A Procurement Performance Model for Construction Frameworks

Lam, Terence Y.M.; Gale, Keith

doi:10.32738/jeppm.201507.0002

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“…Such contractual measures are supported by KPIs from site inspections and publication of performance results. The contract based KPIs were found to be very effective performance measures for control of time for civil engineering frameworks by Lam and Gale (2015). Bresnen and Marshall (2000) and Morledge et al (2021) 'Competence of suppliers' relating to past performance was also identified by the regression analysis to be a significant driver for the project outcome of cost.…”

Section: Multiple-case Study and Causal Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Construction frameworks in the public sector: Do they deliver what they promise?

Lam¹,

Gale²

2021

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We demonstrate that the use of Performance Frameworks for the procurement of construction projects by public sector organizations in the UK (specifically, in England) leads to significantly improved outcomes in terms of time, cost, quality, sustainability and closer relationships, than the traditional ‘open tender’ approach of procuring discrete projects, individually. We identify the factors that lead to such improvements. We label these: supplier’s task performance factors (project staff, execution approach, competence of firm and structure of firm); supplier’s contextual performance factors (trust and collaboration, culture and conscious behaviour); and client’s organisational factors (incentives, performance monitoring, procurement approach and communication). And we offer a performance improvement model that will help project managers to select the most appropriate suppliers at the procurement phase, to achieve successful project outcomes. The model can also be used to drive project performance further, by adopting client’s organisational factors during the procurement and construction phases. By applying the research conclusions, suppliers will be able to focus on communicating their strengths in the relevant aspects of task and contextual performance for technical tender proposals, and so increase the value of their services and the probabilities of winning work. And the analysis can be used by policy makers to help in drafting regulations and legislation on formal frameworks, in ways that will improve the delivery of policy objectives.

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Section: Multiple-case Study and Causal Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Construction frameworks in the public sector: Do they deliver what they promise?

Lam¹,

Gale²

2021

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“…Operational financial incentives coupled with advanced contracting methods could improve both commitment and motivation within projects. In a case study of the civil engineering frameworks in a county council in the South East region, Lam and Gale (2015) decided that incentive mechanisms could be linked to key performance indicators (KPIs) enabling focus upon the client's outcomes through financial incentives. Framework suppliers prefer the chance of winning further work rather than individual project bonuses and the framework agreement examined reflected this choice.…”

Section: Performance Drivers In the Procurement Processmentioning

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A performance-driving model for public-sector construction framework procurement in England

Lam,

Gale

2023

BEPAM

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PurposeConstruction frameworks are recognised by the UK Government as an integrated procurement path to deliver efficiency, collaboration and sustainability. This research paper aims to develop a performance-driving model for framework procurement to align with the government construction policy objectives.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine the causal relationships between project outcomes and performance drivers. A successive qualitative multiple-case study involving eight typical construction framework projects was examined to further explain casual relationships.FindingsConclusive results from the quantitative and qualitative analyses validated the performance-driving model, generalising a framework procurement principle that project outcomes of time, cost, quality, sustainability and closer relationships are significantly driven by supplier's task and contextual performance drivers, and client's organisational drivers.Research limitations/implicationsThe investigation followed two major public-sector organisations in the UK: infrastructure offices of local authorities and estate offices of universities. Further research should be extended to other public-sector situations to enhance the model further.Practical implicationsUsing this model, framework managers can drive project outcomes by applying task and contextual performance drivers in order to select the best suppliers at the procurement phase, and by adopting the client's organisational factors at both procurement and construction monitoring phases.Social implicationsThe empirical evidence supports the use of frameworks by public sector policymakers as a key strategy to develop the performance drivers further and improve efficiency and quality outcomes.Originality/valueThe results will be of value to support the policy of public-sector works organisations contemplating using framework procurement for executing continuing construction activities.

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“…Therefore, the success of construction projects is essential. A construction project is called successful, when it is completed within the time, cost, and quality specified at the beginning of the project (Lam and Gale, 2015). Among these three factors, quality is a competitive factor in constructions (Lawson, 2013), such quality maintenance and control in constructions, results in creating long-term competitions and business survival (Tan and Abdul, 2005).…”

Section: Quality In the Construction Industrymentioning

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Identification and Classification of Factors Affecting the Performance of Building Supervisor Engineers for Construction Industry

Shahraki¹,

Saghatforoush²,

Ravasan³

2018

EPPM-Journal

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The construction industry is one of the main sources of economic growth and development all over the world. Thus, the success of these projects is very important. Construction projects are engaged with three main factors of time, cost, and quality. Among these three factors, quality is considered as one of the most significant competitive factors. An important factor in maintaining and controlling quality and reinforcement of buildings is continuous supervision. Building supervisor engineers play a key role in the supervision of constructions. Unfortunately, due to the significance of construction industry, the poor performance of supervisor engineers leads to poor quality of urban constructions. In Iran, several surveys have been conducted to review the causes for undesirable performance of engineers, among which 62% pointed to supervisor engineers as the main cause of undesirable performance. This issue somehow; points to the poor performance of supervisor engineers and low quality of the construction industry in Iran. In other words, various factors affect the performance of building supervisor engineers and supervisory process. Accordingly, in this study authors are to identify factors affecting the performance of supervisor engineers through Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. Collected data are descriptively analyzed. 18 factors affecting the performance of building supervisor engineers are identified. Using the pattern analysis, these factors are classified into 4 groups of legal, ethical, technical, and economic. We used the NVivo software to simplify the pattern analysis process. This classification provides an appropriate context for improving these factors to enhance the performance of building supervisor engineers and increasing the quality of the construction projects.

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A Procurement Performance Model for Construction Frameworks

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Construction frameworks in the public sector: Do they deliver what they promise?

Construction frameworks in the public sector: Do they deliver what they promise?

A performance-driving model for public-sector construction framework procurement in England

Identification and Classification of Factors Affecting the Performance of Building Supervisor Engineers for Construction Industry

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