NEC student research

Maybe the last bit of student assistance for the week? In the student's own words....

I am a student in my final year at the College of Estate Management, University if Reading, studying towards a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying.

For my Comprehensive research project I have chosen to investigate whether Clause 10.1 of the NEC is an enforceable and effective contract term, by gauging the perception levels that the users of the NEC attribute to this clause. The questionnaire is pivotal to the success of my project, so I would be very grateful if people could spare less than 5 minutes of their time to complete the survey by accessing the questionnaire from the following hyperlink:

I will share my results of the project with yourselves and anyone who participates in the survey who wishes to know the results once completed in early August, so please forward me the contact details of where to send the research to.

http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=0a690add-d004-4b31-a75c-0707a2aba100

As always, this is much appreciated by the student/university.

Rob

NEC student research

Another short survey for you to help out over lunchtime......

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GWBYZGS

Thanks,
Rob

NEC student research

Dear all,

A further questionnaire to assist an MSC student, and in the student's words.......

The NEC contract has got stimulus to good management as one of its main objective. This questionnaire is part of an investigation to ascertain if the NEC realizes this benefit, and identify the processes that make the contract more effective as a stimulus to good management. This survey is done as a partial fulfilment of the MSc Construction Management programme. The results will be used for educational purposes only and all information will be treated in the strictest of confidence with no tracking of the source. The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Click the link to access the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/adingez

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you in anticipation of your cooperation and the valuable information that will be provided.

Thank you,
Rob

D&B or D&D?!

I recall 15 years or so ago when first using design and build (D&B) as a means of procurement. The Employer's Requirements we wrote were worded in a way that gave the Contractor as much flexibility as we could for his design, so he could innovate but (learning the hard way) had to make sure we duly accommodated the operational costs to ensure the solution was based on whole life principles. So, 15 or so years later, how have we progressed these early thoughts? I actually think we have gone backwards. For me, D&B should really be called D&D, which is design and dump. I see a real mess these days (can anyone tell me where this advice is coming from?) in that a client engages his design team who take the design so far then say you pick this up Mr Contractor, finish it off, making sure it all meets some really high level performance specification such as "I want a building that is just what my business needs" and if there are any errors in the original design then that is your problem. For good measure I'll dump these designers on you too. How is this D&B? How is it innovative? Just who is benefitting from this 'modern day' approach? Rob

NEC student research

More student research, where the student is in his final year at Birmingham City University for a BSc Hons in Quantity Surveying. For his Comprehensive Study Project, he has chosen to investigate whether the ‘Spirit of Mutual Trust and Co-operation’ is embraced by the Project Team under the NEC3 form of contract . In terms of research, he has prepared a survey to gather practitioners’ views on this topic. To meet this objective, he invites you to participate in the survey that he has prepared. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and can be accessed via the following hyperlink....

http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=701efd68-a7ff-400b-8120-c3bd4afd1ba0

Thank you, Rob

NEC Student Research

Dear all,

Another student survey to finish the week with, this one is about the effect of NEC on quality management in the UK construction industry. Many thanks in advance.

Rob

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PVTJBXV

Student NEC Research

A busy day for NEC dissertatations from students!

2 more surveys to complete please if users' would be so kind.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NNYYPRN

and

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/samuelmukelabaikashweka

Regards,
Rob