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Originally Posted by jwbmw
I have never known someone in procurement able to do a technical, commercial or quality review on a specialist supplier! It needs input from other specialsts which needs managing by guess who? The Project Manager. Who raises the purchase requisition, it surely is not the procurement / purchasing else the company would be wide open to fraud! My sales guys are constantly liasing with project managers when we are bidding for sub-contracts or prime contracts. I am with you Needforspeed (didn't I come across you on an E60 forum?) and Evildiesel
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That's why I didn't really understand the comment. Most project managers in the industry get involved in contractor and supplier selection as well as terms and conditions of contract. The majority of project managers on the client side have responsibility for procurement of construction contracts and professional services.
We may have talked on e60.net - I used to have a 530d.
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Originally Posted by silverbmwz3
So if this JCT thing is so contractor friendly do I want one ?
To be honest I'm happy if the spec and tinmescales and payment schedule are agreed.
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Construction is reliant on contracts and bespoke ones can be problematic, since the lawyers are usually the only ones who really understand what each party is agreeing to.
Some years ago a joint industry consortium was formed - the 'joint contracts tribunal'. They developed standard forms of contract that protected all parties in the construction process. There are other standard forms out there but these are the most popular.
It's not simply a case of making the timescale clear, you also need to know what happens in the case of a delay, or in the event that you vary the contract by altering the specification.
You don't need to use one of these contracts. Main thing is to make your agreement as clear as possible. However, what they really achieve is to introduce a mechanism by which disputes and delays can be resolved without resorting to litigation.
I'd just ask them what form the paperwork would be in ... written acceptance of a quotation, formal order or standard form of contract.