repeat an existing standard design may favour the approach to this.
The approach that is traditionally taken towards procurement can be linked with projects where the employer put the aesthetic and quality of the project above all else, it allows them to continue having control over the qualit...

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The success of this method is mainly dependent on the ability of the employers to produce a project brief. This process usually takes a good deal of time and concentration to get correct. If the project brief is wrong then the project ill turn out to be a failure and cause the employer to lose a lot of money. It takes time and money to fix these problems if they arise. In Ireland the design and build contractors have tended to use different drafted contract documents or even the RIAI form of contract. The Society of Chartered Surveyors has issuer the guidance to get ready the design and build contracts. The public sector design and build projects are now under different control as the GCCC have taken the design and build contracts.

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