Design-Build

Examine the standard procedures making up the life cycle of a design and build project in the latest publication in the Architecture in Practice Series. Author Andrew Mark Thomas provides commentary on the procurement route, specifics of design and build, and the documents which make up this environment. He then describes the process of tendering, how the contractor runs the project, the specific JCT conditions of contract, the consultants roles, and a whos who of those involved in the project. Interspersed among this information are illustrated case studies demonstrating how Design and Build works in various countries.

Andrew Thomas is a senior design manager for the London and South East region of Laing O’Rourke in the UK. Until recently he was a senior design manager with Carillion Building. During his career in architecture, he has amassed more than 25 years of experience of the construction industry.

He has a strong working knowledge of project management, particularly in Design-Build, which he has gained through his role as a design/project architect, an assessor of quality management systems and the application of his design management role.

A Chartered Architect, he studied architecture at the Birmingham School of Architecture.

Introduction.

Mailbox, Birmingham.

Procurement Route (The Client Choices) - Kingsmead.

‘Design-Build’ - Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology.

The Contract Documents - Vivekananda Bridge Tollway.

Tendering - Bluewater, Kent.

The Project - Wimpey Great Northern Tower.

Consultant Appointment - NV Buildings, Dock 9 Salford Quays, Manchester.

The Construction Contract - Beetham Landmark.

The Consultant’s Role - The Printworks.

The Project Team (Who’s Who) - City Lofts, Princess Dock, Liverpool.

Choosing the Correct Procurement - The Three Gorges Project.

PFI - The Edge, Booth Street, Manchester.

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