
It is therefore essential to be aware of and have a working knowledge of this form of contract. In the same vein, this option is more flexible for both parties, allowing more room for discussion to meet mutual.


This can be disadvantageous for some procurement teams if there is a time limit on securing a contract. Each one of the procedures has a two stage process. There is risk of price escalation, and negotiations becoming adversarial in the second stage.Second stage negotiations with the highest ranked bidder could prove difficult and protracted.Extended procurement lead-time due to two stage submission process.

In larger projects they are known as 'package deals' when the financing and fit-out, and possibly even the land, is included.ĭesign and construct (D&C) or package-deal contracts do not form part of the Institute's published forms of contract, but an architect may be involved as a subconsultant to a D&C organisation, or as consultant to the owner. Even if the termination process is seamless, the project will almost certainly be delayed by the employer having to engage an alternative contractor, which may. There are two procedures that are used under the two stage tendering method. Disadvantages of the two-stage tendering process: Sometimes called design and build, the design and construct form continues to be widely used as a method of procuring buildings in Australia, particularly for government and commercial sectors and also for housing. ECI usually takes the form of a two stage approach to tendering. 'The procurement method of Design and Construct is where the client enters into a single contract with a construction company that provides both the design and construction of a project based on requirements specified by the client' (Office of the Victorian Government Architect, 2021).
