Designbuild pre-qualification and tendering approach for public projects
By: AL-RESHAID, Khaled
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Contributor(s): KARTAM, Nabil.
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ArticlePublisher: Amsterdam : Elsevier, May 2005Subject(s): Designbuild | Construction contracts | Construction management | Project delivery | Joint ventureInternational Journal of Project Management 23, 4, p. 309-320 Abstract: While the designbuild delivery system is gaining ground in the private sector, due to its proven success, public sector owners are still skeptical and hesitant to adopt it. Selecting the designbuilder can be complex process, particularly for public-sector projects. The selection of private-sector designbuild teams can be much less formal. This paper presents the result of a study on the applications of the designbuild delivery method in the public sector using professional construction management services. The methodology and implementation of selecting a contracting firm for designbuild project is described in detail. The process includes pre-qualification, technical and financial evaluation, key issues in the Terms of Reference, pre-tender meeting, tenders design-supervision consultant, and critical contract clauses. The analysis resulted in positive indicators for the adaptation of designbuild and its importance in public projects.
While the designbuild delivery system is gaining ground in the private sector, due to its proven success, public sector owners are still skeptical and hesitant to adopt it. Selecting the designbuilder can be complex process, particularly for public-sector projects. The selection of private-sector designbuild teams can be much less formal. This paper presents the result of a study on the applications of the designbuild delivery method in the public sector using professional construction management services. The methodology and implementation of selecting a contracting firm for designbuild project is described in detail. The process includes pre-qualification, technical and financial evaluation, key issues in the Terms of Reference, pre-tender meeting, tenders design-supervision consultant, and critical contract clauses. The analysis resulted in positive indicators for the adaptation of designbuild and its importance in public projects.
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