Alternative Methods of Procurement for Works of Water and Environmental Management

In: Water and environment journal, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 206-211

Abstract

AbstractThe paper considers methods of procurement for the construction of water‐ and sewage‐treatment works other than the traditional use of the ICE 5th Edition Conditions of Contract and Bills of Quantities. This is as a consequence of the speed at which schemes are currently required within the water industry.The paper particularly focuses on the use of target contracts, using the Institution of Chemical Engineers'Green Book form, and considers various types of target. It also discusses the form which tender documents may take, and how targets may be calculated.Tendering procedures, including the use of two‐stage tenders and negotiated targets, are considered, as are the procedures for cost monitoring and the financial management of the contract. Finally, the role of the engineer and quantity surveyor is considered.