From the course: Construction Management: Project Delivery Methods
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Payment and procurement methods
From the course: Construction Management: Project Delivery Methods
Payment and procurement methods
- Just like the management methods discussed earlier, methods for procurement and payment of services are independent of the project delivery method. Professional services and construction services can each be selected based on qualifications, or on price, or on a combination of both. These services can be negotiated, or they can be bid out. Payment can be based on a fixed price, whether that's a lump sum or a fixed unit prices. It can be based on a guaranteed maximum price, or it can be based on actual costs plus a markup. Like I said, these methods of procurement and payment are independent of the project delivery method. But you will see as we progress through this course that each method does tend to lend itself more to one method than another. An owner's experience and their confidence in the processes and the company's involved may also play a role in the decision. Selecting a company based on qualifications versus price might require an owner to take a more active management…
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