Sample Solution

All the design work can either carry out by the contractor that be appointed, or the client can employ a consultant to prepare a concept design and outline if he wants to have a greater influence over the project and then the contractor is appointed to complete the design and carry out the construction. The contractor may use their own in-house designers to design the building, or they can appoint consultant designers, or the client’s designers can be employed by the contractor to complete the design.

If the contractor is appointed at the outset of the project, they may be appointed through a two-stage process. In the first stage, fee, preliminaries, overheads and profit become the basis to select a contractor. After that, they will work with the design team to complete the design, on the basis of which a fixed price is negotiated for the second stage. Next, DB contracts can be awarded on a fixed price, lump sum basis, but price certainty is then dependent on not making any subsequent changes as these could prove to be expensive.

Hence, it is very important therefore that the client gives a great deal of consideration to the preparation of employer’s requirements, and if they have not appointed their own design team, they may wish to appoint independent client advisers to help them do this. Similarly, if any designers appointed by the client are novated or switched to work for the contractor, the client may then wish to appoint independent client advisers to review contractor’s design proposals, administer the contract and monitor works on site.