Section I – Design Issues (600 words)

1.Devise a programme in the form of a Gantt chart following the RIBA plan of works for the consultation and design of the project only showing clearly all-time constraints prior to construction.

2. Analyse and provide financial data supporting and justifying cost implications at design stage only for the project.

3. Specify & discuss how Building Information Modelling (BIM) can be applied to this project.

Maximum score20

Section II – Environmental & Stakeholder Management (600 words)

1. An overview of the environmental issues affecting the construction & operation of the project.

2. A detailed report supporting the process in which public concerns will be addressed. 3. Evaluate how Low Carbon Planning helps to integrate energy efficiency and renewable energy sources cost effectively into the new development. (e.g. identify the measures used to minimising construction waste, embodied energy and carbon emissions, in low carbon energy design and planning)

Maximum score20

Section III – Construction Planning (600 words)

1. The choice of construction methods and logistics for the redevelopment to reduce carbon emission and reduce pollution.

2. Discuss Health and Safety obligations and provide detailed method statements supported with pictorials for the construction of the major elements of the works, these must be project specific.

3. An outline programme (Gantt chart user friendly) for the works for the key elements (manually or software based) identifying critical activities & resource smoothing opportunities.

Maximum score20

Section IV – Economic & legal Issues (600 words)

1. Present an economic evaluation of the financing of the Infrastructure and the likely costs.

2. Discuss the geotechnical issues that need to be addressed within this scheme which will affect the design and cost.

3. Advise the client on the following:

a. The different methods for “Dispute Resolution” if disputes arise?

b. The role of a professional in the built environment (e.g. engineer, architect, project manager etc.) as an expert witness?

Maximum score20

Section V – Procurement Methods & Supply Chain Matters (600 words)

1. Select & justify the most appropriate procurement method for this project in terms of the contractual obligations. Explore the implementation of the innovative collaborative procurement approach to de-risk the construction.

2. Analyse the structure of the UK economic in terms of procurement methods & supply chain matters and demonstrate a critical awareness of the economic role played by the civil engineering construction industry.

3. Describe how Quality Assurance System ensures the best practice in managing the construction of the development. Propose practical measures that can be utilised by contractors to ensure that the client achieves a project that is ‘fit for purpose’ and best value for money’

Critical Reflection (1000 words)

Ability to reflect critically on the way you research

Maximum score30

Resources

ability to use libraries and electronic sources;

Maximum score10

Knowledge

ability to think critically about what you are reading;

Maximum score20

Critically reflect on research process

understanding the research process;

Maximum score20

Critically reflect on writing process (200 words)

understanding the writing process.

Maximum score10

Formatting and Referencing (list of references not included in word count)

High quality presentation of the material that conforms to principles of academic writing and contains minimal errors in sentence construction, grammar and punctuation. The assignment followed appropriate academic conventions regarding in-text citations and referencing.

Maximum score10

Requirements: 4200