The building designers involvement varies with each type of development depending on defined levels of

responsibility required by the client. At the picture illustrates the main differences between the design and
build and the traditional procurement processes. The traditional stages in the creation of a new building
can be defined as pre-contract prior to commencement of work on site, describing the building in
theoretical terms and post-contract once construction has commenced.


Procurement processes.

The pre-contract stage includes the following:

Inception
Meeting the client, receiving the clients brief, starting to collect survey information, initial design ideas
and programming the design period.

Feasibility
Formulating the design brief, including contributions from all the consultants, considering basic options.

Outline proposals
Establishing a concept in principle from the design brief requirements, obtaining outline
advice from interested authorities.

Scheme design
Developing an agreed idea into a coherent working proposition, obtaining approvals from interested
authorities.

Detail design
Fully developing the idea, incorporating specialist design work for structures, electrical and heating
installations, etc.

Construction information
Detailed working drawings and specifications defining all the elements in the new building.

Measurement
Preparation of bills of quantity with numerical measurement of all the materials and labors required to
construct the new building.

Tendering arrangements
Obtaining competitive prices from a number of selected contractors.

Pre-contract planning
Analysis of tenders and exchange of contracts between the client and the successful contractor
to construct the building as designed; confirmation of construction methodology and construction
programming.

The post-contract stage includes the following:

Construction on site
Supervision, inspections, approvals and valuations.

Completion
Handover to client and user occupation, correction of defects, completion of contract requirements and
settlement of the final account.

Feedback
Lessons for the next project and for the future.
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