lecture 3a - construction reports and qs roles

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6CN008 – CQS

(Management)

Lecture 3 – Current influences on theconstruction industry and the role of the

QS


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6CN008 – CQS (Management)

Tell me as much as you can about theUK construction industry …

Good things

Not so good things


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Reports into construction

Simon Committee !""

#nglo #merican Council on $roducti%ity &!'() The $hilli*s +e*ort on ,uilding &!"-.'() The /merson re*ort !01 The ,an2ell +e*ort &!0")

Ta%istoc Studies &!0' 4 00) Large 5ndustrial Sites +e*ort &!6() The 7ood +e*ort &!6') Latham report 1994 #chie%ing /8cellence !!0 +e*orts by the C5, 2oring grou*s &!!096) Egan report 1998 Egan report 2 2002 /tc:


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Health check

Se%eral re*orts suggests all is not2ell 2ith construction

There is room for im*ro%ement 5ndustry is constantly getting better


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Where are e to!a" # hat are the

in$luences upon the in!ustr"%

Key in%estigations and re*orts into the UKconstruction industry include;

Constructing the Team &Latham) #chie%ing e8cellence &


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&'ercise

=iscuss some of the recommendationsin the e8cer*ts of &Latham and /gan)re*orts gi%en to you – as directed inclass


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atham Report

Conclusions # Recommen!ations

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atham Report


": /asily com*rehensi%e language 4 guidancenotes

': Se*aration of the roles of contractadministrator? *roAect manager?andadAudicator

0: # choice of allocation of riss

6: $rice %ariations in ad%ance

-: #ssess interim %aluations by milestones?acti%ity schedules or *ayment schedules


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atham Report


!: Clearly set out *ayment *eriod to all

*artici*ants – hea%y *enalties(: $ro%ide for secure trust funds

: $ro%ide for s*eedy resolution ofdis*utes

1: $ro%ide for incenti%es

3: >ae *ro%ision for mobilisation*ayments


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he &gan Report *Rethinking Construction+ (,--8)

The Terms of +eference of the Construction

Tas @orce;

To ad%ise the =e*uty $> from the clientsB

$ers*ecti%e on the o**ortunities to im*ro%e

the efficiency and uality of deli%ery of UK

construction? to reinforce the im*etus forchange and to mae the industry more res*onsi%e

to customersB needsD


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The application of Rethinking

Construction principles leads to: Significant im*ro%ement in *redictability oftime and cost

/nhanced uality and reduction in defects

>ared increase in *roducti%ity and*rofitability

Clear e%idence that efficiently run designand construction *roAects are significantly

safer and healthier Greater client satisfaction

>ore re*eat business


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Rethinking Construction

.i/e ke" !ri/ers o$ change

Committed leadershi*

# focus on the customer

5ntegrated *rocesses and teams # uality dri%en agenda

Commitment to *eo*le


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Rethinking Construction

he scope $or sustaine! impro/ement Ca*ital cost – reduce by (E *er annum

Construction time – reduce by (E *:a:

$redictability – increase by (E *:a: =efects – reduce by 1(E *:a:

#ccidents – reduce by 1(E *:a:

$roducti%ity – increase by (E *:a: Turno%er and *rofits – increase by (E

*:a:


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Rethinking ConstructionImproving the process

1. Partnering the supply chain

2. Product implementation3. Production of components

4. Product development


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Rethinking Construction –

moving on

#lliances through the su**ly chain Selection of *artners – not lo2est

*rice? best o%erall %alue for money $ro*er incenti%es /nd to a reliance on contracts 5ntroduction of *erformance

measurement +educed reliance on tendering – if

alliances formed


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R ethinking Construction

Summar" To summarise? the Tas @orce 2ishes

to em*hasise that 2e are not in%iting

UK construction to loo at 2hat it doesalready and do it better; 2e areasing the industry and Go%ernmentto Aoin 2ith maAor clients to do it

entirely differently: 7hat 2e are*ro*osing is a radical change in the2ay 2e build:


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Egan’s outcomes – ‘changing

construction’

Select contractors9consultants onuality as 2ell as *rice

>ore attention to design9de%elo*ingthe brief9the $roAect /8ecution $lan

#do*t a collaborati%e a**roach 2ith thein%ol%ement of the 2hole team

Use fair contracts Use the


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Egan’s outcomes – ‘changing

construction’

Use *rocurement strategies to securealue for >oney o%er the total life ofthe building

Use benchmaring to measure andim*ro%e *erformance

5m*ro%e health and safety

/mbrace sustainability @ocus on the client


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H&R 1&2 R&3RS

,etter $ublic ,uildings . =e*t Culture >edia 4S*ort &1((()

>odernising Construction . N#< &1(()

The Second /gan +e*ort . F#cceleratingChangeD &1((1)

5m*lementing the ClientsB Charter? . NationalHousing @ederation &1((1)

#chie%ing /8cellence in Construction$rocurement guides?


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The current situationI

Latham 4 /gan J Construction ,est*ractice Constructing /8cellence

#chie%ing /8cellence


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The current situation – role of the QSI

See 7


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The current situation . ey techniues and QS roles

Ne2 $rocurement methods +is >anagement alue >anagement 7hole Life costs ,enchmaring 4 K$5s Su**ly Chain >anagement

$refabrication? standardisation? Lean Construction Sustainable construction 5T Culture9*eo*le issues ,riefing 4 >anagement of the design *rocess


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Tutorial Question

=iscuss ho2 recent go%ernment ledinfluences initiati%es? re*orts and

*ublications ha%e influenced thecurrent role 4 effecti%eness 2ithin theindustry of the uantity sur%eyor:


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@urther slides no2 follo2 on re*ortsinto construction

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