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LECTURE -2
Construction Contracts and
Specifications
Intended Learning Outcomes
• Importance of process for Design and
Construction
• Practices in Selecting Contractors
• Contract Pricing Formats
• Different Methods of Project Delivery
• Key Decisions for Project Delivery
Learning Assessments
• Recitations
• Assignments
• Quizzes
Considerations in selecting contract types:
• What is being purchase (a product or service)
• The completeness of the statement of work
• The level of effort and expertise of the Owner can devote to managing the
Contractor
• Whether the Owner wants to offer the Contractor an incentives
• The Marketplace or economy
• Industry standards for the types of contract used
Contract Definitions
Disadvantage :
Level of Influence on Cost
0%
Traditional Design-Bid-Build
Construction phase