Griffiths, G (1999) Construction procurement arrangements of housing associations in liverpool. In: Hughes, W (ed.) Proceedings of 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract
Housing Associations (HAs) also known as Registered Social Landlords, provide homes for over one and a half million people in England – the successful completion of their projects depend on a variety of factors, one of which is the procurement method selected. The procurement methods used by a random sample of 6, mainly community based HAs, are analysed within this study. This research fulfils part of an on-going larger study into the suitability and effectiveness of current procurement arrangements in meeting HA objectives – a study that to date has investigated all the HAs in the Northwest of England through surveys and further interviews. The pilot study identified that the HAs used only the Traditional and Design and Build (D&B) procurement arrangements along with variations of these arrangements. The use of the traditional arrangements had increased over the last 5 years due partly to the increased use of external consultants providing procurement advice and the increased confidence this provided the HAs in the procurement advice obtained. Allocation of design and construction risk, early cost certainty and the allocation of responsibility were the main procurement decision-making criteria. The employer’s agents role is mainly fulfilled by the quantity surveyor, along with further consultation and advice provided by the architect.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | design and build; housing association; procurement; traditional |
| Index terms: | design and construction, architect, construction procurement, effectiveness, procurement decision, variation, design and build, housing association, agent, suitability, landlord, procurement method, England, interview, quantity surveying, community-based, survey |
| Subjects: | Geography, contractual condition, performance management, communities and social development, procurement strategy, design criteria, sociology, practitioner, data collection methods, profession, contractual arrangements, institutional client |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Quality Management, Contract Administration, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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