Best Value in Construction

by Kelly, John; Morledge, Roy; Wilkinson, Sara J.

• ISBN13: 9780632056118
• ISBN10: 0632056118
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-19
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Achieving value in construction is now emerging as the main challenge facing the construction team if they are to offer the best service for the client. No longer is the aim simply to keep costs under control.This book from the RICS Foundation analyses how to provide best value by the effective application of leading edge techniques and processes throughout the entire life cycle of buildings, from the business case which underpins their initiation to the achievement of a satisfactory project out-turn.This book is a successor to Quantity Surveying Techniques: New Directions, edited by Peter Brandon and published on behalf of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors by Blackwell. It will be of interest not only to surveyors and construction managers but also to final year undergraduates of construction degrees.'[This book] will make a major contribution to the advancement of the methods by which construction professionals provide a service to their clients' - Professor Peter Brandon

Author Biography

John Kelly is AWG Professor of Construction Innovation, School of the Built and Natural Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University.

Roy Morledge is Professor of Construction Procurement in the School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	x
Biographies	xi
Best value in construction	1	(11)
John Kelly
Roy Morledge
Sara Wilkinson
Introduction	1	(3)
Building the value case	4	(1)
Briefing	5	(1)
Benchmarking	5	(1)
Value management	5	(1)
Risk management	6	(1)
Building project price forecasting	6	(1)
Life-cycle/whole-life costing	7	(1)
Environmental management	7	(1)
Procurement strategies	7	(1)
Supply chain management: a construction industry perspective	8	(1)
The management of a project	9	(1)
Facilities management: assessing the strategic value	9	(1)
Post-occupancy evaluation	10	(1)
Sustainable building maintenance: challenges for property managers	11	(1)
References	11	(1)
Building the business value case	12	(26)
Steven Male
Introduction	12	(2)
Client requirements and the client value system	14	(1)
Client value system	15	(4)
The client value system and portfolios of projects and single projects	19	(1)
The project value chain	20	(3)
Portfolios of project: the value thread and the impact of lean construction thinking	23	(2)
Single projects - the impact of paradigms and perspectives on the value thread and multi-value system	25	(3)
Procurement and the project value chain	28	(6)
Creating value opportunities: value management (VM) and value engineering (VE)	34	(2)
Conclusions	36	(2)
References	37	(1)
Construction project briefing/architectural programming	38	(21)
John Kelly
Donna Duerk
Introduction	38	(1)
Definition of briefing	38	(1)
Current briefing practice	39	(1)
Hazards associated with poor decision-making	39	(1)
Characteristic hazards in briefing	40	(2)
Improvements to the briefing process	42	(1)
The parties involved in the briefing process	42	(1)
The project goals	43	(2)
The client's value system - a parti	45	(1)
Briefing issues	45	(2)
To investigate or facilitate?	47	(1)
A structured approach to strategic briefing	47	(4)
The client's value system	51	(1)
The definition of project mission or goals	51	(1)
The decision to build	52	(1)
An example of strategic project briefing	52	(2)
A structure approach to project briefing: description and example	54	(1)
Flowcharting and space identification	55	(1)
Adjacency	56	(1)
Performance specification of space	57	(1)
Characteristic of the final document	58	(1)
References	58	(1)
Benchmarking	59	(18)
David Eaton
Introduction	59	(1)
Benchmarking - helping yourself to be better	59	(2)
The origins	61	(1)
Benchmarking: a definition	62	(1)
Prerequisites of benchmarking	63	(1)
Benchmarking processes	63	(2)
Appropriate benchmarking techniques	65	(1)
Benchmarking methodology	66	(1)
The uses of benchmarking: performance measurement	67	(4)
Responses to the benchmarking process	71	(1)
Benefits of benchmarking	71	(1)
Implications of benchmarking	72	(1)
Benchmarking case study	72	(3)
Other current research initiatives	75	(1)
Conclusions	75	(2)
References	76	(1)
Value management	77	(23)
John Kelly
Steven Male
Introduction	77	(1)
The development of value management	77	(2)
An outline of value management	79	(2)
The lever of quality	81	(1)
The international benchmarking of value management	81	(2)
The VM process in detail	83	(4)
Workshop types	87	(7)
Example	94	(4)
Conclusion	98	(2)
References	99	(1)
Risk management	100	(16)
Nigel Smith
Introduction	100	(1)
Risk management over the project life cycle	101	(6)
Design and construction	107	(2)
Operation and maintenance	109	(1)
The case study	109	(5)
Risk management guidance	114	(1)
Conclusion	115	(1)
Building project price forecasting	116	(13)
Chris Fortune
David Weight
Introduction	116	(1)
The process of building project price forecasting	117	(3)
Identification of potential models in use	120	(1)
Emergent issues	121	(2)
Case study - Live Options software	123	(4)
The way forward	127	(2)
References	128	(1)
Life-cycle/whole-life costing	129	(23)
Christine Pasquire
Lisa Swaffield
Introduction	129	(2)
Key concepts	131	(1)
Techniques available for LCC/WLC	132	(4)
Barriers to successful implementation of LCC/WLC techniques	136	(3)
LCC/WLC for PFI projects	139	(8)
Research and the future	147	(2)
Value for money	149	(3)
References	151	(1)
Environmental management	152	(20)
Jon Robinson
Introduction	152	(2)
Issues	154	(2)
Resources, waste and recycling	156	(2)
Pollution and hazardous materials and substances	158	(1)
Internal environment of buildings	159	(3)
Planning, land use and conservation, including heritage	162	(2)
Case study	164	(5)
Conclusion	169	(1)
Acknowledgements	170	(2)
References	170	(2)
Procurement strategies	172	(29)
Roy Morledge
Introduction	172	(1)
Procurement strategy	172	(3)
Client risk in construction projects	175	(2)
Selecting a procurement strategy	177	(4)
Procurement strategy selection checklists	181	(4)
Procurement options	185	(9)
Constructing improvement in procurement strategy	194	(4)
Case studies	198	(2)
Conclusion	200	(1)
References	200	(1)
Supply chain management	201	(21)
Norman Fisher
Roy Morledge
An introduction	201	(1)
Some general definitions	202	(1)
Background and overview	203	(1)
Supply chain management and construction	204	(5)
Construction - supply chain management and partnering	209	(4)
Established procurement systems and supply chain management	213	(2)
A case study - supply chain management and the construction process	215	(3)
Conclusion	218	(4)
References	219	(3)
The management of a project	222	(18)
Margaret Greenwood
Introduction	222	(1)
The project plan and the implementation policy	223	(1)
Setting up the project and mobilising resources	224	(3)
Managing the project - an overview	227	(1)
Specific aspects of managing the project	228	(6)
Quality control overview	234	(1)
Change control overview	235	(2)
Commissioning	237	(1)
Occupation and take-over	237	(1)
Conclusion	238	(2)
References	238	(2)
Facilities management	240	(21)
John Hinks
Introduction	240	(1)
Contemporary approaches to assessing FM performance	241	(1)
Issues in contemporary FM performance assessment	242	(3)
Assessing the integrative nature of FM performance	245	(3)
Defining FM and the nature of its contribution	248	(2)
Issues for benchmarking FM performance	250	(1)
The complexity of measuring the usefulness of FM	250	(2)
Moving from measuring FM outputs to evaluating business outcomes	252	(4)
The challenge of attuning FM evaluation to changing business circumstances	256	(2)
Conclusion	258	(3)
References	259	(2)
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE)	261	(19)
Danny Shiem-Shin Then
Introduction	261	(1)
The building procurement process and POE	262	(2)
Developments in POE techniques and research	264	(1)
POE and building performance	265	(4)
Developments in POE methodology	269	(3)
POE process models	272	(3)
Applications of POE	275	(2)
Conclusions	277	(3)
References	278	(2)
Sustainable building maintenance	280	(21)
Keith Jones
Introduction	280	(1)
The theoretical basis for maintenance and refurbishment	280	(3)
Maintenance and refurbishment strategy	283	(2)
The role of maintenance and refurbishment within an organization	285	(1)
Performance measures for buildings in use	286	(2)
Approaches to maintenance and refurbishment works	288	(1)
Procuring maintenance and refurbishment works	289	(3)
Maintenance and refurbishment costs	292	(1)
Monitoring and performance evaluation	293	(1)
Maintenance planning	293	(2)
The challenges facing maintenance and refurbishment professionals	295	(1)
A sustainable built environment	296	(1)
Sustainability and foresight	297	(1)
Housing and construction need	297	(1)
Whole-life thinking	298	(1)
New technologies and improved processes	299	(1)
Conclusion	299	(2)
References	300	(1)
Further reading	301	(1)
Web addresses	302	(1)
Index	303