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BACHELOR OF THE SCIENCE OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL

ENGINEERING DEFINITION
• A process of obtaining/ acquiring goods, services
LECTURE NO. 02 or work
PROCUREMENT IN CONSTRUCTION • A framework within which construction is brought
about, acquired or obtained
• A strategy to satisfy clients’ development and/or
operational needs with respect to the provision of
constructed facilities for a discrete life-cycle

By
Ch. QS. Gayan Fernando
Chartered Quantity Surveyor/ Lecturer
B.Sc. (Hons) in QS, LLB (Hons)
M.Sc. in CL&DS, Dip. in Arb., AIQSSL.
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SCOPE OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES PROJECT DELIVERABLES

Land acquisition / Functional facility
selection
Leasing or … time, cost, quality
managing facilities
Demolition

Procurement should achieve or enhance:

Activities • overall efficiency and economy in the delivery
Design Commissioning
of projects.
Managing the
Financing
project
• best value and quality in the delivery of
facilities and programmes.
Construction …etc. • identification and selection of most appropriate
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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PROCUREMENT SYSTEM

• Traditional Procurement System (Separated
Procurement System)
• Alternative Procurement System (Modern
Procurement System)
o Intergrade Procurement System
o Management Oriented Procurement System
o Collaborative Procurement System

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TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT

SYSTEM SYSTEM
• Called as Traditional/ Conventional Procurement
System Arch

Design Team
• Rigid separation of design from construction QS Employer

• Consultants is usually appointed by the client to Eng

prepare a complete design
Building Contractor
• Once design is completed, client involves in
bidding process to select a contractor

NSC DSC
DSC
Money
Contractual
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Functional

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TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
SYSTEM
Advantages
• Satisfactory basis for: interim valuations for
payment, valuation of variations.
• High degree of certainty before commitment to
build
• Clear accountability and tight control
• Opportunity to combine best design and
contracting skills
• Allows for nomination of specialists
• Allows certain amount of flexibility
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TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
SYSTEM
Disadvantages
• This procedure tends to be slow
• Contractor’s expertise not exploited in the design
• Contractor has no legal standing to suggest the
cost-saving alternative
• Associated with inter-party conflicts
• Engenders incomplete designs & future problems