Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Plan purchases and acquisitions includes preparing the WBS and determining which activities to procure
• Plan Procurements includes activities selecting items to include in the procurement documents to seek bids or proposals
• Request contractors responses and select contractors includes those activities that submits the bid to interested parties for their response then evaluating the submissions to select the preferred bidder
• Administer procurements & close procurements includes activities to track the performance implementation of the contracts and when the deliverables are complete and handed over to arrange for an orderly close of all procurements
• Simulate the investigation, preparation and completion of work assignments with resources constraints and with a professional attitude

Introduction and Basic Concepts

• Learning Concepts
• Approaches & Rules of Order
• Introduction to Construction Project Procurement
• Exercises: The Why, What, Who, Where, When & How of Project Procurement

Plan Purchases & Acquisitions

• WBS & Select items to procure
• Breakeven Point Analysis
• Contract Types & calculations
• Sample: Form of Change Requests
• Pre/ Post-Qualification of Bidders
• Qualified Contractors list
• Trade Credit, Cash, Line of Credit
• Sample: Purchase Order

Plan Procurements

• Invitation to Bidders
• Instructions to Bidders
• Contract Forms
• Sample: Specifications
• Construction Insurances
• Form of Bid Bond
• Form of Mobilization Advance
• Sample: Form of Performance Bond

Request Contractors Responses

• RFQ, RFB, RFP, RFI
• Bid by BQ or Drawings
• General Conditions of Contracts
• Sample: Supplemental Conditions to the General Contract
• Type of procurement – Open, Limited, Selected
• Withdrawal and consequences
• Sample: Main & Subcontractors,

Select Contractors

• Evaluation criteria for Contractors
• Evaluation criteria for Consultants
• The Bid, Sample: Weighting, Screening & Price systems compared

Additional Activities

• Control / Independent Estimates
• Tools & Techniques
• The procurement process & award
• Sample: Public vs. Private Opening

Administer Procurements

• Interim payment certification, Variance Analysis
• Inspections, Field reporting & Project reporting
• Sample: Managing Client & Contractor

Close Procurements

• Request for completion, Substantial / Practical & Partial Completion
• Final Completion, Sample: Handover / takeover of deliverables

Case Study

• The Procurement process
• Responsive & non-responsive bids
• Gamesmanship
• Close Procurement
• Close Project

Construction Engineers, Senior Construction Engineers, Construction Supervisors, Construction General Supervisors, Construction Project Managers, Engineering Technologists, Supervision Engineer, Inspection Engineers, Civil Inspectors, Foremen, Design Structural Engineers, Planners, Structural Engineers, Material Specialists, Quality Control and Quality Assurance Experts, Architects, Supervision Engineers, Team Leaders, Site Officers and Managers, Mechanical Engineers, Technical Professionals, Field Production Supervisor, Operation Engineers, Clients Representatives