Discuss the Factors That Will Influence the Selection of a Procurement System for the Project

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Discuss the factors that will influence the selection of a procurement system for the project A site has been identified and outline planning permission received for a cinema/entertainment/restaurant complex, in Chelmsford. The facilities comprise: * 10,000m2 multi-screen cinema, * 4000m2 night club * 10,000m2 space for restaurants, which will be built on a shell and core basis and subdivided as required by the various restaurant operators (maximum of 12) when let. The building is on three floors, with restaurants on the ground floor, cinema on the first and part of the second floor and the night club on the remainder of the second floor. The project includes 1000 parking spaces, access and external works. The client is a UK firm of cinema operators and finance is from a consortium of banks, investment funds, and pension funds, UK and international Introduction The various factors influencing the selection of procurement systems in the construction industry are closely linked with project objectives, both tangible, such as time and cost, and intangible, such as buildability and relationship. The selection of any building procurement system is crucial to the achievement of client objectives in relation to time, cost and quality. The three main procurement systems commonly used in the UK have also been identified as being the most suitable to facilitating the construction of the new cinema/entertainment/restaurant. These will be traditional, design and build and the management contracting procurement system, these will be considered against the selection criteria identified below: * time * controllable variation * complexity * quality level * cost certainty * value for money * responsibility division * risk avoidance * governmental legislation * client’s experience Selecting an appropriate

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