mimno17 esigning Buildings Wiki Newaeser | Regier | Senin construction industry knowledge base Sear ators Tals Last tea 12 Jun 2077 Sev stony Create an article Sra alow Contents = 1 lorodution 1 2.Contactor appointments 2.4 General contractor, or main contractor = 2.2 Construction manager 2.2 Management contractor 1B 2.4 Dosign and ould contractor 2.5 Prime contractors 26 Integrated supply team 2.7 Design, build and manage contractors 28 Principal contractor ind out mors 3.1 Related ates on Designing Buildings Wiki 32 Extemal re . . : 2 . Introduction In vary broad trms, contractors are the organisations appointed by clients to cary out constuction works, However, his apparantly simple relationship i complcatd by the fact that contractors tend not lo have ll he trades required to construct a bulking in tree drect ‘employment ‘This means that a contractor is tkely to appoint a range of sub-conractos to build the works for hich they have been contracted Contractor appointments Contractors can be appointed in a number af diferent ways, with varying degrees of risk and rewar: General contractor, or main contractor ‘These are oten appointed under a traditonal contract o construct a development for which the design s compete. Cw Engineering Procedure, 7h edition, published by the Isttuon of Cl Engineers defines a "goneral contactor as"..a contractor who undertakes the whole of the construction of a project, but usualy in turn sub-etting pats of his work o specialist or trades contractors and oters a5 sub-contractors htps:twww designingbuildings.co.ukwik/Constructon_contractor Related articles. Approved contractor. CIS contractors and CIS sub-contractors Commercial manager. Construction Industy Scheme, Construction manager Construction contract. Contractor vs supple. Contractors working schedule. a Peter neee ravi Pat of Designing Buildings Wiki un by’ Subscribe &a Featured articles and news Builcing ofthe wook 6mimno17 ‘Construction contactor - Designing Bul It dofines ‘main contactor in the same way but withthe qualiicaton that this is iste rom a managing contractor or construction manager. Construction manager ‘The construction manager manages trade contractors, but the rade contracts themselves are placed witn the client. This generally requires an experienced cllent. A construction managers generally appointed early in the design process so that thir exparience can be used fo improve ‘he bulléasilty and packaging of proposals as they op. ‘A constuction manager may also programme constuction to begin before the designs completed. This requires careful planning of information release so thatthe constuction process 's not delayed by lack of production information. For more information, see Construction manager. Management contractor ‘This is similar to the role ofthe construction manager but the trade contracts (or works contracts) are placed withthe managemant contractor rather tan with the client For more information, see Management contractor Design and bulld contractor, Responsible forthe completion of the design as well as construction, Prime contractors ‘The lant enters into long-term mult-project relationship wih a contractor in which competition |s introduced atthe sub-contract level Prime contracting Is gereraly only apropriatefor very large clans such as the Mistry of Defence which is continually commissioning new bulleings ‘and refurbishment work For mare information, see Prime contrac Integrated supply team ‘This is favoured by the government, and involves appointment of afl project team (nelucing contractors, suppliers, dasigners and sometimes faciias managers to design and construct the works For more information, see Integrated supply team. Design, bulld and manage contractors ‘The contractors appointod not only to design and build the work, but also to manage thom ‘uring operation, sometimes providing operational services over and above buléing ‘maintenance, suchas supplying prison sta orsterlsation of hospital instruments. Principal contractor htps:twww designingbuildings.co.ukwik/Constructon_contractor ‘The story behind the Brutast National Theat, fone of London's most dvsve landmarks. ‘ACM cladcing Expert panel advise further testing on siferent 'ypes of ACM cladding in combination with Aferentypes of insulation. Nuclear Dawn, Brixton One of London's mas striking murals coulé soon be parmananily st Read about the local forts to try and save this landmark Homes ofthe futmimno17 ‘Construction contactor - Designing Bul ‘The contractor may also be designated the principal contractor under the GDM regulations to plan, manage and co-ordinate heal and safely while constuction work is being undertaken. For more information, see Principal contacter. (ther terms used to describe contractors and sub-contractors include Specialist contactors Domest so-conracos Nominated suconratr. Named subcontator Tose convactor Sue Ridaestone, CEO ofthe BioResionl Tease contractors Development Group ors herve bling Wiorks contractors. blocks forthe homes of the future Find out more (Global cabling market Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ‘Approved contractor. CIS contractors and CIS sub-contractors. Commercial manager. Construction Industy Schome, Construction manager Construction contrac. Contractor vs suppl Contractor's working schedule. Duo diigence when appointing a contractor. Management contractor Principal contracior. Procurement rout, Subcontractor Supplier. Tender document BSRIA study shows global cabling market rade contractor. Trades contractor. Inerwased in 2016. Works contactor, External references |= Building article on construction management. 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