ConstructionIndustry

Salisbury Cathedral

Taj Mahal

Sydney Opera House

Residential Area in Dubai

CCTV Tower in Beijing

Construction

People, Tools, Equipment and Materials

coordinated by

Communication

Construction Site

Construction Project

• Construction site• Supply chains• Warehouses• Factories• Processing plants• Mines

Project at hub of Supply Chains

Relationships

Suppliers and flow of resources

Trade contractors

Key:

Leading Construction Roles

• Customers• Designers• Contractors• Facilities Managers• Project Managers• Construction Managers

Construction

• Produces buildings and infrastructure• Undertaken by companies• In projects or programmes• Faces internal complexity• Subject to external interference

Designer led Practice

• Customer employs designer• Design team produce complete design• Aided by specialist engineers and companies• Contractor selected by competition• Subcontractors construct new facility• Design team supervise construction• Hand-over to customer on completion

Designer led PracticeCUSTOMER

MAINCONTRACTOR

ARCHITECTSPECIALISTDESIGNERS

SPECIALISTCONSULTANTS

TRADECONTRACTORS

Designer led PracticeStrengths

• Customer has single point of contact• Integrated design• High quality

Designer led PracticeWeaknesses

• Variable design quality• Inefficient manufacturing and production• Tensions between designers and contractors• Design changes delay production• Defects at hand over• Late completions• Claims

Manager led Practice

• Customer employs design team and management team

• Teams produce design and plan• Specialist contractors selected by

competition• Specialist contractors construct new facility• Teams supervise construction• Hand over to customer on completion

Manager led Practice

MAINCONTRACTOR

CUSTOMERPM TEAMDM TEAM

SPECIALISTDESIGNERS

SPECIALISTCONSULTANTS

TRADECONTRACTORS

Manager led PracticeStrengths

• Focus on customer’s time and cost objectives• Design based on established manufacturing

and production technologies • Experienced management of whole project• Established relationships with supply chains• Good value• Fast completion

Manager led Practice Weaknesses

• Dull design• Customer has a multitude of contracts• Variable quality• Innovative designs cause disputes• Dangerous compromises

Contractor led Practice

• Customer employs contractor• Contractor produces design• Subcontractors construct new facility• Hand over to customer on completion

Contractor led Practice

MAINCONTRACTOR

CUSTOMER

SPECIALISTDESIGNERS

SPECIALISTCONSULTANTS

TRADECONTRACTORS

Contractor led PracticeStrengths

• Customer has single point of contact• Focus on efficiency• Design based on established manufacturing

and production technologies • Experienced management of whole project• Established relationships with supply chains• Good value• Relaible completion

Contractor led PracticeWeaknesses

• Dull design• Depends on large contractors• Subcontracting can undermine

strengths