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Scaling up delivery and accelerating empowerment

version 1 – August 2006

Identifies systemic problems in scaling up delivery and accelerating empowerment and outlines fresh approaches and contracting strategies that increase the size and duration of contracts to:

• enable enhanced delivery and the efficient use of resources and
• sustainable enterprise growth, employment, workforce skills development; and sustainable empowerment.

2

Correcting arithmetical errors in tenders

version 2 – September 2006

Sets out the manner in which arithmetical corrections are to be made in the evaluation of tenders in accordance with the cibd Standard Conditions of Tender.

3

Applying the register of contractors in construction works

version 4 - November 2008

Identifies which contractors need to register, describes the categories of registration and the cibd contractor grading designations and establishes a step by step procedure to satisfy the requirements of the Regulations (as amended up to 18 August 2006) in relation to quotations, tenders and expressions of interest.

4

Procuring best value in construction works

version 1 – May 2007

Describes the process that should be followed when seeking to optimise choices that are made in order to obtain best value. It also outlines the range of options that are available to optimise procurement outcomes.

5

Evaluating tender offers

version 1 – May 2007

Sets out the activities that are associated with the evaluation of tender offers in a competitive selection process. In doing so it establishes the linkages between activities and the relevant clauses contained in the cibd Standard Conditions of Tender.

6

Competitive selection of professional service providers

version 1 – May 2007

Identifies the fundamental reasons for procuring professional services and the key considerations in engaging professional service providers, discusses professional registration with a statutory body and identifies a number of differentiators between professionals and professional service providers that form the cornerstone of any competitive selection process.

7

Subcontracting arrangements

version 1 – May 2007

Examines the different types of subcontractors that are encountered in construction works, namely nominated, selected and domestic. It presents an overview of the subcontracting provision of the FIDIC, GCC 2004, JBCC Series 2000 and NEC3 standard forms of contract as well as the cibd registration requirements and other public sector requirements.

8

Remunerating professional service providers

version 2 - October 2008

Presents an overview of the different methods that are used to remunerate professional service providers and indicates, where relevant, how such methods may be reduced to a comparative offer to enable tenders to be compared. It also indicates which payment methods are provided in each of the standard forms of contract for professional services that are included in the cibd Standard for Uniformity in Construction Procurement.

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Evaluation of quality in tender submissions

Version 2 - August 2008

Provides an overview of the manner in which quality may be evaluated in tender submissions, identifies the circumstances under which quality should be evaluated and provides a practical procedure to do so.

Version 1 - February 2008

Discusses a number of targeted procurement procedures relating to the measurement and quantification of the participation of target groups, the provision of incentives for attaining key performance indicators in the performance of a contract and the creation of contractual obligations to engage target groups in the performance of the contract. It also outlines the approach adopted in the cibd Specification for Social and Economic Deliverables in Construction Works Contracts for the delivery of a wide range of social and economic deliverables including the employment of local resources, employment opportunities for labour intensive works, business opportunities, enterprise support and development programmes and skills development.

Version 1 - February 2008

Discusses a delivery model using a programme management approach that enables allocated budgets to be spent in a manner that results in construction works of an acceptable quality in response to prioritised needs whilst contributing to the regional social and economic agenda including employment and skills development.

Version 1 - February 2008

Sets out the activities that are associated with the evaluation of tender offers in a competitive negotiation process. In doing so it establishes the linkages between activities and the relevant clauses contained in the cibd Standard Conditions of Tender.

Version 2 - November 2008

This practice note provides guidance on establishing when the register of contractors is to be applied and identifies which types of construction works contracts are exempted from the application of the register of contractors.

Version 2 - October 2008

This practice note provides guidance on the selection of appropriate criteria for the evaluation of a tender and the development of pre-qualification criteria to limit the number of submissions that are valuated and to minimise the risk that those tenderers who obtain the highest ranking or highest score in the evaluation process are not qualified to perform the contract

Version 2 - October 2008

This practice note outlines the nature and features of framework agreements, describes the essential elements of and the selection procedures associated with and identifies the forms of contract that are best suited to such contracts.

Version 1 – November 2008

November 2008
Outlines the provisions for advance payment made in the JBCC Series 2000, FIDIC and NEC forms of contracts and provides additional conditions of contract for inclusion in GCC 2004 to enable advance payment to be made in terms of this form of contract.

Version 1 – November 2008

Identifies the risks relating to critical plant and materials which need to be managed and proposes a number of strategies to mitigate these risks