PhD Final Thesis April 2013.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

Appendices to Thesis Keith Gale 2013starting is the first problem’ and everything. So in the current framework system wehave got better documentation and control over the start date.Q10 In your view, what are the drivers that encourage stronger and closerrelationships between parties to a construction project? Why do you think that is?Again, these things we’ve been talking about, they are all related and um things Iwould mention here is regular meetings and keeping them informed. A lot of ourproblems come up when they’re left in the dark. So by keeping them informed andprovide everything they have to know we get some mutual respect between partiesbecause there is a team work. We trust them, we let them carry on with the work andwe don’t interfere and we have mutual respect. And then when we delegate, we makesure that we delegate on top by keeping an eye on what’s going on and just leavingthem alone to get on with the work. So its um a two way process I think. Not justthem and us. Sharing definitions by keeping them informed brings them closer.Regular communication is the answer.Q11 In your opinion, what are the drivers that encourage projects to be completed‘right first time’? Does the procurement help or hinder this?If we want to achieve right first time, we must have accurate information, accuratedrawings, unambiguous information, and um at a pre contract meeting we shoulddiscuss about any special circumstances, if they have any special needs likeexpensive traffic management, sensitive restrictions and recycling for theenvironment. For example we did do a job in Winchester City where it was close to achurch and we had to respect the church service time and the market space times. Wehad a lot of constraints. So if you can highlight all of this, in the information we give,in our documentation… we have an information sheet where we can describe all thisand the contractor is aware of practical problems so he will allow fort those timesand constraints and he will come up with an alternative working time. So, to get itright first time, you must have accurate documentation, like drawings and things, andall the schedules should be accurate and also we should highlight all the otherconstraints and then if we’ve done all these things there won’t be any unforeseendelays. As long as we are aware and work together. Sometimes you do Sunday399