Case Study

Question 1

Is acceleration captured as an instructed change?

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Answer 1

Do not need a instruction, just formal written communication

Question 2

Why would a contractor reject a Acceleration?

Answer 2

1. Health and Safety
   Design quality

Question 3

What was the size of the beam that they believed was on site?

Case Study 2

Answer 3

610×229×101UB

Question 4

What does this mean in regards to Steel measurement - “610×229×101UB”?

Case study 2

Answer 4

610mm=height
229mm = the Width
101mm = The weight per meter
UB= Universal beam

Question 5

How do you work out the tonnage of a steel beam?

Case Study 2

Answer 5

Weight per meter x length of beam

Question 6

What is the rate of a Steel you allow for?

case Study 2

Answer 6

Latest benchmark i have been using is £4500/tn

Excludes for framework, tempoary supports and prelims

Question 7

What was the originally expected size of the beam?

Case study 2

Answer 7

305x305x95.UB

Question 8

What were some examples of KPI’s you proposed for Option 2

Answer 8

1. The contractor gets a % of each the saving after £200k total
2. Reduced Retention released from 7.5% —-> 5%

Question 9

What is Acceleration?

Answer 9

The process of fast tracking the programme to achieve an earlier completion date

Question 10

Where are you able to find useful information acceleration?

Answer 10

1. RICS Practise Note - Acceleration
2. JCT Contract SBC - Schedules 2

Question 11

What are some reasons to accelerate?

Answer 11

Contractor:
1. Free up key staff to work elsewhere
2. Catch up on delayed works

Client:
1.When the knock on affect of not getting site by the orginal day PC date will cost the client more money paying the contractor

Question 12

Where in the SBC contract do you find information about Acceleration?

Answer 12

Schedule 2 - Variation and Acceleration Quotation Procedures
or Clause 5.3

Question 13

If the employer wishes to investigate the possibility of of achieving practical completion before the completion date, what needs to happen?

Answer 13

Architect or Contract Administrator shall invite proposals from the contractor

Question 14

Once the Architects or CA invites the contractor to submit a proposals, what will happen after?

Answer 14

1. Contractor to submit a “acceleration quotation”

or

2. Explain why it would be impractical to achieve an early completion date

Question 15

What must the acceleration quotation state?

Answer 15

1. Amount of time saved
2. Adjustment to the contract sum

Question 16

What should the acceleration quotation price for?

Answer 16

1. Direct Costs jjj
2. Allowance for the cost of preparing the quotation

Question 17

How long does a contractor have to provide a quote?

Answer 17

1. 21 days from date of invitation

or

2. Date it recieves sufficient information to enable a quotation

Whichever is later

Question 18

How long doe sthe quaution stay open for?

Answer 18

7 days

Question 19

What happens if 28 days to prepare and review a accelaration quotation is too long?

Answer 19

1. Can be reduced - needs to be agreed with both parties
2. There must be an acceptance of speed up the process, could result inone of the parties suffereing significant loss

Question 20

Does a Contractor have a duty to accelerate?

Answer 20

Yes - to some extent….

The contractor should take all reasonable steps to mitigate the loss that they would typically allow for.

Question 21

What wording within the JCT imposes a duty of care to the client?

Answer 21

1. “Best Endeavours”
2. States that Sub-Contractors have the same duty to mitigate delay

Question 22

What did the British westinhouse v Undergorund Electric railways state regarding the duty fo care and a contractors responsibility to accelerate works?

Answer 22

1. States that the Contractor does not have an obligation to take any steps to prevent delay that they would typically not include for

Question 23

Within the JCT Contract, what does it state that the Contractor’s obligatiuon to delay?

Answer 23

1. Duty to prevent delay
2. Duty to prevent further delay

Question 24

Can a contractor choose to accelerate the works on their own decision?

Answer 24

1. Yes

Question 25

What are some methods to ensure that the contractor meets the new acceleration date?

Answer 25

1. Sign a warranty with the contractor 2. Set financial incentives 3. Monitor Milestones 4. Ensure that the measures proposed are appropriate

Question 26

What is the risk of asking the contractor to sign a warranty to meet the new Completion date?

Answer 26

comes with a premium

Question 27

If the accleration measures are not working, what might they do?

Answer 27

1. Revert back to the old contract

Question 28

Before accepting a Accleration quotation, what should be definded?

Answer 28

1. Practical completion - What is essential at handover

Question 29

How is acceleration achieved?

Answer 29

1. Contractor / employer have to make changes to current system

Question 30

What are some things that a contractor may be able to change?

Answer 30

1. Site working hours 2. The level of resource deployed 3. The programme and sequence of working 4. The Tempoary works 5. Methods of Working

Question 31

What can the employer change?

Answer 31

1. The specification 2. The design 3. The works scope and conditions of working

Question 32

What is Extending working hours? (1)

Answer 32

1. Longer working hours - 6am to 18:00pm 2. Weekend working 3. Working public holidays

Question 33

What does increasing resources mean? (2)

Answer 33

1. Increase the number of staff on site 2. Increase the amount of plant (Forklift)

Question 34

What are some examples of resenquencing or altering the programme? (3)

Answer 34

1. increase the amount of overlap of tasks and trades

Question 35

What is an example of introducing tempoary works? (4)

Answer 35

1. When working outside - they could weather protection or shelter 2. Errect more scaffoldingWhat is so

Question 36

What are some methods of working methods? (5)

Answer 36

1. Floodlighting 2. Generators 3. Dehumifiers

Question 37

Is Acceleration a supplemental provision?

Answer 37

Yes - you need to tick yes or no on whether it applies

Question 38

Does the formal completion date change with acceleration?

Answer 38

Yes

Question 39

Can the client still claim LD's if they choose to use Acceleration?

Answer 39

Yes

Question 40

Why may night shifts not be usable?

Answer 40

Light pollusion and noisy works - Council might not permit it

Question 41

What is constructive acceleration?

Answer 41

Disputed scenario when EOT refused and contractor speeds up to avoid LDs.

Question 42

Where do you find acceleation discussed in the JCT D&B contract?

Answer 42

Schedule 2 Supplement provision 4

Question 43

What is the critcal Path?

Answer 43

The critical path is the longest chain of logically linked activities in the programme that determines the earliest possible completion date. Activities on the critical path have no slack—any delay to one delays completion

Question 44

What are the three different ways of pricing accelleartion?

Answer 44

1. Lump Sum 2. Itemised Breakdown 3. Assessment based on actual costs

Question 45

When would a lump sum quotation be used?

Answer 45

If all the risk is to be placed on the contractor, it may be better for a lump sum quotation to be provided, although this will make it difficult for the employer to assess the merits of the quotation. It may be that the employer is far less concerned about whether individual elements of the contractor’s quotation appear to be high and more about whether the money that can be saved by completing early justifies the money that will have to be spent on acceleration.

Question 46

What arew the risks of pricing the quotation on "acutal cost"

Answer 46

1. Disputes on whether certain costs were incurred becasue of acceleration measures 2. Will not know the extent of costs until after the works are complete

Question 47

When considering Acceleration, what are some questions you should ask?

Answer 47

* Does the contract allow for acceleration? * Is a separate agreement required? * How can acceleration be achieved? * Is the activity to be accelerated on the programme’s critical path? * What is the total cost of acceleration? * What costs will be saved by achieving an earlier completion date? * How is failure to achieve an earlier completion date to be dealt with?

Question 48

What was the overall duration and programme of the project? | Case Study

Answer 48

Early March - Mid August 19 weeks

Question 49

So how long did you have to do the VE workshop? | Case Study

Answer 49

Just under 4 weeks

Question 50

When did you present the three options to your client? | Case STudy 1

Answer 50

Mid January

Question 51

Why didnt you have time to do a cost plan whilst doing a VE workshop? | Case Study

Answer 51

Did not have enough to complete a comprehensive cost plan. Reviewed measures andr rates of key packages such as: - wall finishes - Floor finishes - Ceiling - MEP Checks - Prelims/OHP My advice was that if we were brought on to do a cost plan then it could take away time for reviewing VE Workshops and we would not be any further in the process of achieving the savings if our estimate was similar.

Question 52

# Louis For option 2, why did you not sure a gaurenteed maximum price? | Case Study

Answer 52

This was reviewed, however the contractor was not willing to accept the risk as they could ultimately not gaurentee that the VE proposals were going to be agreed by the client.

Question 53

# VE Nr 1 Please provide the breakdown of the saving for the Acoustic lourve for the Louis manchetser project | Case Study

Answer 53

Original Cost = £132k (included for bevelled Galzing and concealed lighting) Vinyl = £40k (170m2 @ £235/m2)

Question 54

# VE Nr 2 Please provide the breakdown of the saving for the VE option to change the Bathroom mirror ceiling to a vinyl wrap for the Louis manchetser project | Case Study

Answer 54