Procurement and tendering

This means the processes from identification of a project up to receipt of tenders and award of contracts for its implementation. Which of the following best describes this?

• Tendering

• Assignment

• Procurement

• Novation

How is the contractor selected through the bidding process and appointed?

• Contract Award

• Procurement

• Tendering

• Purchase

The sequential nature of the strategy, which is necessary to assure low risk, does mean that it can be relatively slow before the commencement of construction.

• Traditional

  (Lump Sum)

• Traditional (Remeasurement)

• Design and Build

• Construction Management

This contractor may have a legal duty to provide the employer with a building that is fit for its purpose.

• Traditional

  (Lump Sum)

• Traditional (Remeasurement)

• Design and Build

• Construction Management

This is most often adopted for large or complex projects. It has particular benefits for projects where there is a high degree of design innovation, where the client wants ‘hands-on’ involvement, or where design flexibility is needed throughout the project process.

• Traditional

  (Lump Sum)

• Traditional (Remeasurement)

• Design and Build

• Construction Management

Procurement routes on a Financial basis (select all that are applicable):

• Lump Sum

• Traditional Remeasurement

• Cost Reimbursable

• Target Cost

These are arrangements where a project or service is provided by the private sector in partnership with the public sector.

• Public Private Partnerships (PPP)

• Construction Management

• Private Finance Initiative (PFI)

• Management Contracting

This is usually done at RIBA Stage 4 so that the tendering contractors receive the most detailed information to base their bids on.

• Negotiated tender

• e-tendering

• Two-stage tendering

• Single-stage tendering

In this method, the information to be exchanged will invariably be in a range of electronic formats.

• Negotiated tender

• e-tendering

• Two-stage tendering

• Single-stage tendering

Which of the following will take the equalised tender figures from each of the contractors and add on other cost centres?

• Post-tender estimates

• Value engineering

• Pre-tender estimates

• Tender analysis