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- 08:51, 7 November 2011 (diff | hist) N OJEU procurement procedures (Created page with "The European Union Procurement Directives establish public procurement rules throughout the European Union and apply to any public purchases above the defined thresholds. The pur...")
- 08:31, 7 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Options review report (Created page with "As with the feasibility studies, the options review report does not involve 'design' in the traditional sense. Its purpose is to enable the client to understand the broad pros an...")
- 08:28, 7 November 2011 (diff | hist) Planning appeal
- 07:51, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Outline planning application (Created page with "Before making a planning application it is important to check with the local planning authority; when planning meetings are held and the what the procedures are. Outline plannin...")
- 07:43, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) Specification for construction
- 07:42, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Outline specification (Created page with "Specifications are written documents that describe the materials and workmanship required for a development. They do not include cost, quantity or drawn information but need to b...")
- 07:40, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Output-based specification (Created page with "Output-based specifications are used on publicly-funded projects following the OGC gateway procedure to define the client's functional requirements for their new development. It ...")
- 07:32, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Production information report for design and construction (Created page with "The production information report is a work stage report produced by the consultant team for the client at the end of the production information stage (see work plans on home pag...")
- 07:29, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Production information (Created page with "NB for detailed descriptions of the tasks involved in preparing production information see the free work plans available from the designing buildings wiki home page. The [http:/...")
- 07:23, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Procurement route (Created page with "There are many different routes by which the design and construction of a building can be procured. The most appropriate procurement route for a project is the one that offers th...")
- 07:09, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Pre-tender interview (Created page with "Following assessment of pre-qualification questionnaires submitted by prospective tenderers, and initial short-list of prospective tenders may be invited to attend pre-tender int...")
- 07:06, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Pre-tender estimate for contracts (Created page with "Key cost planning information prepared by the cost consultant include: *Initial cost appraisals of options (feasibility studies). *Elemental cost plan (from project brief throug...")
- 07:03, 5 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Pre-qualification questionnaire PQQ for construction contracts (Created page with "A pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) sets out a series of questions about potential tenderers level of experience, capacity and financial standing. The answers to these questi...")
- 08:49, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Design and build: concept design (design by contractor)
- 08:48, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Design and build: project brief
- 08:46, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Design and build: project brief
- 08:45, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Design and build: feasibility studies
- 08:43, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Public project: construction
- 08:42, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Public project: concept design
- 08:41, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Public project: concept design
- 08:40, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Public project: project brief
- 08:39, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Public project: project brief
- 08:36, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) 2007 CDM Regulations
- 08:33, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Performance specification
- 08:32, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Briefing documents for building design
- 06:17, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Briefing documents for building design
- 06:14, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Briefing documents for building design
- 06:13, 4 November 2011 (diff | hist) Briefing documents for building design
- 18:27, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Private finance initiative (Created page with "NB for details of the tasks undertaken on private finance initiative (PFI) projects see the free work plans available on the designing buildings wiki homepage. Private finance i...")
- 18:14, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N CDM 2007 principal contractor (Created page with "Under the CDM regulations, a principal contractor must be appointed for all notifiable projects as soon as practicable and at the latest before construction works begin. Notifiab...")
- 18:09, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Prime cost sum (Created page with "A prime cost sum (PC sum) is an allowance usually calculated by the cost consultant for the supply of work or material to be provided by a contractor or supplier to be nominated ...")
- 18:07, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Preliminary business case for construction project (Created page with "The preliminary business case presents is a first attempt to justify the investment required by the potential project. It may include: *Funding options. *Legal agreements. *Mana...")
- 18:04, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Preliminaries in construction (Created page with "Preliminaries provide a description of the project that allows the contractor to assess costs which, whilst they do not form a part of any package of works, are required by the m...")
- 17:34, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Programme for building design and construction (Created page with "Programmes describe the order in which tasks that must be carried out for the project to be completed. Programmes will often identify: *Dates and durations allocated to each t...")
- 17:30, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Project board for building design and construction (Created page with "A Project board may only be required on larger or more complex projects. Typically the project board will be appointed and chaired by a project director (senior responsible owner...")
- 17:24, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Project brief for design and construction (Created page with "The project brief (sometimes known as the 'technical brief', or 'final written brief ') is part of an ongoing process of defining the client's requirements: *Statement of need: ...")
- 17:17, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Project execution plan PEP (Created page with "The project execution plan (PEP) may be a development of the business case and the strategic brief produced in the feasibility stage (see work plans available from the home page)...")
- 17:14, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Pre-construction information (Created page with "[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/320/regulation/10/made Regulation 10 of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations] 2007 requires that '''Every client shall en...")
- 17:08, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Practical completion (Created page with "The contract administrator certifies practical completion (or 'substantial completion' for Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) contracts) when the works described in the contrac...")
- 17:04, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Possession of the site by the contractor (Created page with "Contracts generally grant the contractor exclusive possession of the site until practical completion, when a handover meeting takes place and possession reverts to the client. T...")
- 17:02, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Party Wall Act (Created page with "The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/40/contents Party Wall etc. Act] (1996) establishes a procedure for carrying out work to walls, boundary walls, party structures (su...")
- 16:55, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Partial possession of the site by the client (Created page with "As construction nears completion, there can be considerable pressure to allow the client or tenants to take possession of part of the building, even if the works are ongoing, or ...")
- 16:52, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Performance specification (Created page with "Specifications are written documents that describe the materials and workmanship required for a development. They do not include cost, quantity or drawn information but need to b...")
- 16:47, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Planning appeal (Created page with "If planning permission is refused, the applicant may lodge an appeal which will then usually be decided by an Inspector acting for the Secretary of State. There are different t...")
- 16:43, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Planning fee (Created page with "Planning applications are subject to fees which are usually payable to the local planning authority. Application fees can change from year to year, so it is important that the ap...")
- 16:40, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Planning obligation (Created page with "Planning obligations (also known as Section 106 Agreements) are obligations attached to the land that is the subject of the application. They are used to mitigate or compensate f...")
- 16:34, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Planning condition (Created page with "Rather than refusing a planning application, a local authority might grant permission, but with conditions. These conditions might require additional approvals for specific aspec...")
- 16:25, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Investment decision maker for building design and construction
- 16:22, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Adjudication in construction contracts
- 16:16, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Retention in construction contracts
- 16:14, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Building information modelling BIM
- 16:06, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) OGC gateway review 1
- 16:06, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) OGC gateway review 1
- 16:04, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Site waste management plan SWMP
- 15:48, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Planning permission
- 15:45, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Planning permission (Created page with "The [http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/ Department for Communities and Local Government] decides national planning policy. National planning policies are set out ...")
- 15:31, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) User:Designing Buildings
- 15:31, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N File:Gregorharvie.jpg (top)
- 15:28, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) User:Designing Buildings
- 15:23, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: construction
- 15:22, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: tender
- 15:21, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: project brief
- 15:21, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: feasibility studies
- 15:19, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: feasibility studies
- 15:18, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: business justification
- 12:08, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Project handbook (Created page with "The project handbook sets out responsibilities, procedures, and lines of communication for construction. This is separate document from the construction phase plan which is a req...")
- 12:07, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Project manager (Created page with "The project manager is a specialist advisor that represents the client, responsible for the day-to-day management of the project. If a project manager is appointed, they functio...")
- 12:03, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Project sponsor for building design and construction (Created page with "On publicly-funded projects following the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) ( now part of the new Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) within the Cabinet Office) gateway process, ...")
- 11:55, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Provisional sum (Created page with "A provisional sum is an allowance usually estimated by the cost consultant and inserted into tender documents for a specific element of work not yet defined in enough detail for ...")
- 11:51, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Request for proposals from consultants RFP (Created page with "A document requesting a consultant's proposal sometimes called a 'request for proposals' should be collated and sent out to each prospective consultant listing the assumptions up...")
- 11:49, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Restrictive covenant (Created page with "A restrictive covenants, is a restriction imposed by a seller of a piece of land that prevents the buyer from using it in a way that could cause harm to land the seller has retai...")
- 11:46, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Retention in construction contracts (Created page with "Retention is a percentage (often 5%) of the amount certified as due to the contractor on an interim certificate that is deducted from the amount due and retained by the client. T...")
- 11:43, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Right of way (Created page with "A right of way is a form of easement which allows the person entitled pedestrian or vehicular access across the land of another person. This right can be in the form of a Deed, o...")
- 11:38, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Risk assessment for construction (Created page with "The process of design risk management is a requirement of the CDM (The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007). '''The key aim of CDM2007 is to integrate health a...")
- 11:32, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Room data sheet (Created page with "Room data sheets give a detailed description of all the finishes, fixtures and fittings, mechanical and electrical requirements that will be required for each room. Room data she...")
- 11:29, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) Briefing documents for building design
- 11:27, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Schedule of work for construction (Created page with "Schedules of work are 'without quantities' instructional lists often produced on smaller projects or for alteration work for pricing as an alternative to bills of quantities, or ...")
- 11:22, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Schedule of defects (Created page with "The schedule of defects is issued by the contract administrator at the end of defects liability period. It identifies defects (aspects of the works that are not in accordance wit...")
- 11:20, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Scoping study for environmental impact assessment (Created page with "A scoping study (sometimes called a scoping opinion) is the process of determining the content of an environmental impact assessment where an environmental impact assessment is r...")
- 11:16, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Screening decision for environmental impact assessment (Created page with "A screening decision (or screening opinion) is the process of determining whether an environmental impact assessment is required as part of a planning application for a project. ...")
- 11:09, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Sectional completion in construction contracts (Created page with "Sectional completion refers to construction contracts for which there are different completion dates for different sections of the works. This is common on large projects that ar...")
- 11:08, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Senior responsible owner (Created page with "On publicly-funded projects following the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) ( now part of the new Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) within the Cabinet Office) gateway process, ...")
- 10:58, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Services engineer (Created page with "The services engineer may be responsible for the design of: *Location of all major plant and equipment. *Position of vertical service risers. *Routes for distribution of horizon...")
- 10:39, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Set off in construction contracts (Created page with "Set off is a legal process of party A defending a claim brought by party B, by A setting off in extinction or diminution of B’s claim, claims which A alleges against B. Whilst ...")
- 10:36, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Site appraisal for construction (Created page with "Very early appraisals of potential sites for the development may be carried out before the appointment of the consultant team during the business justification stage by a surveyo...")
- 10:33, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Site information for design and construction (Created page with "Site information refers to information that the client has about the site that might be relevant to the consultant team. This could include information about: *Existing use / si...")
- 10:30, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Site inspector for construction works (Created page with "On large projects (over £20m) it may be appropriate to appoint a resident site inspector (sometimes referred to as a clerk of works) to inspect construction works as they procee...")
- 10:25, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Site layout plan for construction (Site layout plan for construction prepared by the contractor)
- 10:23, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Site surveys (Created page with "Site surveys are detailed studies to supplement the site information provided by the client and the site appraisals carried out by the consultant team. Site surveys might be carr...")
- 10:13, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N OGC gateway review 2 (Created page with "The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has established a detailed gateway review process for public procurement.<br> '''The OGC Gateway Process examines programmes and projects...")
- 10:00, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Site waste management plan SWMP (Created page with "The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/314/contents/made Site Waste Management Plans Regulations] place additional obligations on the client (other than domestic clien...")
- 09:50, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Specialist designer for construction projects (Created page with "As buildings become increasingly complicated, it is more and more common for specialists to be required to design particular aspects. Specialist designers may be: *Contractors...")
- 09:48, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Specialist contractor (Created page with "Development proposals may include specialist components that are best designed in detail by their manufacturers or installers. Such items could include; lifts, escalators, claddi...")
- 09:47, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Specialist contractors start-up meeting (Created page with "A formal start-up meeting with specialist contractors is an opportunity to: *Issue appropriate project documentation. *Agree lines of communication. *Agree change control proce...")
- 09:46, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Specification for construction (Created page with "Specifications are written documents that describe the materials and workmanship required for a development. They do not include cost, quantity or drawn information but need to b...")
- 09:39, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Stakeholders in development projects (Created page with "The term 'stakeholder' refers to anyone that has an interest in a project and can influence its success. It is important to identify stakeholders in the project as ea...")
- 09:30, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Statutory approvals for buildings (Created page with "Other than planning permission, the main statutory approval that will be required is building regulations approval. The Department for Communities and Local Government is respons...")
- 09:23, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Statutory authorities (Created page with "<br>Statutory consultees for the purposes of planning applications may include: *Local authority. *Parish and community councils. *Building control. *British Waterways Board. *C...")
- 09:14, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Statement of need for building design and construction (Created page with "The statement of need is the first stage in an ongoing process to define the client's requirements: *Statement of need: a first attempt to describe the possible requirements of ...")
- 09:08, 3 November 2011 (diff | hist) N Strategic brief for construction projects (Created page with "The strategic brief is part of an ongoing process to define the client's requirements: *Statement of need: a first attempt to describe the possible requirements of the project *...")
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