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Procurement of construction facilities: a case study of design management within a design and construct organisation

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posted on 2024-06-13, 07:50 authored by J Smith, N O`Keeffe, J Georgiou, P Love
Presents a case study of design management within an Australian design-construct organization on a large residential apartment project, with the purpose of identifying and analysing issues associated with the organization, responsibilities and stages of development in a typical design-construct project. Discusses the nature of introspection in the Australian construction industry, the shift in procurement methods, the design and build approach, whole life issues, the need for a design manager, and the role of the facilities manager. Profiles the case study organization and its contracts and procurement methods, before focusing on weaknesses in the company, the role of the project design development manager in leading the design team, managing the design consultants, and interacting and advising the developer in relation to design decisions. Suggests from the exercise that: the project manager should remain the overall project leader, manager and interface between design, cost, programme, buildability, construction and user requirements; the design manager should be responsible for issuing all documentation; and the design cost manager should be responsible for verifying that the design developed accords with project budgets, project brief and quality requirements in conjunction with the design manager.

History

Journal

Facilities

Volume

22

Pagination

26-34

Location

Bradford, England

ISSN

0263-2772

eISSN

1758-7131

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2004, Emerald Group Published Limited

Issue

1/2

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd