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

Appendices to Thesis Keith Gale 2013like a completion bonus. Another driver for a supplier is their desire to move on toanother project.Q8 In your view, what can be done to encourage suppliers to start and finish ontime?Umm, a reward very similar to our KPI scheme something along those lines. Givecontractors sufficient time to compile a program and make sure they adhere to thedate stated. Careful monitoring of that program and discussions around it. Give thecontractor enough time to mobilise at the start of the project. Don’t rush them intostarting and into making dates which they can’t keep. Don’t change the scheme andissue a lot of variations. Keep variations to a minimum that creates fewer delays andfewer confusion problems. Ensure the scheme is properly designed and developedfrom the offset.Q9 In your opinion, do you think that frameworks encourage accurate start andfinish dates more than traditional procurement method? Why do you think that is?I don’t actually think it does. That being said given the advantage of working withthe same contractor means that you can know the key personnel and you can apply acertain amount of pressure on them which perhaps hasn’t worked in the past. Youcan also call them in to discuss issues if they’re not working properly. But you know,at the end of the day, the contractor knows he is on a framework and he will beinvited to tender for all of the work that is released in it, so there’s no real incentive.There’s nothing to say he couldn’t go on the framework that will create initially if hedoesn’t meet start finish dates. So I sort of said.. unless there’s financial pain, thecontractor would not work any differently whether on a framework or not.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?Reduced conflict is primarily what properly designed projects without anyambiguity. Probably tendered projects, which are now contracted to submit a fairprice for the work without the need to buy a project. Like a framework, the more you431