Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Pre-Contract Management for Construction Projects: The Basics
This online course explored pre-contract management practices for construction projects. Learners explored what constitutes procurement and learnt the structure of the project stages (according to the RIBA Plan of Work) and how to estimate their cost. We also looked at various procurement options and explored the tendering stage: addressing what elements need to be considered when preparing a Bill of Quantities (BoQ), such as taking off and working up.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Danny McGough
Course Director for Construction Management with BIM online
Coventry University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe exactly what is ‘procurement’
- Discuss the various procurement strategy options available: traditional, design and build, management contracting, construction management and partnering
- Identify the RIBA work stages within the plan of work with an emphasis on understanding the relationship with the cost estimating stages
Syllabus
- What is procurement?
- Project stages: RIBA plan of work
- Review of procurement strategies: traditional, design and build, management contracting, construction management and partnering
- Tendering: the next important decision – identify/contact suitable organisation to provide the necessary services, expertise and resources
- Bill of Quantities (BoQ): process of preparing BoQ, taking off, working up
Issued on 20th October 2020
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