Project Delivery
Project Planning, Delivery and Controls
Effective project management includes strategies, tactics, and tools for managing the design and construction delivery processes and for controlling key factors to ensure the client receives a facility that matches their expectations and functions as it is intended to function. Improvements in building quality directly contribute to reduced operational costs and increased satisfaction for all of the stakeholders. Successful project delivery requires the implementation of management systems that will control changes in the key factors of scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk to optimize quality and, therefore, the investment.
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This implementation method consists of three distinct project phases; the design phase, the bid phase, and the build phase.
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The owner will typically be dealing with at least two persons or companies to deliver their completed SCADA system, but sometimes many more than two. There will always be an engineer or other design professional involved.
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The design-bid-build method requires a set of plans and specifications to be created by an architect or other design professional.
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The designer needs to finalize every detail of the project before the project is put out for bids.
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After the completion of these detailed plans and specifications, the owner chooses one of two routes: either purchasing all the equipment directly, then receiving multiple, qualified bids for installation or more simply (and typically) receives bids from multiple, qualified contractors that include the equipment and the installation.
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Once the project is complete, the owner must pay the contractor the bid amount, plus or minus the net amount of contract change orders.
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After the owner signs a contract for a bid-build project, they have minimal input in the remaining part of the project, unless there are any unforeseen obstacles or problems. These often result in “change orders,” which tend to be costly, and all parties try to avoid.