ABSTRACT

Being a client on a construction project can be incredibly complex and demanding but ultimately rewarding once your ambitions are fulfilled. This comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ will help you to achieve that magic combination of quality and efficiency, guiding you through the entire project lifecycle, from briefing to taking delivery and beyond. It will help you to better understand the project process, the client’s role within it and, critically, how to be successful and effective by advising you on;

  • the key milestones in the project process and your legal responsibilities at each stage
  • achieving cost-effectiveness, efficiency and meeting project timelines
  • key client issues such as funding and investment
  • straightforward best practice advice and how to avoid common problems
  • insightful tips from clients reflecting on their experiences
  • handy tools including a project route map, project decision checklist and diary of a development
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    chapter Chapter 1

    Introduction

    chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

    Project feasibility, business case and funding

    chapter Chapter 3|10 pages

    Defining the project

    chapter Chapter 4|22 pages

    ‘How could my project be procured?’

    chapter Chapter 6|8 pages

    The RIBA Plan of Work 2013

    For organising projects by stages

    chapter Chapter 7|12 pages

    The design process

    chapter Chapter 8|12 pages

    Intoducing BIM

    chapter Chapter 9|12 pages

    Managing and constructing the project

    chapter Chapter 10|6 pages

    Accepting, commissioning and using the project

    chapter Chapter 11|14 pages

    The client and the law

    chapter Chapter 12|10 pages

    How to keep out of trouble

    chapter Chapter 13|6 pages

    The government client

    chapter Chapter 14|6 pages

    The client and the planning process