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Council for Aluminium in Building Norwich Breakfast Meeting Making Successful Buildings a Success for Everyone

Council for Aluminium in Building Norwich Breakfast Meeting Making Successful Buildings a Success for Everyone. Making Successful Buildings a Success for Everyone. Robert Dale Bsc ( Hons ) CEMDipFM FRICS FBEng Partner, Daniel Connal Partnership. What makes a s uccessful building?.

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Council for Aluminium in Building Norwich Breakfast Meeting Making Successful Buildings a Success for Everyone

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  1. Council for Aluminium in Building Norwich Breakfast Meeting Making Successful Buildings a Success for Everyone

  2. Making Successful Buildings a Success for Everyone Robert Dale Bsc(Hons) CEMDipFM FRICS FBEng Partner, Daniel Connal Partnership

  3. What makes a successful building?

  4. Vitruvius: “A well building hath three conditions, firmness, commodity & delight Today also needs to be sustainable

  5. A Successful building – But was it a successful project? • Deliver the building the client needs • Built safely without any deaths or serious injury • On time • On budget – profitable for all parties • Without dispute

  6. Delivering the building the client needs • Clear & achievable • A practical response to the brief • Communicate how the design is to be achieved • Brief • Design • Specification

  7. Delivering the building the client needs Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas

  8. Delivering the building safely • Safety considered in design • Planning and implementation

  9. Delivering the building safely The Aswan Dam

  10. Delivering the building on time • A realistic programme • The appropriate procurement route • Effective project & construction management

  11. Delivering the building on time The Scottish Parliament

  12. Delivering the building on budget • Accurate estimating • Unambiguous specification • Tendering procedures • Contract management -the fours C’s • Co-ordination, Co-operation, • Communication and Compromise

  13. The Albert MemorialArchitect: Sir George Gilbert Scott

  14. Biggestrisks to a successful project Conflict, disagreement & disputes • Time • Money

  15. Importance of a good specification to reduce risks & avoid conflict The Specification – Needs to communicate how the design is to be achieved and define what the client is buying. To do this it needs to cover Scope, Quality, Activity & Responsibility

  16. The problems of a poor specification • No level playing field at tender stage • Performance not defined • Design responsibilities unclear So what can you do if you receive a poor specification?

  17. Effects of Procurement on Specification • Bills of Quantities or Drawings & Spec • Design & Build • Two-stage tendering • Partnering

  18. Contract Terms • Whose terms & conditions? • Paid when paid clauses • Completion dates & retention • Liquidated & Ascertained Damages • Delays • Loss & Expense

  19. Making Successful Buildings a Success for EveryoneConclusion • Provide early specification advice • Be-proactive with design teams • Budgetary advice • Specifications & alternatives • Buildability • The 4 C’s of Contract Management • Read the contract

  20. ` Thank You

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