Construction work packaging - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 09:09, 25 March 2022

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	* Bills of quantities.		* Bills of quantities.
−	* Buildability.
	* Common arrangement of work sections.		* Common arrangement of work sections.
	* Comparison of SMM7 with NRM2.		* Comparison of SMM7 with NRM2.
−	* Construction management.
−	* Liquidated and ascertained damages.
−	* Management contract.
	* New Rules of Measurement.		* New Rules of Measurement.
	* Package contractor.		* Package contractor.
		+	* Package tie-in.
	* Planning package.		* Planning package.
	* Preliminaries.		* Preliminaries.
	* Production information.		* Production information.
	* Standard Method of Measurement (SMM7).		* Standard Method of Measurement (SMM7).
−	* Sub-agent.
−	* Sub-contractor.
−	* Trade contractor.
	* Work breakdown structure.		* Work breakdown structure.
	* Work component.		* Work component.
	* Work package contractor.		* Work package contractor.
−	* Works contractor.

	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]		[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]

Designing Buildings at 07:08, 24 February 2022

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	* Management contract.		* Management contract.
	* New Rules of Measurement.		* New Rules of Measurement.
		+	* Package contractor.
	* Planning package.		* Planning package.
	* Preliminaries.		* Preliminaries.
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	* Sub-agent.		* Sub-agent.
	* Sub-contractor.		* Sub-contractor.
−	* Traditional contract.
	* Trade contractor.		* Trade contractor.
−	* Uniclass.
	* Work breakdown structure.		* Work breakdown structure.
	* Work component.		* Work component.
		+	* Work package contractor.
	* Works contractor.		* Works contractor.

	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]		[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]

Designing Buildings at 07:40, 11 October 2021

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	See also: Planning package.		See also: Planning package.

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	* Bills of quantities.		* Bills of quantities.
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	* Uniclass.		* Uniclass.
	* Work breakdown structure.		* Work breakdown structure.
		+	* Work component.
	* Works contractor.		* Works contractor.

	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]		[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]

Designing Buildings at 06:17, 1 September 2020

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	* Works contractor.		* Works contractor.

−	[[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]

Designing Buildings: Reverted edits by 103.217.176.47 (talk) to last revision by Designing Buildings

2020-05-20T18:27:48Z

Reverted edits by 103.217.176.47 (talk) to last revision by Designing Buildings

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−	= Introduction ~~for homosexual Engineers (heterosexuals are discouraged to read further)~~ =	+	= Introduction =

	Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain, thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.		Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain, thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.

103.217.176.47 at 17:21, 20 May 2020

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	Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain, thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.		Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain, thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.

Designing Buildings at 10:48, 6 May 2020

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	* Testing and commissioning.		* Testing and commissioning.
	* General building work including plastering.		* General building work including plastering.
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		+	= Association for Project Management definition =
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		+	[https://www.apm.org.uk/book-shop/earned-value-management-handbook/ Earned Value Management Handbook], Published by the Association for Project Management in March 2013 suggests work packages are: ‘…the lowest level at which performance data is normally analysed. It is therefore important to balance the length and scope of the work package against reporting cycle lengths, and to consider when and how to earn ‘value’. Each work package must have a clearly defined start condition and finish point, with all deliverables defined. The scope of each work package must be unambiguously defined with the procedures to be followed identified. Each work package comprises a number of activities to be performed.’
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		+	See also: Planning package.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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	* Management contract.		* Management contract.
	* New Rules of Measurement.		* New Rules of Measurement.
		+	* Planning package.
	* Preliminaries.		* Preliminaries.
	* Production information.		* Production information.
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	* Trade contractor.		* Trade contractor.
	* Uniclass.		* Uniclass.
		+	* Work breakdown structure.
	* Works contractor.		* Works contractor.

	[[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]		[[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Procurement]]

Designing Buildings at 12:01, 27 February 2020

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	* General building work including plastering.		* General building work including plastering.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* Bills of quantities.		* Bills of quantities.

Editor at 09:54, 22 November 2017

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.	+	Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain, thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.

	However, the design team, generally advised by the cost consultant, may elect to preempt a general contractor by selecting specialist systems required for early inclusion into the evolving design. This creates a built in package requirement.		However, the design team, generally advised by the cost consultant, may elect to preempt a general contractor by selecting specialist systems required for early inclusion into the evolving design. This creates a built in package requirement.
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	Under a traditional contract the main contractor will split tender documents into subcontractor packages that are geared to the most competitive returns, which are then included in the main contractor’s tender offer to the client.		Under a traditional contract the main contractor will split tender documents into subcontractor packages that are geared to the most competitive returns, which are then included in the main contractor’s tender offer to the client.

−	Under a management contract the client’s cost consultant and the management contractor, in co-operation with designers, decide how to package the works and direct the team as a whole to produce package designs suitable for obtaining subcontracts under the terms of the management contract. This method of procurement allows parallel working on design and construction. ~~So, for~~ example, work on the foundations and superstructure can commence before the design for the whole building is complete.	+	Under a management contract the client’s cost consultant and the management contractor, in co-operation with designers, decide how to package the works and direct the team as a whole to produce package designs suitable for obtaining subcontracts under the terms of the management contract. This method of procurement allows parallel working on design and construction. For example, work on the foundations and superstructure can commence before the design for the whole building is complete.

	A construction management contract follows the procedure of a management contract except the package contractor enters into a direct contract with the client, administered by the construction manager.		A construction management contract follows the procedure of a management contract except the package contractor enters into a direct contract with the client, administered by the construction manager.

Editor at 09:50, 22 November 2017

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others. However the design team, generally advised by the cost consultant, may elect to ~~pre-empt~~ a general contractor by selecting specialist systems required for early inclusion into the evolving design. This creates a built in package requirement.	+	Packaging is normally associated with general contractors who split a large project into a series of work packages suitable for obtaining tenders and placing orders with the subcontracting and goods supply chain thereby transferring risk for delivering some elements of the works to others.
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		+	However, the design team, generally advised by the cost consultant, may elect to preempt a general contractor by selecting specialist systems required for early inclusion into the evolving design. This creates a built in package requirement.

	A package can include any or all of the following activities:		A package can include any or all of the following activities:
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	A construction management contract follows the procedure of a management contract except the package contractor enters into a direct contract with the client, administered by the construction manager.		A construction management contract follows the procedure of a management contract except the package contractor enters into a direct contract with the client, administered by the construction manager.

−	The adoption of Building Information Modelling is likely to lead to an increase in the early appointment of specialist package contractors by design teams to avoid having their model unravelled by appointments that might otherwise have been made at a later stage. This suggests that in traditional tendering, main contractors will be forced to adopt the specialist without any freedom of choice. This may lead to some interesting legal wrangles in respect of non-performance or delays caused by the imposed specialist subcontractor.	+	The adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is likely to lead to an increase in the early appointment of specialist package contractors by design teams to avoid having their model unravelled by appointments that might otherwise have been made at a later stage. This suggests that in traditional tendering, main contractors will be forced to adopt the specialist without any freedom of choice. This may lead to some interesting legal wrangles in respect of non-performance or delays caused by the imposed specialist subcontractor.

−	= Package ~~definintion~~ =	+	= Package definition =

	For contractors to successfully transfer risk for elements of the works there are a numbers of issues to consider:		For contractors to successfully transfer risk for elements of the works there are a numbers of issues to consider:
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	If the project is split down into too many packages it becomes confusing and unmanageable. As a very general rule of thumb the following might apply:		If the project is split down into too many packages it becomes confusing and unmanageable. As a very general rule of thumb the following might apply:

−	* On large building projects divide the project cost by £2m to establish the number of differently priced packages. For example; £200m = 100 packages, £50m = 25 packages and so on.	+	* On large building projects divide the project cost by £2m to establish the number of differently priced packages. For example; £200m = 100 packages, £50m = 25 packages, and so on.
	* On medium size building projects divide the project cost by £1m to establish the number of differently priced packages.		* On medium size building projects divide the project cost by £1m to establish the number of differently priced packages.
	* On fit out projects, which have a high monthly turnover and a fast programme, stick to say five packages; mechanical, electrical, information technology, building work and furniture and equipment.		* On fit out projects, which have a high monthly turnover and a fast programme, stick to say five packages; mechanical, electrical, information technology, building work and furniture and equipment.